Dominicans will be following the performances of worldclass athletes Luguelín Santos (400m run), Ana Villanueva (karate), Crismery Santana (weight lifting), the Queens of the Caribbean (volleyball) at the Pan Am Games that will take place in Lima, Peru from 26 July to 11 August 2019. They are part of the 210 athletes that will represent the country at the leading regional sports event.
They will try to better Dominican performance in previous championships. In the Toronto Pan Am Games in 2015, the Dominican Republic ended with 24 medals (three gold medals, 11 silver and 10 bronze), and ranked 13th overall. But in Guadalajara 2011, the country had won 33 medals (7 gold, nine silver and 17 bronze) for 9th place.
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Presidencia
22 July 2019