| id="body"> | | | | also took place in the Dominican Republic (Santo |
| From Baseball to Table Tennis | | | | Domingo) in 1974, with 4,500 athletes from 22 |
| Baseball | | | | nations and dependencies. |
| Did you know- Baseball remains popular in several | | | | Félix Sánchez |
| Dominican cities, including Santo Domingo, La | | | | Did you know- American-born Dominican athlete |
| Vega, San Francisco de Macoris, and Santiago de | | | | Félix Sánchez is a renowned Olympic gold |
| los Caballeros. This Spanish-speaking country is | | | | medalist. Sánchez won the gold medal in the |
| home to many famous baseball players: Sammy | | | | men's 400m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Games |
| Sosa, Pedro Martinez, Juan Marichal, Felipe Alou, | | | | in Greece; the first Olympic title in the history of |
| and Pedro Borbón, among others. On the other | | | | Dominican sport. He was born on August 30, |
| hand, the Caribbean Island has won a host of | | | | 1977, New York City, United States. |
| international trophies and medals. Certainly, its | | | | Host Country |
| greatest triumph came at the 1948 World Cup in | | | | Did you know- Santo Domingo, the country's |
| Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua, where the | | | | capital, with a well-developed infrastructure, was |
| national team placed first. By 1982 the nation | | | | home to the Pan American Games in 2003, which |
| made history when it beat Cuba, host country, | | | | was dominated by the United States. |
| and won the gold medal at the 1982 Central | | | | Mary Joe Fernández |
| American and Caribbean Games in Havana. | | | | Did you know- America's former tennis player |
| Despite that achievement, the Island did not win | | | | Mary Joe Fernández was born in the Dominican |
| the World Cup in Seoul, South Korea. By 1969 the | | | | Republic. She, whose original name is Maria José |
| country hosted the Baseball World Championship. | | | | Fernández, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist |
| In the first half of the 20th century, America | | | | (Barcelona'92 & Atlanta'96). |
| introduced baseball into the Dominican Republic. | | | | Pan American Games |
| Boxing | | | | Did you know- The Dominican Republic did not |
| Did you know- In the Caribbean Boxing | | | | participate in the Pan American Games in 1963 |
| Tournament in Managua (Nicaragua) in the | | | | (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and 1967 ( Winnipeg, Manitoba, |
| mid-1970s, the Dominican team finished second in | | | | Canada). |
| the medal count, with 8 medals ( 1 gold, 5 silver, | | | | Summer Olympics |
| and 2 bronze), ahead of Nicaragua, Mexico, and | | | | Did you know- By 1968, a team of 19 athletes fly |
| Colombia. | | | | to Mexico City for the Island's second attendance |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | | | | of the Olympic Games. The Dominican Republic |
| Did you know- The Central American and | | | | began its participation in the Olympics in 1964 in |
| Caribbean Games were held in the Island | | | | Tokyo (Japan). |
| (Santiago de los Caballeros) in 1986. These Games | | | | |