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Chinese Premier Meets Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Source: www.chinaview.cn | Editor: Lin Liyu | Aug 24 2008
Wen said the Olympic Games is a grand gathering of the international community, and every country is a member of the big community and should be equally treated no matter it is big or small, rich or poor, strong or weak.
Wen said the bilateral relations between […]

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 […]

Dominica’s Participation at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Below is the official press release of the Dominica Olympic Committee for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Rosanne Pringle President, Hubert “Mickey” Joseph Chef de Mission, Lesley Ann Green Secretary General, Attainea Toulon Olympic Youth Camper,and William Moise Olympic Youth Camper.
Coach
Jerome Romain
Athletes:
Chris Lloyd Athlete 400m & 200m
Erison Hurtault Athlete 400m
Chris Lloyd · Events/PB: 200m – 20.31s […]

Dominican Chris Lloyd is Determined to Capture an Olympic Medal

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 7, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

AP Photo by Ricardo Mazalan
From Antiguasun.com Thursday August 07 2008
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – United States-based Dominican sprinter Chris Lloyd said he is pleased with his build-up to the Beijing Olympics and is determined to medal at the prestigious games.
Lloyd is one of two athletes who will represent the island at this summer’s Olympic Games […]

Dominican Karina LeBlanc will Represent Canada at the 2008 Olympic Games

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

By Robert Mangelsdorf - Maple Ridge News - July 31, 2008
If you ask her mother, Karina LeBlanc has always had something to prove.
On Sunday, the Maple Ridge goaltender proved she was worthy of starting at the Olympics as she back-stopped the Canadian women’s soccer squad to an 8-0 victory over the Singapore national team in […]

Local Athletics Coach Emmanuel Loblack is Peeved Over Romain’s selection

By DWNews Editor ⋅ July 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sun-Weekend.com - Saturday July 26 2008
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Local athletics coach Emmanuel Loblack is peeved over the selection of United States-based Jerome Romain as the coach of Dominica’s team for the Beijing Olympics next month.
Earlier this month, a release from the Dominica Amateur Athletics Association (DAAA) stated that Romain had been appointed as the […]

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