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SANTO DOMINGO. - Triumphant, but sportingly humble, the Olympic heroes Felix Diaz, gold medal winner in boxing and Gabriel Mercedes, silver medal in taekwondo in the Peking Games, arrived in Dominican Republic Tuesday afternoon, and received by a throng that defied the nasty weather left by Hurricane Gustav.

“I say to my brother Felix Diaz that we receive all these triumphs and recognitions with humility, so that we enjoy them next to our families and our friends where we come from, but we should always be humble and simple,” Mercedes said upon arriving at the Las Americas Airport.

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Written by: gouletcolonial, 27 Aug 2008 7:51 AM
From: United States, California, San Francisco, Treasure Island
welcome home...well done...enjoy the fruits of your labor
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Written by: Jander, 27 Aug 2008 8:05 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Congratulations ,.

I guess I missed it I was watching the Beijing Olympic games.

Beijing hasn't been called Peking since 1949..

But I do like Peking Duck very crunchy



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Written by: juanb, 27 Aug 2008 9:21 AM
From: Dominican Republic
I am 60 plus years old. I have just gone into training as a boxer. I hope to win the gold medal in 2012 since that appears to be the only way to get my street paved.
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Written by: gouletcolonial, 27 Aug 2008 9:23 AM
From: United States, California, San Francisco, Treasure Island
Keep counterpunching juan the road pavers are on their way
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Written by: Tainoloco, 27 Aug 2008 10:56 AM
From: United States
Well done.
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Written by: talia, 27 Aug 2008 4:32 PM
From: United States, NY
Wasn't there a domincano who was running track at the olympics as well?
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Written by: yovanny, 28 Aug 2008 10:30 AM
From: Dominican Republic
See!? when there is a will , there is a way !! well done Felix show them what you got man!!
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