By general order 71-2024, the Air Force Dominican Republic rose to the rank of First Lieutenant to the Olympic and world champion Marileidy Paulino for his most recent achievement in athletics with which he has raised the name of the country.
The promotion was made at the event “Decoration of the Athletes Olympics Paris 2024” with which the athletes Olympians who are part of the Armed Forces.
At the event, the film was projected on a giant screen. end of the 400 meters women’s event in which Paulino not only finished as the winner but also set a new Olympic record by stopping the clock at 48 seconds and 15 hundredths.
The highest authorities of the Air Force They proceeded to the imposition of military insignia and Paulino headed the list of athletesin his case it was promoted to first lieutenant, and the others athletes promotedwere announced in the following order: Junior Alcántara Reyes (second lieutenant), Private Cristian Javier Pinales (second lieutenant), Anabel Medina Ventura (sergeant major), Audrys Nin Reyes (sergeant major), Alexander Ogando Bautista (sergeant major), Rorbert Gil Demorizy (Sergeant), Franchina MartÃnez Caraballo (sergeant) and José Arnardo González Soto (sergeant).
In last septemberPaulino had been promoted a Second Lieutenant and was awarded the “Pan American Flight Medal” for her merits in international and national sport.