The Women´s National Team of the Dominican Republic arrived back in his homeland and was received by the local sports authorities with a dedication of a plaque located in the front yard of the Volleyball Palace at Centro Olimpico Juan Pablo Duarte.

The plaque has all the names of the players and coaches of the squad, the first ever team of the Dominican Republic that qualified for the Olympic Games.

Luis Mejia, President of the Dominican Olympic Committee, Gerardo Suero, Under Secretary of Sports, Alexis Garcia, President of the Dominican Volleyball Federation, and Cristobal Marte, President of NORCECA and Vice President of the Dominican Federation, took the opportunity to pronounce words praising the feat.

During the Olympics in Athens, the Dominican Republic defeated USA Team, ranked first in the World, and the match was nationally televised.

The members of the Olympic Team were: Milagros Cabral, Yudelkis Bautista, Kenia Moreta, Juana Gonzalez, Annerys Vargas, Cosiris Rodriguez, Evelyn Carrera, Rosa Caso, Prisilla Rivera, Sofia Mercedes, Juana Savinon and Francia Jackson. The technical group was composed by coach Jorge Garbey, Hector Romero and Wilson Sanchez, assistant coaches, Eddy Lapaix, therapist and Victor Figueroa, medicine doctor.