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Lloyd To Pull Out of 400m Event in Beijing

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Chris Lloyd, one of two athletes representing the country at the Olympic Games in Beijing, has opted to pull out of the 400 metres and will now concentrate on competing solely in the 200 metres sprint.
The 27-year-old Lloyd, was originally scheduled to compete in both the 200 and 400 metres.
According to […]

The Daily Mirror meets the smallest team at the Bejing Olympics

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Mirror.co.uk News
The Daily Mirror took an entire Olympic team out to dinner last night. It was a table for three. The Caribbean island of Dominica has just two athletes competing in Beijing which is the smallest team at the Games.
But sprinters Chris Lloyd, 27, and Erison Hurtault, 23, embody the Olympic ideal. The duo stood […]

Foreign Students Ready To Start Work as Volunteers

By DWNews Editor ⋅ July 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

On July 25, Shermanie Harry from the Caribbean island of Dominica will be among the first batch of foreign Olympic volunteers to start work in Beijing. “I’m very glad to be a volunteer at the Games, as it will help me make many new friends,” the 22-year-old from Roseau, the island’s capital, said Wednesday.

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