Dominican Republic NOC News - 2
23 December 2025 - The NOC’s Athletes' Commission organised the first athletes' forum under the theme “Visión más allá de la meta” (“Looking beyond the goal”). With this theme, the aim of the forum was to explain to athletes the different dynamics that exist on and off the field of play. NOC President Garibaldy Bautista opened the forum, which was attended by Athletes’ Commission Chair Luisito Pie. Topics discussed included sports journalists as strategic allies; events that stir emotions; public speaking and communication; promoting athletes; and emotions during competitions. This event was supported by Olympic Solidarity. More details here.
15 December 2025 - In its mission to promote gender equality in the sports movement, the NOC, through its Women and Sport Commission, organised 18 sessions of the Equality in Sport Seminar across the country in 2025. The final session took place in Santo Domingo, under the auspices of Panam Sports and Olympic Solidarity. The Commission's Chair, Dulce María Piña, took the opportunity to review the results, expressing her satisfaction with the achievements and highlighting that the whole programme of activities had been successfully completed. Find out more here.
01 December 2025 - The NOC, through its Women and Sport Commission, held a workshop on equality in sport at the Albergue Olímpico in Santo Domingo. The workshop, organised with support from Panam Sports and Olympic Solidarity, brought together around 40 sports leaders from the provinces of Santo Domingo, Montecristi, Hato Mayor and Sánchez Ramírez. The goal was to promote the broader participation of women in the sports movement and ensure that their rights are respected. Topics addressed included education, leadership, teamwork, gender-based violence and the Olympic values. Details here.
24 November 2025 - The NOC’s Women and Sport Commission paid tribute to the 2025 group of sports personalities who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to sport in the Dominican Republic. The 12 personalities were presented with a commemorative plaque by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista and Commission Chair Dulce María Piña during a special ceremony. Full details here.
17 November 2025 - The NOC recently hosted a team from the Sports Resources, Expertise and Performance Centre (CREPS) in Guadeloupe, with a view to reinforcing the development and preparation of athletes from the Dominican Republic and the French overseas department, and discussing the possibility of signing an agreement between the two parties. During the visit, the French team presented the facilities, programmes and opportunities offered by the CREPS. One of the aims of the CREPS is to strengthen ties between Caribbean countries, as it already has done with Cuba, Guyana and St Lucia. Full details here.
10 November 2025 - From 7 to 9 November, the NOC’s Olympic Academy organised an Olympic Solidarity course on sports management and the Olympic values. The course was aimed at sports leaders in the province of Peravia, and was held at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo. Topics addressed ranged from management, medicine and psychology to the use of artificial intelligence in sport. At the end of the course, the participants received support material and a diploma. Full details here.
03 November 2025 - The NOC has signed a cooperation agreement with the Spanish NOC (COE) to develop sports exchanges between the two countries through a series of joint initiatives. The agreement was signed by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista and his Spanish counterpart, Alejandro Blanco Bravo. The agreement aims to promote sports development by exchanging knowledge and experience among coaches, sports doctors, experts and technical staff. More details here. In addition, Dominican sports leaders José Antonio Mera and Miguel Rivera took part in a workshop on the prevention of competition manipulation at the start of October in Panama. The workshop was organised by the IOC and INTERPOL. The NOC also recently marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Juan Ulises García Saleta (Wiche), one of the country’s main proponents of Olympism and sports development.
13 October 2025 - NOC Secretary General Luis Chanlatte welcomed a delegation of eight young Colombian athletes, accompanied by Camilo Iguarán Campo, the Colombian Consul General in the Dominican Republic. The athletes and their coach, from the Saravena Municipal Volleyball School, visited the NOC headquarters. They are part of the Programa Diplomacia Cultural y Deportiva (“Culture and Sport Diplomacy Programme”) run by the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the aim of dissuading young people from joining gangs and criminal groups. More details here. To mark National Club Day, the NOC highlighted the role played by clubs in sporting and cultural education in society, and in the development of children and young people through sport. More details here.
06 October 2025 - NOC Secretary General Luis Chanlatte tells the story of his 50-year career in the service of national sport in a new book entitled “Luis Chanlatte: El Rebelde más Sonado del Olimpismo” (“Luis Chanlatte: Olympism’s most famous rebel”). Several sports federation presidents, media representatives and close friends were present for the book launch. Chanlatte is also President of the Dominican Wushu Federation. More details on www.colimdo.org.
29 September 2025 - The NOC has unveiled a gallery featuring photos of its former presidents and secretaries general, and the IOC’s presidents. Located at the NOC headquarters, this gallery pays tribute to the careers and contribution of those who have led the NOC since its creation in 1946. More details here.
23 September 2025 - The NOC’s Olympic Academy recently organised the third training day for sports leaders from Duarte Province. The meeting was supported by Olympic Solidarity and coordinated by the sports union of the province. The opening ceremony was led by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista. The topics covered included the Olympic Movement, sports governance, ethics, the Olympic values and sports medicine. More details here. The NOC was also recently visited by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President and IOC Member Petra Sörling. On this occasion, she expressed her desire to help set up a training centre for the Americas in the Dominican Republic. More details here.
15 September 2025 - Olympic medallist Luisito Pie (taekwondo) has been elected Chair of the NOC Athletes' Commission following a vote by 104 athletes. In addition to Pie, also elected were Camil Domínguez (volleyball) as Vice-Chair and Beatriz Pirón (weightlifting); and Frandiel Gómez (diving) as members. The NOC Executive Board will be responsible for selecting the fifth member of the Commission. Full details here.
09 September 2025 - The second session of the NOC’s Olympic Academy, held in Monte Plata, focused on the theme of “Olympic Values and Sports Management”. Under the auspices of Olympic Solidarity, the course was attended by sports leaders from the province of Monte Plata. Also in attendance were NOC President Garibaldy Bautista and the Academy Director, Pedro Julio Quezada. Full details here.
01 September 2025 - The NOC, through its Olympic Academy, recently organised a course on sports management and the values of the Olympic Movement, under the auspices of Olympic Solidarity and for the leaders of the Santo Domingo Provincial Sports Union (UDEPROSADO). Topics covered included managerial and psychological aspects, and the use of artificial intelligence applied to sport. On the last day, The senator of the province of Santo Domingo, Antonio Taveras, presented the bill on sports patronage, whose main objective is to obtain greater support from the private sector for the Olympic Movement. More details here.
31 July 2025 - NOC President Garibaldy Bautista received Julio César Ávila Sarri, the President of the Americas Paralympic Committee, and Michel Formonte, the organisation’s CEO, as part of efforts to develop Paralympic sport in the region. One of the topics covered at the meeting was about a training programme for psychologists who provide support to athletes with an intellectual impairment. The training programme will be held in the Dominican Republic from 10 to 14 September, with participants from 34 countries. Detailed info here.
15 July 2025 - The NOC's Women and Sport Commission recently hosted a talk for sports leaders and staff of the San Pedro de Macorís Sports Union. Held at the headquarters of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, the event was held under the theme “Leadership and inclusion of women in sport”. Participants were able to follow presentations by Dulce María Piña, Ana Montilla and Cecilia Suero, chair and members respectively of the NOC’s Women and Sport Commission. More details here.
05 July 2025 - In order to promote environmental awareness and the social commitment of the sports movement, the NOC’s Women and Sport Commission, chaired by Dulce María Piña, organised a day cleaning Los Pescadores beach. NOC President Garibaldi Bautista took part in the activity with the Commission members. This clean-up day is part of the NOC's social responsibility programme, which seeks to involve the various sectors of sport in action linked to environmental protection and collective well-being. More details here.
24 June 2025 - To mark Olympic Day, a walk was organised in the town of La Romana. On this occasion, NOC President Garibaldy Bautista stressed the power of sport to break down barriers, unite cultures and transform lives. Numerous athletes, sports leaders and NOC staff took part. The programme for the Day, organised with the support of Olympic Solidarity, also included a tree-planting ceremony, various sports demonstrations, and cultural and art exhibitions. More details on www.colimdo.org.
03 June 2025 - An international course for handball coaches was held recently at the Albergue Olímpico in Santo Domingo. Organised with support from Olympic Solidarity, the week-long course was attended by 33 coaches, with 10 from Puerto Rico, Mexico, the USA, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago. The programme included presentations by experts on a range of topics related to coaching and athlete development. More details here.
14 May 2025 - To strengthen collaboration among young people and promote integration through sport, the NOC’s Women and Sport Commission gave a talk at the Francisco del Rosario Sánchez Polytechnic School in Samaná. The meeting theme was “The Value of Teamwork.” Commission Chair Dulce María Piña shared her experience in high-performance sport and how teamwork has been instrumental in her career. This conference was part of the NOC Commission's programme to raise awareness and promote sport as a means of youth development, which is being carried out in various educational centres across the country. Full details here.
07 May 2025 - A World Triathlon Level 1 course for coaches in Sanamá brought together 17 technicians from the Dominican Triathlon Federation. All earned their World Triathlon diplomas. The course was supported by the NOC's Olympic Solidarity programme. The diplomas were presented by Franklin de la Cruz, President of the Dominican Federation, who also highlighted the work carried out by the international experts who came to present, among other things, the technical aspects, training and the rules of triathlon. Detailed information here. In addition, a meeting was held recently between NOC President Garibaldy Bautista and the Director of the Dominican Journalists Association, Aurelio Henriquez. The discussion focused on finalising agreements on the training of a new generation of sports journalists. Full details here.
13 April 2025 - On 5 April, National Journalist Day, the NOC sent its congratulations to all the country’s sports journalists. In its message, the NOC highlighted the important role sports journalists play in spreading information about sports events and promoting sport in the country. More details here. The NOC Executive Committee expressed its deep sorrow following the tragedy that occurred this week at a Santo Domingo nightclub, which claimed more than 100 lives, including prominent figures from the worlds of sport and culture. The victims include former Major League Baseball (MLB) players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco; Haina sports leader and former national football player Luis Guillén; and merengue star Rubby Pérez, who was performing at the nightclub. More details here.
05 April 2025 - At a recent meeting at the NOC headquarters, the NOC Ordinary General Assembly approved the report by President Garibaldy Bautista on the main activities carried out in 2024. The General Assembly also decided to set up a Safe Sport Office, and approved the proposal by NOC Treasurer José Mera to present the audited financial report in mid-June. More details here.
24 March 2025 - The NOC’s Women and Sport Commission organised a conference on the theme of Leadership and Work at the Irma Sánchez Bidó School in Villa Riva. The event, held in coordination with the San Francisco de Macorís Sports Union, was attended by people involved in sports and physical education, as well as local coaches. Topics discussed included the role of women in sport, gender equality, and the importance of teamwork. The commission’s president, Dulce María Piña, highlighted the NOC’s commitment to promoting sport and implementing programmes that encourage equal participation. The conference was funded by Olympic Solidarity. More details here.
10 March 2025 - The NOC and the Ministry of Sport are continuing their commitment to fencers by supporting them in their preparation and ensuring that they continue to achieve new sporting goals. The two organisations thus supported the participation of three young fencers – sabre fencer Mía Nicole González, épée fencer Matteo Sita and foil fencer Adrián Álvarez – accompanied by their coaches, in the Pan American Championships in Asunción, Paraguay. This competition is a qualifier for the Junior Pan American Games, which will be held later this year also in Asunción. More details here.
03 March 2025 - The Dominican Republic participated in the first Chefs de Mission Seminar for the II Junior Pan American Games, which will be held next August in Asunción, Paraguay. Chef de Mission Miguel Hernandez and Marcel Vidal, who is responsible for registering the Dominican delegation, took part in this three-day seminar held at the Paraguayan NOC headquarters in Asunción, during which the Games organising committee presented the latest information on infrastructure, services and welcoming athletes and officials. Details here.
24 February 2025 - The NOC recently presented participation diplomas to the athletes and officials in the Dominican team at the Bicentennial Bolivarian Games held in Ayacucho and Lima, in Peru. The ceremony was led by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista and team Chef de Mission Pedro Julio Quezada. A total of 52 athletes from the Dominican Republic competed in eight sports at these Games, which were held from 28 November to 8 December 2024 to mark the 200th anniversary of Peru’s independence. More details here.
12 February 2025 - The NOC and the Organising Committee for the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games, taking place in Santo Domingo next year, will work together to broadcast the event on the NOC’s channel, Colimdo TV. Organising Committee President José P. Monegro recently met NOC Secretary General Luis Chanlatte and NOC member Ruben Tejeda to discuss the plans for this. The partnership will see the Organising Committee paying the operational costs and producing content before and during the Games for the NOC’s channel. A studio visit was also organised after the meeting. More details here.
20 January 2024 - On 15 January, a number of sports leaders, including NOC President Garibaldy Bautista, attended a commemorative mass to mark the 14th anniversary of the death of Roque Napoleón “Polón” Muñoz. Alongside his friends and family members, they paid tribute to a man who played a key role in sports administration in the Dominican Republic. Muñoz was the President of the NOC, an IOC Member and a member of the Executive Committee of the Pan American Sports Organisation (now Panam Sports). More info here.
10 December 2024 - The NOC’s Women and Sport Commission concluded its 2024 series of conferences with a meeting in late November in San Juan de la Maguana. Aimed at students and teachers from the Urania Montás campus of the Salomé Ureña Higher Institute for Teacher Training, the event was attended by around sixty people. Speakers shared their insights and reflections on the importance of gender equality and sport as key tools for social and educational development. Over the past year, the NOC Women and Sport Commission has conducted an ongoing programme of conferences in various provinces across the country on the theme “Empowering Women in Sport”. More info here.
22 November 2024 - The NOC’s Women and Sport Commission recently held a two-day seminar on women and men in sport as part of its “2025-2028 Agenda”. The seminar was aimed at national sports federations, athletes, sports unions, associations and clubs. The preparatory meeting was organised with support from the NOC’s Olympic Solidarity programme. More info here. In addition, 11 sports personalities, including nine athletes, were inducted into the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame. Their remarkable contributions to sport and the Dominican Republic were recognised at the induction ceremony. Details here.
04 October 2024 - At the NOC’s Extraordinary and Ordinary General Assemblies, National Federation representatives approved the audited 2023 financial report and the budget and programme of activities for 2025. The programme of activities, presented by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista, includes the Olympic Gala, the Junior Pan American Games in Asunción (Paraguay) and the Bolivarian Games. More info here.
15 July 2024 - The NOC Executive Committee has chosen sprinter Marileidy Paulino and gymnast Audrys Nin Reyes as the flagbearers for the Dominican Republic team at the Opening Ceremony of the Games in Paris. Winner of two silver medals at Tokyo 2020, Paulino is also an Olympic Solidarity Paris 2024 scholarship-holder, and qualified for these Games by winning the 400 metres in a record time at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador. For his part, Nin Reyes secured the only Paris 2024 slot allocated in the artistic gymnastics competition at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, where he won gold in the vault. Full details here. An international course for handball coaches (level D) was held recently at the NOC headquarters, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation. A total of 40 coaches from Colombia, Cuba and the Dominican Republic took part, with a view to obtaining the licence they need to coach their national teams. At the end of the course, the Dominican handball federation presented an award to former NOC President José Joaquín Puello Herrera, in recognition of his contribution to the sports movement. More details here.
25 June 2024 - Olympic Day was celebrated at the Olympic Centre in Santo Domingo. A walk was organised to mark the occasion, and numerous athletes, federation presidents, league and club members, and Olympic leaders, including NOC President Garibaldy Bautista, took part. The day’s activities were organised with the support of the NOC’s Olympic Solidarity programme, and included tree planting, with the creation of an Olympic garden; discussions led by the NOC’s Women & Sport and Environment commissions; a recreational sports demonstration; and an art exhibition. More details here. A sports administration course was recently held by the NOC, with the support of Olympic Solidarity and coordinated by the National Olympic Academy. The course was for the staff of clubs that are members of the Dominican Clubs Federation (Fedoclubes). It was held at the “Albergue Olímpico” in Santo Domingo, and brought together more than 45 participants, including coaches, technicians, athletes and leaders, who all received their participation diploma. More details here.
03 June 2024 - Mexican Consul in the Dominican Republic, Rubén Fuentes, was hosted at the NOC headquarters by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista and Secretary General Luis Chanlatte. At a meeting attended by other members of the NOC management, various sports-related subjects were addressed, including cooperation between the two countries, coach exchanges, athlete training programmes and the organisation of joint competitions. More details here.
27 May 2024 - NOC President Garibaldy Bautista recently received the Cuban Ambassador in the Dominican Republic, Ángel Arzuaga Reyes, with whom he discussed the development of sport and the cooperation between the two countries in this regard.
16 May 2024 - As part of the activities to mark the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, the NOC, through its Olympic Academy, and the French Embassy in the Dominican Republic have mounted an exhibition entitled “Sport and Brotherhood, the Olympic Truce”. Opened at the NOC headquarters on 30 April, the exhibition features photos illustrating the values and emotions felt by athletes at past Olympic Games. This initiative is part of the activities being run jointly by the NOC, the French Embassy, the Sports Ministry, the Lycée français and Alliance française. More details here. Also in the framework of these joint activities, the Lycée Français named its sports hall “Reinas del Caribe” (Queens of the Caribbean), to illustrate its commitment to developing school sport and promoting the values of sport. More details here.
30 April 2024 - The NOC has informed us of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Association of Pan American Sports Confederations (ACODEPA) in Santo Domingo. ACODEPA had requested the support of the NOC and the Organising Committee of the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. The meeting aimed to strengthen the friendship and collaboration between the various Pan American sports confederations and the Olympic Movement in the Dominican Republic and its sports federations. Also of note is that the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader Corona, was awarded the Grand Collar of ACODEPA, its highest honour, in recognition of his contribution to the development of sport. More info here.
15 April 2024 - The NOC President, Garibaldy Bautista, received international taekwondo leaders Juan Manuel López, President of the Pan American Taekwondo Union, and Jeongkang Seo, Secretary General of World Taekwondo. Together, they discussed taekwondo’s development in the Americas and across the world, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. The two men were in Santo Domingo for the Olympic regional qualifying tournament. More details here.
25 March 2024 - A number of Olympic athletes recently inaugurated the “Entre Atletas Studio”. This digital recording studio is available to athletes wanting to launch their own projects, such as the “Entre Atletas” podcast produced by Olympic medallists Luisito Pie (taekwondo) and Luguelin Santos (athletics), and Olympian Camil Domínguez (volleyball). More details here.
19 March 2024 - Meeting in New York (USA), the first International Congress for Dominican Sport proposed setting up a Sports Management Office, which will be decentralised from the Sports Ministry and based in New York. The Congress was organised under the auspices of the Dominican Consulate in New York, in coordination with the Dominican Sports Union in New York. Among the speakers at the Congress were IOC Member and Centro Caribe Sports President Luis Mejía Oviedo, who spoke about the Dominican Republic at the Central American and Caribbean Games, the Pan American Games and the Olympic Games; NOC President Garibaldy Bautista, who discussed Olympism in the Dominican Republic, the Olympic pyramid and sports federations; and Olympian Felicia Candelario, who addressed women’s participation in sport. Full details here.
04 March 2024 - An Olympic “bubble” will be set up at the NOC headquarters for the Dominican delegation going to the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The announcement was made by the Minister for Sport, Francisco Camacho, who said that, working in cooperation with the NOC, everything would be done to help the Dominican athletes achieve success in Paris. The NOC President, Garibaldy Bautista, recalled that the promotional campaign “Rumbo a Paris 2024” (“On the Road to Paris 2024”) has been designed to shine a spotlight on the athletes who will be competing in the French capital this summer. Promotional material will be released on the 26th of each month. The campaign is being run by the NOC, together with the French Embassy in the Dominican Republic and the Ministry of Sport. IOC Member Luis Mejía Oviedo was present at the announcement. More details here.
27 February 2024 - The office of the Chef de Mission for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 was officially opened at the NOC headquarters in early February. Those in attendance at the ceremony included the French Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Eric Fournier; the Dominican Deputy Minister for Sport, Franklin de la Mota; and the NOC Secretary General, Luis Chanlatte. During the event, NOC President Garibaldy Bautista and Chef de Mission Miguel Camacho provided further details about the Dominican delegation for the Games and gave an update on the qualification status of Dominican athletes. More info here. In addition, a ceremony took place on 20 February to mark the NOC’s 78th anniversary. It was held as part of the national Patriotism Month celebrations and was attended by numerous federation presidents, club leaders and athletes. Details here.
22 January 2024 - InSports leaders, including NOC President Garibaldy Bautista, attended a commemorative mass to mark the 13th anniversary of the death of Roque Napoleón “Polón” Muñoz. Alongside friends and family members, they paid tribute to a man who played an important role in sports administration in the Dominican Republic as NOC President and one of the founders of the National Institute for School Physical Education. He was also an IOC Member from 1983 to 2008. More info here.
15 January 2024 - In the framework of a programme to promote the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the NOC and the French Embassy in the Dominican Republic interviewed world 400m champion and double silver medallist at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Marileidy Paulino. Besides meeting athletes who have already qualified for the Games, this programme also comprises training sessions, seminars and the participation of Olympians. Full details here. In addition, a course for judo coaches (level 1) was held this week at the Olympic Centre’s National Judo House. The course, organised with support from Olympic Solidarity and the International Judo Federation (IJF), in coordination with the Dominican Judo Federation, saw 25 coaches from seven countries take part. IJF Academy Director Envic Galea was also present and underlined the impact of these courses, which are organised throughout the world, and their contribution to the development of judo. More details here.
18 december 2023 - Sailing and wushu coaches, technical officials, athletes and federation leaders have taken part in a sports administration course, which ended with diplomas being presented to the participants. The course was organised with the support of Olympic Solidarity and coordinated by the National Olympic Academy. The aim was to share knowledge with federation staff on the various areas of sport, with presentations on a range of topics, such as governance in sports management; harassment, abuse and violence in sport; the Olympic values and fair play; strategic planning; project management; and more. Further details here.
04 december 2023 - Ahead of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the NOC, the Sports Ministry and the French Embassy in the Dominican Republic will implement a comprehensive activity programme. Brigitte Veyne, an Advisor on Cooperation and Cultural Action at the Embassy, and NOC President Garibaldy Bautista outlined the guidelines for running a series of activities that will benefit the athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Games, and will also help to promote the two countries’ celebration of these Games. The Embassy committed to working with the NOC to celebrate Olympic Day and other activities to promote culture and sport nationally. Representatives of the French Alliance of Santo Domingo and the French International School were also present. More details at www.colimdo.org.
20 November 2023 - As part of the audit performed on the NOC for the 2021-2022 period, a committee from the Auditor General’s office recently visited the NOC headquarters. The committee members, who were greeted by NOC Secretary General Luis Chanlatte, discussed various topics related to the sports movement. Details here.
16 October 2023 - The Dominican Olympic Committee joined the celebration of ‘National Club Day’, which highlights the role played by clubs in sports and cultural education in society. Led by President Garibaldy Bautista, the COD noted that clubs have great responsibility as training entities, and applauded the contribution of club leaders to cementing the role of sports clubs as the foundation of the sports movement. The NOC promotes training for community leaders to educate children and young people through sport, arts and culture. More info here.
12 September 2023 - The COD has announced that the members of its Ethics and Discipline commissions recently took an oath in front of COD President Garibaldy Bautista. The ceremony was held at the COD headquarters in the presence of executive board members. Full details here.
04 September 2023 - A national technical training course for skateboard coaches was held at the COD headquarters. Organised in cooperation with the Dominican Skating Federation and supported by the Olympic Solidarity programme, this four-day course was designed to develop and improve the technical preparation of coaches. The participants came from the provinces of San Cristóbal, Santiago, Santo Domingo and Distrito Nacional. Full details here.
10 July 2023 - On 5 July, the NOC announced the death of sports leader Luis Elpidio Cumba at the age of 84. Cumba was involved in sport both nationally and internationally for more than 50 years. As well as serving several terms on the NOC’s Executive Committee, he held other positions within the NOC, including a spell as Director of the Dominican Olympic Academy and Chef de Mission for the Dominican team at the Olympic Games Seoul 1988. Internationally, he was Chancellor of the Central America and Caribbean Sports Organisation, now known as Centro Caribe Sports. More details here.
13 June 2023 - A tree-planting event kicked off the Olympic Day activities in the district of Juan López, Municipality of Moca, in Espaillat province, on 10 June. The NOC-organised programme also included talks by the NOC Women & Sport and Environment & Sport commissions and Olympic Academy. The day ended with an Olympic run, featuring many participants. Tokens of appreciation were also awarded to some of the region’s top athletes and other prominent individuals with links to sport in Espaillat. The Olympic Day celebrations took place early this year because of the country’s preparations for the Central American and Caribbean Games, which will be held from 23 June to 8 July in El Salvador. Full details here.
06 June 2023 - The Dominican Olympic Academy presented actor and teacher Víctor Checo with the “Botón Olímpico” award in recognition of his contribution to the arts, theatre, directing and acting, to which he has devoted a large part of his long career. Under the theme of “Theatre is Health”, the ceremony was held in Santiago, and also featured a workshop led by Checo plus various activities in cultural institutions around the city. Each year, the NOC, through its Academy, honours personalities from the world of culture and the arts for their contribution to society. More details here. The NOC has also announced that a team of 680 people, 477 of them athletes, will go to San Salvador (El Salvador) for the 24th Central America and Caribbean Games from 23 June to 8 July. An information session was held with the delegates from the various sports involved. More details here.
24 May 2023 - The Dominican Republic delegation for the upcoming Central American and Caribbean Games already includes 686 athletes. The information was given by the NOC’s Technical Director, Juan Antonio Febles, at a briefing with national sports federations. The meeting, held at the NOC headquarters, was also attended by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista and Chef de Mission José Miguel Robiou. The Central American and Caribbean Games will be held in El Salvador from 23 June to 8 July 2023. More details at www.colimdo.org.
15 may 2023 - The NOC has asked various state agencies to perform audits on a number of federations, to provide visibility on how they use the funding they receive from the government. This was announced by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista. More details here. The NOC has also announced that it will be celebrating Olympic Day on 10 June at the Los Robles sports complex in Juan López, in the province of Espaillat.
25 april 2023 - The NOC has called on National Sports Federations to comply with Law 122-05, which covers the regulation and promotion of non-profit associations in the country. This includes the provision that federations have to hire administrative staff with the necessary skills, and undergo regular audits so as to be transparent in how public resources are being used. More details here.
03 April 2023 - The NOC executive committee has announced a series of measures to clear the organisation's operational deficit. The announcement was made by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista at the NOC Ordinary General Assembly on 29 March. The Assembly also heard reports from the NOC President and Treasurer, and the auditor's report for the November-December 2022 period. More details here.
16 February 2023 - On 8 February, NOC President Garibaldy Bautista and Sports Minister Francisco Camacho took part in a tribute ceremony to mark the NOC’s 61st anniversary and the Month of the Nation. The ceremony was also attended by numerous federation presidents, club leaders and athletes. The NOC was created on 15 February 1962. More details here.
06 February 2023 - The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is to work closely with the NOC to help it reach ISO standards in the transparent management of its resources. This announcement was made by the Minister, Víctor “Ito” Bisonó (r. on photo), during a visit to the Ministry by NOC President Garibaldy Bautista (l). The Ministry will thus support the initiatives aimed at obtaining ISO certification for the NOC’s new management. More details here.
30 January 2023 - To raise more awareness about the Olympic Solidarity programmes, the Executive Committee of the Dominican Republic NOC has decided to organise information sessions for national sports federations. One such session was held recently at the NOC headquarters. It was led by Luis Chanlatte, the NOC Secretary General and Executive Director of the NOC’s Olympic Solidarity programme. Presentations were given, among other things, about the programme’s activities and benefits, the Olympic scholarships for athletes and coaches, and courses for sports leaders.
23 January 2023 - With the support of Olympic Solidarity and the International Judo Federation (IJF), a level I judo instructor course got underway this week at the National Judo House in the Olympic Centre in Santo Domingo. Organised by the IJF Academy, in coordination with the Dominican Judo Federation, the course saw the participation of instructors from Uruguay, the USA, Costa Rica, Panama, Haiti, Chile and the Dominican Republic. More details here. On 15 January, sports leaders, including Dominican NOC President Garibaldy Bautista, and Olympic athletes attended a commemorative mass to mark the 12th anniversary of the death of Roque Napoleón “Polón” Muñoz. Alongside friends and family members, they paid tribute to a man who played an important role in sports administration in the Dominican Republic. He was NOC President from 1974 to 1982 and was elected as an IOC Member in 1983, before becoming an Honorary Member in 2008. More details here.
23 November 2022 - The general assembly of Dominican sports federations approved the financial report from the NOC of the Dominican Republic by a large majority. At a meeting at the NOC headquarters on 14 November, the annual report presented by NOC President Antonio Acosta was also approved, and the delegates present reappointed José Cordero as auditor for the next 12 months. More details here.
14 November 2022 - The NOC of the Dominican Republic and the French Embassy in the country will be offering a broad programme of activities in connection with the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Brigitte Veyne, Embassy Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Action, and NOC President Antonio Acosta recently presented the key aspects of the programme, which will include a walk next March involving athletes from both countries, a joint event for Olympic Day and events to promote culture and sport at national level. More details here. In addition, the NOC marked National Sport Day on 7 November, with NOC President making an appeal for unity among the sports movement. A wreath was laid at the bust of Wiche García Saleta, one of the country’s great sporting figures, at the Olympic Centre. Also in attendance were Vice-Minister for Sport Franklin De La Mota, IOC Member Luis Mejía Oviedo and a number of NOC executives.
07 November 2022 - The NOC of the Dominican Republic hosted the first workshop for the local sporting press, organised by the national sailing federation (Fedovela). The aim was to inform the participants about the various technical aspects of the sport. Fedovela President Félix Payano talked about the history of sailing in the country and shared various athlete stories and experiences. More details here.
02 November 2022 - The NOC of the Dominican Republic and the Dominican Association of Journalists (CDP) will formalise a series of commitments to benefit sport and the association, which groups together communication professionals. The announcement was made during a recent visit to the NOC headquarters by CDP President Aurelio Henríquez and the Head of the Institute for the Safeguarding and Protection of Journalists (IPPP), Olivo de León, who met NOC President Antonio Acosta. More details here.
28 october 2022 - A sports administration course was recently organised for the Dominican Weightlifting, Rugby, Taekwondo and Dance Sport Federations. The course took place at the Albergue Olímpico in Santo Domingo, as part of the Olympic Solidarity programme coordinated by the Dominican Republic NOC. The NOC President, Antonio Acosta, was in attendance and reiterated the importance for the NOC of preparing and training leaders from various federations through the sports administration course. More info here.
14 october 2022 - The President of the Dominican Republic NOC, Antonio Acosta, recently received a prize from the national baseball federation (Fedobe) in recognition of his great contribution to and support for the national sports movement. The award was presented to him by Fedobe President Juan Núñez Nepomuseno, at the opening of the federation’s first technical congress, which aims among other things to discuss the future of baseball in the country. More info here.
04 october 2022 - The NOC of the Dominican Republic has announced that a technical course for wrestling coaches and referees was held from 25 to 30 September for 34 people from across the country. Placed under the auspices of United World Wrestling (UWW), this training was organised by the national wrestling federation at Albergue Olimpico in Santa Domingo. The course was coordinated by the NOC’s Olympic Solidarity programme. More info here.
05 september 2022 - More than 50 young judokas from Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are taking part in an international judo camp being held from 29 August to 6 September at the “Albergue Olímpico” in Santo Domingo. With the support of Panam Sports, the Pan-American Judo Confederation and the Dominican Judo Federation, the aim of the camp is to identify talented young athletes who could take part in the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. More details here on the Dominican Republic NOC’s website.
29 july 2022 - The NOC of the Dominican Republic reports that the national handball federation recently organised its first national beach handball course. This is an important step in the development of this discipline in the country, with the purpose of training coaches and other support staff. The theory part of the course was held at the Albergue Olímpico Centre, with the practical part on the beach handball court on Malecón beach. More details here .
20 June 2022 - The NOC of the Dominican Republic recently unveiled a painting of boxer Pedro Julio Nolasco, the country’s first Olympic medallist. Nolasco won bronze in the under-54kg category at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. The ceremony was led by the NOC President and Secretary General, Antonio Acosta and Gilberto García, in the presence of NOC members, national boxing federation officials and athletes, and the boxer’s widow and granddaughter, Candida Encarnación and Marian Alejandra Pietrera Nolasco. During his career, Nolasco also won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan-American Games in Caracas. He was inducted into the Dominican Republic’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. More details here.
14 June 2022 - For one week, a workshop on “Effective communication and teamwork” organised by the National Institute of Professional Technical Training (INFOTEP) brought together 59 athletes at the headquarters of the NOC of the Dominican Republic and the national volleyball federation. The participants recently received their diplomas at a ceremony held at the NOC headquarters in the presence of NOC President Antonio Acosta and Secretary General Gilberto García and INFOTEP training advisor Aracelis González. This workshop was part of a plan that INFOTEP will offer the national sports movement in various fields. The course brought together athletes from various sports: judo, taekwondo, triathlon, volleyball, fencing and karate. More details here.
7 June 2022 - The Dominican Republic NOC recently hosted a meeting for national federation representatives on preventing doping among the athletes taking part in the upcoming Bolivarian Games in Valledupar (Colombia). On this occasion, Lisste Sánchez, who is in charge of the medical team accompanying the Dominican Republic delegation, re-emphasised the NOC’s zero doping policy. NOC President Antonio Acosta also attended the meeting. More details here.
23 May 2022 - The Women and Sport Commission of the NOC of the Dominican Republic, chaired by Dulce María Piña, recently organised a seminar on gender equality in sport. The participants included IOC Vice-President Nicole Hoevertsz; Panamerican Sports Organisation (Panam Sports) President and IOC Member Neven Ilic; and Panam Sports Women and Sport Commission Chair Alicia Morea. The seminar was organised under the auspices of Olympic Solidarity and coordinated by Panam Sports. More info here. During this seminar, a ceremony was held to present the judo (-57kg category) gold medal from the Lima 2019 Panamerican Games to judoka Ana Rosa. This medal was reallocated to her following the disqualification of Brazil’s Rafaela Silva for doping. More details here.
10 May 2022 - The NOC of the Dominican Republic has expressed its support for the implementation of the Code of Ethics and Conduct that non-profit associations in the country must have. During a meeting at the Ministry for the Economy, Planning and Development, Gilberto García, the NOC Secretary General, underlined the importance of the document, which governs how NGOs should manage the resources they receive from the state. More details here.
11 April 2022 - On 5 April, National Journalists’ Day, the NOC of the Dominican Republic (COD) extended its congratulations to all journalists. In a message, NOC President Antonio Acosta underlined that journalists are important allies for the Olympic Movement. More details here.
04 April 2022 - The Women and Sport Commission of the NOC of the Dominican Republic and the Profamilia association have resumed a project that will see them join forces to improve athletes’ access to advice on sexual and reproductive health. The news was announced by Dulce María Piña, the Chair of the Commission, and José Figueroa and Elkidigna Feliz from Profamilia, at a meeting held at the NOC headquarters. Some of the services being offered by Profamilia, as part of the agreement signed three years ago with the NOC, include general medical and gynecology consultations, pre-natal and post-natal care and family planning. More details here.
18 March 2022 - The NOC of the Dominican Republic and the Santo Domingo Sports Press Association (ACD) are set to sign a series of agreements aimed at strengthening the sports movement, with communications training to be provided on technical matters related to various sports and disciplines. A talk entitled “2024 Olympic cycle: the road and challenges ahead for Olympism in the Dominican Republic” was given by the NOC’s Technical Director, Juan Febles Dalmasí, with numerous members of the ACD in attendance, in the week when the association marked its 93rd anniversary (see photo). Full details here. In addition, the NOC’s training programmes will be enhanced as part of its Olympic Solidarity Programme, with a view to strengthening its pool of qualified leaders in the short to medium term. A workshop-seminar will be held prior to these programmes. More details here. The NOC’s Women and Sport Commission also celebrated International Women’s Day by inviting female athletes from all over the country to work with their male colleagues to help achieve gender balance in sport.
14 January 2022 - The Executive Committee of the Dominican Republic NOC has appointed journalist Neftalí Ruiz (photo) as the NOC’s Director of Public Relations. Ruiz has 22 years of experience in sports journalism and is currently sports editor for CDN Channel 37 and presenter of the Revista Deportiva on CDN Deportes. He has also produced and presented dozens of radio programmes and served as press director for the national golf and football federations. More details here.
11 September 2020 - The Sports Minister of the Dominican Republic, Francisco Camacho, recently visited the NOC headquarters, where he was received by NOC President and IOC Member Luis Mejía Oviedo, and the members of the Management Board. On this occasion, the Minister promised that his ministry would cover the debts of the national sports federations upon receipt of the corresponding financial documentation. More details here.