The Dominican Republic track team won the gold medal in the 4×100 meter dash at the Ibero-American Athletics tournament held 14-16 May 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was a qualifier for the Rio Olympics. On Monday, 16 May 2016 the Dominican team won the gold medal in the relay, setting a new record at 38:52. Running for the DR were: Stanly del Carmen Cruz, Yancarlos Martinez, Mayovanex Mendez and Yohandris Andujar. <\/p>\n
The Track and Field Federation said the mark places the DR 12th in the top 16 teams that will be competing in Rio de Janeiro. <\/p>\n
During the event, Stanly Cruz won gold in the 100-meter dash (10.27) and Yancarlos Martinez won gold in the 200-meter dash (20.19). <\/p>\n
The DR silver medalists were Luguelin Santos in the 400m with 45.58, and Luis Charles, Yon Carty, Andito Charles and Maximo Mejia in the 4x400m relay with 3:03.43. <\/p>\n
The DR also won a bronze medal in the triple jump with Ana Tima who jumped 13.84. <\/p>\n
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The Dominican Republic track team won the gold medal in the 4×100 meter dash at the Ibero-American Athletics tournament held 14-16 May 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was a qualifier for the Rio Olympics. On Monday, 16 May 2016 the Dominican team won the gold medal in the relay, setting a new … <\/p>\n