The Dominican Republic goes to the multi-sport event that attracts the largest presence of athletes within the Olympic cycle.
The Central American and Caribbean Games based in San Salvador and with the sub-headquarters in the Dominican Republic represent the most important event in the region and where it measures forces with its closest hometowns.
The 477 athletes from the Dominican Republic in this edition are called to once again position the country within the first five positions in the medal table.
In the last edition, the Dominican Republic finished precisely in fifth place, behind Mexico, Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela, thanks to the 107 medals, divided into 25 gold, 29 silver and 53 bronze.
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Marileidy Paulino is the most renowned athlete in the Dominican delegation and among those with the greatest impact who will compete in these Games.
It will be their second Central American Games.
But this time he will be racing on the track with a totally different dimension.
Her two Olympic and world medals in the last two years accredit her as such.
Marileidy leads the Athletics squad along with 34 other athletes.
In the group, Anabel Medina, Lidio Felix and Alexander Ogando stand out. In addition to the figures of Fiordaliza Cofil, Wander Santos, Yancarlos Martínez and Liranyi Alonzo.
The modalities of 200 and 400 meters, together with the mixed relay and both branches will be one of the good news that athletics will surely leave in these games.
In gymnastics, Audrey Nin Reyes and Yamilet Peña are the letter of introduction.
Reyes is the reigning champion of Lima 2019, and also won a gold and two bronze medals at the 2018 Barranquilla Central American Games.
In equestrian, Yvonne Losos de Muñiz, seeks to revalidate her medals obtained in the 2018 Games, where she was one of the most outstanding.
The Dominican table tennis representation is led by Jiaji Wu Zhang and Eva Brito.
In the fencing discipline, Heyddys Valentín, Rossy Féliz and Maiber De La Cruz are the main representatives. In Lima 2019, they were runners-up.
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Team sports always have good expectations for the Dominican Republic and have renowned athletes in their respective disciplines.
The Queens of the Caribbean seek their fifth consecutive championship in volleyball. Brenda Castillo, Gaila González, the Martínez sisters and Niverka Marte are the main players of this squad, which will have commitments days before in the League of Nations on the Asian continent, before the competitions in El Salvador from July 2 to 7.
Men’s basketball will carry an important core of players who are called to participate in the World Cup. Eloy Vargas, Víctor Liz, Jean Montero, under the guidance of Néstor-Che-García.
Jean Montero is the new face of the national basketball team.
Our king of sports, baseball, has Carlos Paulino, Seuly Matías, Edgar Figueroa and Luis Valenzuela on its roster, as the best-known faces.
Women’s handball, from the Dominican Republic, is projected to be champion of the Central American and Caribbean area for the fourth time. Its captain Nancy Peña will have the responsibility of guiding the team to her fourth title.
Dominican boxing brings the two pioneers in the Olympic Games Miguelina Hernández and María Moronta and the World Cup medalists, Alexis De La Cruz and Novoanny Núñez.
Medickson Del Orbe, standard bearer of the Dominican delegation, leads the judo team, along with the novices Antonio Tornal, Moira Morillo and Eraima Silvestre.
In karate, María Dimitrova, the queen of kata will be felt in El Salvador. Pamela Rodríguez, Pan American champion will accompany her as the main figure.
Another sport with a real hope of winning a medal is taekwondo, led by Bernardo and Luis Pie, as well as the stars Moisés Hernández, Katherine Rodríguez and Ana Patricia Peña (kata).