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Singapore.– Nigeria's Josephine Omaka won the girls' 100 gold ahead of Myasia Jacobs of the United States and Dominican Fany Chalas at the Youth Olympics in Singapore.

Russia's Ekaterina Bleskina beat out Michelle Jenneke of Australia to win the gold in the girl's 100-meter hurdles while Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic took gold in the boy's 400 meters, ahead of Ruan Greyling of South Africa.

The inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore is a 12-day event in which 3,600 athletes aged 14 to 18 from 204 national Olympic committees compete in 26 sports.

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Written by: Ricardolito, 21 Aug 2010 12:30 PM
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
well done ..I should imagine that the Dominicans and other athletes living in tropical zones have a great advantage in Singapore ...surely the most uncomfortable place in the world
Written by: Gringo_1, 23 Aug 2010 10:11 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Maimon (Bonao)
Congratz!
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