Cabarete, Puerto Plata kitesurfer, Deury Corniel won trophy and the RD$1 million cash prize for Best Athlete of the Year. The Dominican Olympic Committee, presided by Luisín Mejía, recognized the relevance of his winning gold in the Youth Olympics held in October 2018 in Argentina. Corniel competed in the Sailing Men’s Kiteboarding IKA Twin Tip of the Youth Olympics in Argentina. He attributed his win to “training a lot.” Corniel lives and trains in Cabarete Beach, Puerto Plata.
The awards ceremony this year took place at the Jaragua Renaissance Hotel.
Others winning Best Athlete of the Year were:
Archery: Anny Stefany Jerez
Athletics: Luguelín Santos
Badminton: César Brito
Baseball: Manuel Beltré Rivas
Basketball: Víctor Liz
Bowling: Rolando Antonio Sebelén
Boxing: Rodrigo Marte
Canoeing: Cristian Guerrero
Chess: Jennifer Almánzar
Cycling: Augusto Sánchez Beriguete
Equestrian: Yvonne Losos de Muñiz
Fencing: Rossy Félix
Field tennis: Roberto Cid
Football: Edipo Rodríguez
Golf: Yael Eun Kim
Gymnastics: Audrys Nin Reyes
Handball: Jorge Manzanillo
Hockey: Albania Marte
Judo: Medickson del Orbe
Karate: María Dimitrova
Modern Pentathlon: Brayan Almonte
Racquetball: Merynaely Delgado
Sailing: Deury Corniel
Shooting: Josué Hernández
Skating: Micaela Marcelilom Arias
Skeet: Julio Elizardo Dujarric
Softball: Geancarlos González Díaz
Swimming: Krystal Denise Lara
Taekwondo: Bernardo Pie
Table tennis: Emil Jesús Santos
Triathlon: Camila Romero
Volleyball: Priscilla Rivera
Weightlifting: Crismey Santana
Wrestling: Juan Ramírez
Wushu: Fernando Torres
ParaOlympics: Carlos Manuel Reynoso
Sports Medicine: Víctor Figueroa
The Dominican Olympic Committee also delivered special merit medals to athletes with outstanding performances in international and national competitions. These were delivered by Dominican Olympic medal-winners Félix Sánchez, Félix Manuel Díaz, Gabriel Mercedes, Luisito Pie among others. Those honored were tennis player Víctor Estrella, equestrian athlete Yvonne Losos de Muñiz; swimmer Denzel González; cyclist Ruth Santana; kitesurfer Deury Corniel and judo athlete Antonio Tornal.
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21 February 2019