48 kilos wrestler Yessica Oviedo delivered the Dominican Republic’s second gold medal in the Bolivarian Games when she defeated Eva González of Colombia in the regional sports games taking place 11-25 November in Santa Marta, Colombia. Oviedo had won bronze in 55 kilos in the 17th Bolivarian Games held in Peru in 2013. Oviedo had won silver in the Panamerican Wrestling Championship held this year in Brazil and 7th in the World Wrestling Championship held in Paris, France, this year.
Yamilet Peña, who had placed 5th in the 2012 London Olympic Games in vault, won the gold medal in vault.
As of 13 November 2017, the DR had won 12 medals, including 3 gold (two in wrestling and one in artistic gymnastics), 4 silver and 5 bronze.
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14 November 2017
