Boston wins four Gold medals in basketball Juan Pablo Duarte NY Game

NEW YORK - The basketball muscle remains strong among the children and youth of the Lawrence, Massachusetts (Boston) representation, who swept the Juan Pablo Duarte NY 2025 Sports Games, winning four gold medals in the four categories they played, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old, undefeated, on the second day of competitions of the successful games that began last Friday, August 15th. Each of the four quintets from Lawrence, Massachusetts, (Boston), represented by the organization "Sueños Basquetball" Sports Education, run by Dominicans José Diloné and Jackeline Marte Diloné, and under the guidance of coaches Anthony Ventura, Ulianow Luperón and Joel Thimbalanga, each of the teams finished undefeated with 6-0, exhibiting a deep quality in this sport.

The teams that were victims of the Boston teams were: Washington Heights, (Manhattan); ACDP, (Bronx) and All-Star, (Queens) and New Jersey. The Juan Pablo Duarte 2025 Sports Games, endorsed by the Dominican Government, through the Ministry of Sports and Recreation (MIDEREC), headed by engineer Kelvin Cruz, have demonstrated their great strides, with brilliant talent and developing teams that show great potential, as shown by these basketball teams from Lawrence Massachusetts.

Men's Athletics

In the Sunday's event, the athletics discipline opened its competitions with more than 100 participants and closed after a long day of competition. In a test run, a 5-kilometer race on flat terrain, with the participation of 67 athletes, men's master category, Luis Almonte, (La Piraña), from the El Bronx team, conquered the Gold, by registering an official time of 0:20:19.

Dennis Bautista, with a time of 0:21:23, from the New Jersey team, took the Silver medal and Víctor Rosa, from the Manhhatan team, conquered the Bronze, finishing in third place with an official time of 0:22:22.

Female Master Category

Ariela Ortiz, from the El Bronx team, won the Gold medal, with an official time of 0:22:50.
Cristina Rodríguez, from the New Jersey team, took the Silver medal, after reaching the finish line at 0:24:55 and Beneranda Ávila, from El Bronx, Bronze medal, with a time of 0:25:50. In the women's 400-meter flat race, Ambar Fulgencio soared high, conquering the Gold medal. Infants and juveniles also ran in the two branches, male and female. The competition took place at Van Cortland Park Running Track, in The Bronx, with David Núñez, race director.

Women's Volleyball

The modern court of Gregorio Luperón High School in Upper Manhattan (Washington Heights) served as the setting for the beginning of this discipline. The Manhattan girls obtained two victories on Sunday morning by defeating Brooklyn 3-0 and Queens, 2-1. It was announced that next Thursday this activity continues with matches between the delegations of The Bronx and Union City, New Jersey, on the court of the modern and colorful Riverbank State Park, Manhattan. It was also reported that on the same day (Thursday), and in the same place, the men's event will begin. Dominoes, Chess and board The opening of these sports was a historic event, in Plaza de las Américas, 175th Street, between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenues, Manhattan. Among hundreds of spectators, who came to the Plaza and took advantage of the summery temperature to dance to the rhythms of Son, Salsa, merengue and bachata, they saw how more than 50 Domino players, distributed in 20 tables, played their tiles, seeking triumph through concentration, memory, logical reasoning and strategic thinking, skills that are developed and perfected with practice. Chess, a mental sport of strategy, also moved dozens of enthusiasts, who gathered to play at 12 tables. One of the competitors, who won a Gold medal, said that this game is about giving "checkmate" to the opponent's king, threatening his position in a way that he cannot escape. Checkers, was also a great event. Sunday was huge for the activities of the Juan Pablo Duarte NY 2025 Sports Games, which continue to celebrate their daily activities with success. The Dominican Sports Union NY, directed by the valuable coach Evarito Madrigal, who formed a valuable Organizing Committee, headed by the businessman, sportsman and community leader Roberto Rojas, as General Director and a renowned leader, sports coach, recruiter of athletes for Dominican national teams, such as Pedro Pablo Pérez, who has the function of Technical Director. In the Juan Pablo Duarte NY 2025 Sports Games, 2,300 athletes participate in 24 sports disciplines and they will be played from August 15 to 31.