The going was tough for Dominican athletes in the start of the London Olympic Games. <\/p>\n
Best performing was underdog 20-year old Yamilet Pena Abreu who landed a fourth place qualification in the vault competition of artistic gymnastics, holding her own for a chance at a medal on 5 August. Yamilet Pena qualified for the London Olympics in the same venue where she is now competing. <\/p>\n
She performed to the music of Juan Luis Guerra. Her scores were: 14.933, 14.466 for final score of 14.699. She is ranked 7th in the world. See more details on her participation at http:\/\/www.dr1.com\/forums\/dominicans-abroad\/125532-yamilet-pena-scores-14-699-first-olympics-qualifying-round.html<\/p>\n
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The Dominican women volleyball team was able to clinch one set from Italy, while losing 3-1 in their debut in the London Olympics (25-17, 23-25, 25-19, 25-15). <\/p>\n
In swimming, Nicholas Schwab was 37th of 41 competitors in the 200 m freestyle with a time of 1:53.41. <\/p>\n
Also representing the Dominican Republic, 15-year old Dorian McMenemy was 41st of 42 countries clocking in at 1:05.78 in the 100 butterfly. <\/p>\n
Maria Garcia lost to Marie Muller of Luxembourg, in the 52 kg, judo, failing to advance. <\/p>\n
Yuderqui Contreras in 53 kg did not finish (DNF) her weightlifting event. She failed in three attempts to lift 94 kgs, which was below her usual weight lifting level. <\/p>\n
In table tennis, Luis Lu Lin defeated Song Nam Kim 4-3 in a first match, but then fell to Marcos Freitas 4-0, failing to advance on Sunday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The going was tough for Dominican athletes in the start of the London Olympic Games. Best performing was underdog 20-year old Yamilet Pena Abreu who landed a fourth place qualification in the vault competition of artistic gymnastics, holding her own for a chance at a medal on 5 August. Yamilet Pena qualified for the London … <\/p>\n