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The mens handball team Dinamo Bucharest was defeated, on Wednesday, away from home, by the German team Flensburg-Handewitt with the score 37-30. The match counted for Group B of the Champions League. Following this result, the Romanian team fell on the last place in the group, with only 4 points from 7 games. Also on Wednesday, the Ukrainian team Motor Zaporoje defeated the Hungarian team Veszprem 29-27. Next Thursday, Dinamo will play the return match with Flensburg-Handewitt, in Bucharest.

In Group G of the Champions League in mens basketball, U-BT Cluj-Napoca obtained on Wednesday, on home turf, a dramatic victory against the Israeli team Hapoel Holon, with the score of 106-101, after two rounds of extra time. The best player of the hosts was the American Brandon Brown, with 20 points, a recovery and eight decisive passes. In the same group, on Tuesday, the Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi defeated the Turkish team Daruşşafaka Istanbul 82-73. Top of the ranking is U-BT Cluj-Napoca, with 7 points from 4 games, followed by Hapoel, with 5 points from 3 games, Happy Casa Brindisi, also with 5 points, but from 4 games, and Daruşşafaka, with 4 points from 3 games. The outstanding games between Daruşşafaka – Hapoel Holon will take place on December 7. U-BT Cluj-Napoca will play the next match on December 15, at home, with Happy Casa Brindisi. The winners of the groups qualify directly in the second phase of the groups, in which 16 teams will play. The teams on the 2nd and 3rd positions will play tiebreakers to be split and move on to the next phase.

We continue with mens basketball. CSM CSU Oradea qualified to the second phase of the groups of the FIBA Europe Cup competition. The Romanian team defeated on Wednesday, at home, after extra time, the Hungarian team Szolnoki Olajbányász, with the score 78-70, in their last game in Group H. In the final ranking of the group, Legia Warsaw ranked first, with 12 points, followed by CSM CSU Oradea, with 9, FC Porto, with 8 and Szolnoki Olajbányász, with 7 points. In the next phase, Oradea will play in Group K, together with Trefl Sopot, from Poland, Sporting Lisbon, and Parma Basket, from Russia, or Benfica Lisbon.

Now volleyball. The Romanian mens volleyball champion, Arcada Galaţi, qualified for the 16th finals of the CEV Cup. Although it was defeated away from home by the Czech team Lvi Prague, with the score 3-2, in the second leg of the preliminary round of the competition, the team coached by Sergiu Stancu goes further thanks to the 3-1 win in the first round. In the 16th finals, Arcada Galati will be up against the French team Chaumont, the first game being scheduled in France. (LS)

18 November 2021
Sports Flash

The mens handball team Dinamo Bucharest was defeated, on Wednesday, away from home, by the German team Flensburg-Handewitt with the score 37-30. The match counted for Group B of the Champions League. Following this result, the Romanian team fell on the last place in the group, with only 4 points from 7 games. Also on Wednesday, the Ukrainian team Motor Zaporoje defeated the Hungarian team Veszprem 29-27. Next Thursday, Dinamo will play the return match with Flensburg-Handewitt, in Bucharest.

In Group G of the Champions League in mens basketball, U-BT Cluj-Napoca obtained on Wednesday, on home turf, a dramatic victory against the Israeli team Hapoel Holon, with the score of 106-101, after two rounds of extra time. The best player of the hosts was the American Brandon Brown, with 20 points, a recovery and eight decisive passes. In the same group, on Tuesday, the Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi defeated the Turkish team Daruşşafaka Istanbul 82-73. Top of the ranking is U-BT Cluj-Napoca, with 7 points from 4 games, followed by Hapoel, with 5 points from 3 games, Happy Casa Brindisi, also with 5 points, but from 4 games, and Daruşşafaka, with 4 points from 3 games. The outstanding games between Daruşşafaka – Hapoel Holon will take place on December 7. U-BT Cluj-Napoca will play the next match on December 15, at home, with Happy Casa Brindisi. The winners of the groups qualify directly in the second phase of the groups, in which 16 teams will play. The teams on the 2nd and 3rd positions will play tiebreakers to be split and move on to the next phase.

We continue with mens basketball. CSM CSU Oradea qualified to the second phase of the groups of the FIBA Europe Cup competition. The Romanian team defeated on Wednesday, at home, after extra time, the Hungarian team Szolnoki Olajbányász, with the score 78-70, in their last game in Group H. In the final ranking of the group, Legia Warsaw ranked first, with 12 points, followed by CSM CSU Oradea, with 9, FC Porto, with 8 and Szolnoki Olajbányász, with 7 points. In the next phase, Oradea will play in Group K, together with Trefl Sopot, from Poland, Sporting Lisbon, and Parma Basket, from Russia, or Benfica Lisbon.

Now volleyball. The Romanian mens volleyball champion, Arcada Galaţi, qualified for the 16th finals of the CEV Cup. Although it was defeated away from home by the Czech team Lvi Prague, with the score 3-2, in the second leg of the preliminary round of the competition, the team coached by Sergiu Stancu goes further thanks to the 3-1 win in the first round. In the 16th finals, Arcada Galati will be up against the French team Chaumont, the first game being scheduled in France. (LS)

18 November 2021
Sports Flash

The mens handball team Dinamo Bucharest was defeated, on Wednesday, away from home, by the German team Flensburg-Handewitt with the score 37-30. The match counted for Group B of the Champions League. Following this result, the Romanian team fell on the last place in the group, with only 4 points from 7 games. Also on Wednesday, the Ukrainian team Motor Zaporoje defeated the Hungarian team Veszprem 29-27. Next Thursday, Dinamo will play the return match with Flensburg-Handewitt, in Bucharest.

In Group G of the Champions League in mens basketball, U-BT Cluj-Napoca obtained on Wednesday, on home turf, a dramatic victory against the Israeli team Hapoel Holon, with the score of 106-101, after two rounds of extra time. The best player of the hosts was the American Brandon Brown, with 20 points, a recovery and eight decisive passes. In the same group, on Tuesday, the Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi defeated the Turkish team Daruşşafaka Istanbul 82-73. Top of the ranking is U-BT Cluj-Napoca, with 7 points from 4 games, followed by Hapoel, with 5 points from 3 games, Happy Casa Brindisi, also with 5 points, but from 4 games, and Daruşşafaka, with 4 points from 3 games. The outstanding games between Daruşşafaka – Hapoel Holon will take place on December 7. U-BT Cluj-Napoca will play the next match on December 15, at home, with Happy Casa Brindisi. The winners of the groups qualify directly in the second phase of the groups, in which 16 teams will play. The teams on the 2nd and 3rd positions will play tiebreakers to be split and move on to the next phase.

We continue with mens basketball. CSM CSU Oradea qualified to the second phase of the groups of the FIBA Europe Cup competition. The Romanian team defeated on Wednesday, at home, after extra time, the Hungarian team Szolnoki Olajbányász, with the score 78-70, in their last game in Group H. In the final ranking of the group, Legia Warsaw ranked first, with 12 points, followed by CSM CSU Oradea, with 9, FC Porto, with 8 and Szolnoki Olajbányász, with 7 points. In the next phase, Oradea will play in Group K, together with Trefl Sopot, from Poland, Sporting Lisbon, and Parma Basket, from Russia, or Benfica Lisbon.

Now volleyball. The Romanian mens volleyball champion, Arcada Galaţi, qualified for the 16th finals of the CEV Cup. Although it was defeated away from home by the Czech team Lvi Prague, with the score 3-2, in the second leg of the preliminary round of the competition, the team coached by Sergiu Stancu goes further thanks to the 3-1 win in the first round. In the 16th finals, Arcada Galati will be up against the French team Chaumont, the first game being scheduled in France. (LS)

18 November 2021
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Romanian basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca has
succeeded an auspicious debut in the Champions League’s group stage. This past
Tuesday, U-BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed a 66-60 win against Turkish opponents Darüşşafaka
Basketbol, in a Group G fixture. The Romanians had an unassuming start for the
game, so much so that on minute 15 the scoreboard indicated a 21-14 advantage
for the Turkish team. However, head-coach Mihai Silvasan’s trainees came from
behind and eventually secured a laid-back win. U-BT Cluj Napoca’s American basketball
players, Elijah Stewart and Patrick Richard, were U-BT Cluj Napoca’s top scorers.
Stewart succeeded 18 points and 6 recoveries, while
Richard succeeded 17 points and 2 recoveries. Another American was the Turkish
team’s best basketball player, Nathan Boothe, with 14 points and 5 recoveries
on his record sheet. Group G also includes Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi and Israeli squad Hapoel U-net Holon. On October 18, U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s will
next play Italy’s Happy Casa Brindisi, away from home.

In the domestic championship, in a second-round game,
on Tuesday CSO Voluntari outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 84-81, after extra time. Ten
seconds from time, CSO Voluntari’s Swedish player Carl Viktor Gadeffors managed
a successful free throw, failed in his second throw, but Andrei Calenic
recovered the ball and succeeded to level the score. It was only in extra time
that CSO Voluntari managed to have the upper hand, when, two seconds from time,
Dinamo’s Andrei Mandache wasted the opportunity to score from a three-point
throw. The game against Dinamo was CSO Voluntary’s debut fixture in the
domestic championship, since their first-round game against SCM Timişoara was
postponed. In another fixture, CSM CSU Oradea trounced Municipal Târgu Jiu, 89 to
70. After two regular rounds in the domestic championship, CSM CSU Oradea managed
to have four points on their record sheet.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

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6 October 2021
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Romanian basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca has
succeeded an auspicious debut in the Champions League’s group stage. This past
Tuesday, U-BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed a 66-60 win against Turkish opponents Darüşşafaka
Basketbol, in a Group G fixture. The Romanians had an unassuming start for the
game, so much so that on minute 15 the scoreboard indicated a 21-14 advantage
for the Turkish team. However, head-coach Mihai Silvasan’s trainees came from
behind and eventually secured a laid-back win. U-BT Cluj Napoca’s American basketball
players, Elijah Stewart and Patrick Richard, were U-BT Cluj Napoca’s top scorers.
Stewart succeeded 18 points and 6 recoveries, while
Richard succeeded 17 points and 2 recoveries. Another American was the Turkish
team’s best basketball player, Nathan Boothe, with 14 points and 5 recoveries
on his record sheet. Group G also includes Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi and Israeli squad Hapoel U-net Holon. On October 18, U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s will
next play Italy’s Happy Casa Brindisi, away from home.

In the domestic championship, in a second-round game,
on Tuesday CSO Voluntari outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 84-81, after extra time. Ten
seconds from time, CSO Voluntari’s Swedish player Carl Viktor Gadeffors managed
a successful free throw, failed in his second throw, but Andrei Calenic
recovered the ball and succeeded to level the score. It was only in extra time
that CSO Voluntari managed to have the upper hand, when, two seconds from time,
Dinamo’s Andrei Mandache wasted the opportunity to score from a three-point
throw. The game against Dinamo was CSO Voluntary’s debut fixture in the
domestic championship, since their first-round game against SCM Timişoara was
postponed. In another fixture, CSM CSU Oradea trounced Municipal Târgu Jiu, 89 to
70. After two regular rounds in the domestic championship, CSM CSU Oradea managed
to have four points on their record sheet.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

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6 October 2021
Art for basketball

There has always been a connection between arts and sports, and many artists have been interested in sports as a source of inspiration. Recently, the city of Brasov in central Romania has hosted the installation – exhibition titled “Fan”, which brings into the limelight female personalities in todays basketball.

Flavia Dobrescu, an Experience Designer and author of the exhibition, told us more:

“Our exhibition, titled Fan, like in sports fan, is an interactive installation about womens basketball in Romania. In other words, we wanted to show people what we can do as fans to support women involved in this field in Romania. Therefore, we did some research, which resulted in this project. Weve talked to women who play basketball or are involved in this world, and we have asked them to recall a moment when they felt encouraged by the people around them. We gathered their answers and presented them in this installation. The interactive part consists in the way in which this exhibition involves the viewer. We ask them to throw the ball into the basket. Weve built a smart basket which, when somebody scores, gives and answer and displays an image, with information about Romanian women basketball players.”

Flavia Dobrescu also told us how the idea of the project came to life:

” Part of the background of this project is the fact that I myself try to play basketball, as an amateur, and its quite difficult. Its hard to be accepted in this world of men so I said I should do something about it. After that, the development of the project was like a game played by an entire team, because it has so many components. It has the creative part, the research, the robotics part, where my colleagues from Creation Motion helped a lot. As regards the research, I also got lots of support from female basketball players in Romania, who accepted to participate. So, again, it was all about collaboration, about bringing people together and about the support we can give each other, after all”.

So, on the last summer weekend, the installation – exhibition lobbied for several women in Romanian basketball. Here is Flavia Dobrescu again :

” So far weve included 10 women from Romanian basketball, some of them from the national and Olympic teams, as well as trainers and managers. We tried to cover a wide range, to show that there are many faces to this world. We have both junior and senior players, personalities that we want to present to the public.”

We asked our interlocutor to tell us one of the stories she learnt from the women she interviewed as part of the project.

” I will tell you a story I heard from Alina Podar, from Olimpia Brasov. She told us how, one time, when her team had been defeated and the players were pretty down, a boy came down to the basketball court and handed her a pair of tiny basketball boots and a marker and asked her to sign them, because, to him, she was the best player ever.”.

The first visitors to the exhibition were those in Brasov, but the project authors would like to turn it into a travelling exhibition, and thus reach as many places across the country as possible

” For now, we presented it as part of the AMURAL festival in Brasov, in late August. The festival has ended, but we would like to carry this project on, to present it in other places as well. We want to take it away from the world of sports and to reach people that maybe have never had contact with this world. We are now looking for solutions. I must say that women have never been encouraged to play this sport, not even as amateur players. And this starts in school, because in class, the boys play basketball or football, and the girls are watching. Ive seen that myself, many times. On several occasions, when weve got to such classes, weve encouraged them, weve played with them, but these ideas should be assimilated at institutional level”.

Visual arts festivals change our perception of various activities carried out in cities, and so creative industries are stimulated to find new forms of expression that we can benefit from beyond the moments that generated them. (MI)

21 September 2021
Sports Weekend

The
International Weightlifting Federation issued a one-year suspension against the
Romanian Weightlifting Federation as a consequence of anti-doping violations. As
a result, Romanian weightlifters will not be able to compete in the Tokyo
Olympics. The International Weightlifting Federation writes in a statement that the case against the
Romanian federation is grounded on five violations of the anti-doping rules
committed in 2012 by five different athletes, with anabolic steroids being
detected in the athletes’ samples. Four violations were from the four athletes
representing Romania at the London Olympic Games in 2012, namely Florin Croitoru, Gabriel Sîncrăian, Răzvan
Martin and Roxana Cocoş. The findings were reported in 2019 as part of the re-analysis
programme carried out by the International Olympic Committee. The ban can be
appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The International Weightlifting
Federation has already suspended three other national federations, namely of
Thailand, Egypt and Malaysia.

In the fourth match of the men’s basketball National League final, CSM CSU Oradea on Thursday defeated U-BT
Cluj-Napoca 64-60, with the two sides now being on equal points in the general
classification. Oradea had won a second home match on 15th June,
75-71, while Cluj-Napoca had won the first two matches of the final at home, 73-62
and 103-80. The final is played in the best-of-five format, with the decisive
match to be held on Sunday in Cluj.

Four of the
seven Romanian athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games will be
competing in the European Team Athletics Championships 1st League hosted by Cluj Napoca on
Saturday and Sunday. They are Florentina Iuşco in the long jump, Daniela Stanciu in the high jump, Alin
Firfirică in the discus throw and Rareş Andrei Toader in the shot put. The competition
held in Cluj Napoca takes place ten days before the list of athletes qualified
for the Olympics is finalised, namely 29th June. (CM)

18 June 2021
Sports Weekend

The
International Weightlifting Federation issued a one-year suspension against the
Romanian Weightlifting Federation as a consequence of anti-doping violations. As
a result, Romanian weightlifters will not be able to compete in the Tokyo
Olympics. The International Weightlifting Federation writes in a statement that the case against the
Romanian federation is grounded on five violations of the anti-doping rules
committed in 2012 by five different athletes, with anabolic steroids being
detected in the athletes’ samples. Four violations were from the four athletes
representing Romania at the London Olympic Games in 2012, namely Florin Croitoru, Gabriel Sîncrăian, Răzvan
Martin and Roxana Cocoş. The findings were reported in 2019 as part of the re-analysis
programme carried out by the International Olympic Committee. The ban can be
appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The International Weightlifting
Federation has already suspended three other national federations, namely of
Thailand, Egypt and Malaysia.

In the fourth match of the men’s basketball National League final, CSM CSU Oradea on Thursday defeated U-BT
Cluj-Napoca 64-60, with the two sides now being on equal points in the general
classification. Oradea had won a second home match on 15th June,
75-71, while Cluj-Napoca had won the first two matches of the final at home, 73-62
and 103-80. The final is played in the best-of-five format, with the decisive
match to be held on Sunday in Cluj.

Four of the
seven Romanian athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games will be
competing in the European Team Athletics Championships 1st League hosted by Cluj Napoca on
Saturday and Sunday. They are Florentina Iuşco in the long jump, Daniela Stanciu in the high jump, Alin
Firfirică in the discus throw and Rareş Andrei Toader in the shot put. The competition
held in Cluj Napoca takes place ten days before the list of athletes qualified
for the Olympics is finalised, namely 29th June. (CM)

18 June 2021
November 30, 2020

Covid- 19 Ro – The slight drop in the spread rate of the new coronavirus reported in the past week in Romania is one of the first effects of recent measures taken by the authorities, says President Klaus Iohannis. He urged the population to continue to strictly observe the health protection rules while waiting for the anti-Covid-19 vaccine to arrive. President Iohannis announced that the first immunization phase will include the medical staff and the vulnerable people while the mass immunization will most probably take place in spring. 5,554 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the past 24 hours in Romania the Strategic Communication Group announced on Sunday. The total number of cases has exceeded 470 thousand since the onset of the pandemic and about 70% of the patients have recovered. 148 people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 11,193. Romania reports a record number of Covid-19 patients in ICUs, 1,250. Bucharest has the highest number of new Covid-19 cases reported daily.

Saint Andrew — Christians from around the world, including from Romania, celebrate on November 30 the Saint Apostle Andrew. Considered the patron saint of Romania, the apostle of Jesus Christ preached the Christian faith to and baptized the inhabitants of Dobrogea (southeast). Saint Andrew died a martyr in the town of Patras, Greece, crucified on an X-shaped cross. The Romanian PM Ludovic Orban congratulated all those bearing the name of Saint Andrew adding that, in the context of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Saint Andrew can be celebrated with the same faith also at home. As many as 700 thousand Romanians are named Andrei — the Romanian for Andrew.

Weather – Bucharest and another 7 counties in south and southeastern Romania are under a code yellow alert for snowfalls until tonight. In the rest of the territory, rainfalls will be reported in isolated areas and snowfalls in the mountains. Glazed frost may occur locally. The noon reading in Bucharest was 2 degrees C, with the highs ranging from 0 to 5 degrees C. The weather in Romania will be very cold early next week, especially during the night and in the morning.

National Day — Due to the new coronavirus pandemic, on December 1, Romania’s National Day a small ceremony will be organized, which will be attended by physicians, medical staff and foreign ambassadors. Small ceremonies attended only by the local authorities will also be held in other big cities of Romania. The Romanian Foreign Ministry celebrates Romania’s National day this year through a digital diplomacy project, and also through its diplomatic missions and consular offices. The project is a virtual dialogue and meeting space devoted to Romania’s friends and partners, to the Romanian communities and citizens from abroad and it has a novel form adapted to the global health situation. The National Day of Romania will be celebrated by the Romanian Cultural Institute through a series of online events aimed at promoting the Romanian culture and civilization. On Romania’s National Day Niagara Falls will be lit up in the colors of the Romanian flag between 9:45 p.m. and 10.00 p.m. local time thanks to an initiative of the Romania Embassy in Ottawa and to the show “Us Romanians” produced by Raul Dudnicşi from Arad and broadcast all over Canada through the OMNI channel. According to the Romanian Television Corporation, the moment can be watched online at www.cliftonhill.com.

Basketball – Romania’s men’s basketball team takes on today, away from home, in Valecnia, the world champions Spain in Group A of the preliminaries of the European Championship- FIFA EuroBasket 2022. On Saturday the Romanian team was defeated by the Polish team 91-61. Group A also includes Israel. After 3 stages, Romania is on the last position in the group. The last matches in the group will be played next year, in February. The first three teams in each group will qualify to the final tournament. (tr. L. Simion)

30 November 2020
Nachrichten 29.11.2020

In Rumänien liegen 1250 Personen mit COVID-19 auf den Intensivstationen der Krankenhäuser, ein neuer Negativrekord. Seit Beginn der Pandemie wurden landesweit mehr als 11.000 Todesfälle verzeichnet; der letzte Lagebericht meldet 148 Corona-Tote. Am Sonntag meldeten die Behörden über 5.500 Neuansteckungen nach nur 16.000 Tests. Die Hauptstadt Bukarest ist nach wie vor die am stärksten von dieser zweiten Pandemiewelle betroffene Stadt. Viele Städte wurden bereits unter Quarantäne gestellt.

Vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Pandemie hat Rumänien beschlossen, auf die traditionelle Militärparade anlässlich des Nationalfeiertags am 1. Dezember auf dem Platz des Triumphbogens zu verzichten. In diesem Jahr wird es nur eine begrenzte Zeremonie geben, zu der Vertreter des Gesundheitspersonals und Botschafter eingeladen werden. Darüber hinaus werden auch in den grö‎ßeren Städten des Landes mehrere Zeremonien mit reduzierter Teilnehmerzahl organisiert. Anlässlich des rumänischen Nationalfeiertags hat das rumänische Au‎ßenministerium ein Projekt zur digitalen Diplomatie ins Leben gerufen. Dies ist ein virtueller Begegnungs- und Dialograum für die Freunde und Partner Rumäniens sowie die rumänischen Gemeinden im Ausland. Konkret wird bis zum 1. Dezember eine eigens eingerichtete Rubrik auf der Website des Ministeriums www.mae.ro der Öffentlichkeit Zugang zu rumänischer Kunst, klassischer und zeitgenössischer Musik, Theateraufführungen, bildender Kunst und einer Reihe unveröffentlichter Dokumente aus den diplomatischen Archiven bieten. Dieser virtuelle Raum wird auch einen aktuellen Überblick über die von den rumänischen diplomatischen Vertretungen und Konsulaten online durchgeführten Veranstaltungen bieten.

Der rumänische Präsident hat die Ortschaft Jupa im Kreis Caras Severin besucht, um bei der Fertigstellung der ersten Bauphase der Gaspipeline BRUA anwesend zu sein. Nach Ansicht von Klaus Iohannis wird die Erschlie‎ßung neuer Quellen der Erdgasversorgung die Nachfrage auf dem heimischen Markt besser decken und gleichzeitig ein hohes Ma‎ß an Planbarkeit und Versorgungssicherheit für die lokalen Verbraucher bieten. Das BRUA-Projekt schlägt die Verbindung der Gasnetze Bulgariens, Rumäniens, Ungarns und Österreichs mit dem südlichen Korridor vor, auf dem aserbaidschanisches Gas transportiert werden soll. Das rumänische Unternehmen Transgaz hat für nächste Woche eine erste Gaslieferung über BRUA zwischen Rumänien und Ungarn angekündigt.

Das rumänische Damenhandballteam bereitet sich auf die Teilnahme an der Europameisterschaft vor, die vom 3. bis 20. Dezember in Dänemark stattfinden wird. Die Handballdamen spielen in der Gruppe D des Finalturniers mit Norwegen, Deutschland und Polen. Am 3. Dezember trifft Rumänien in Kolding auf Deutschland und zwei Tage später auf die polnische Nationalmannschaft, bevor es am 7. Dezember gegen Norwegen, einen der Turnierfavoriten, geht. Dänemark organisiert die Handball-Meisterschaft der Frauen im Alleingang, nachdem sich Norwegen wegen gesundheitlicher Einschränkungen zurückgezogen hatte.

Die rumänische Basketballmannschaft der Männer trifft am Montag in Valencia in der Qualifikationsauslosung für die Basketball-Europameisterschaft 2022 auf Spanien. Am Samstag verlor Rumänien gegen Polen. In der Gruppe A spielen Rumänien, Spanien, Polen und Israel. Nach drei Spielen liegen die rumänischen Basketballer immer noch auf dem letzten Platz. Die drei bestplatzierten Mannschaften qualifizieren sich für das Finalturnier.

29 November 2020
Sportevents: u.a. Basketball-Meisterschaft fällt ganz aus

Die Schlagzeile der letzten Woche war die endgültige Unterbrechung der nationalen Basketballmeisterschaften. Laut der Nachrichtenagentur Agerpres beschloss der Lenkungsausschuss des rumänischen Basketballverbandes offiziell die Annullierung der nationalen Meisterschaften, wobei kein Team den Titel erhalten und die Rangliste vom 8. März 2020 beibehalten wurde.

Nach dem letzten Spiel der Nationalliga der Männer am 9. März 2020 lag die Universitatea-BT Klausenburg an der Spitze der Tabelle, gefolgt vom CSM CSU Großwardein. Beide Mannschaften haben mit 33 Punkten die gleiche Punktzahl. In der Frauenliga lag Titelverteidiger Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe mit 27 Punkten an der Spitze der Tabelle, gefolgt vom Vizemeister CSM Sathmar mit 24 Punkten. Darüber hinaus empfahl der Vorstand des rumänischen Basketballverbandes den Vereinen, über die einvernehmliche Auflösung aller mit den aktiven Spielern geschlossenen Verträge zu verhandeln, um weitere finanzielle Streitigkeiten zu vermeiden.

Und noch eine Meldung vom Basketball: die französische Zeitung L’Equipe hat der in Rumänien geborenen Spielerin Sabrina Ionescu einen Artikel gewidmet. Ab dieser Saison wird Sabrina von New York Liberty, einem Team aus der WNBA-Profi-Basketball-Liga, verpflichtet. Sabrina Ionescu wurde in Kalifornien geboren, in einer Familie rumänischer Migranten. Sie spielte bislang für das US-Universitäts-Meisterschaftsteam Oregon Ducks, mit sensationellen Ergebnissen. Sabrina Ionescu war die erste Universitätsmeisterschaftsspielerin, die 2.000 Punkte, 1.000 Rebounds und 1.000 Assists gesammelt hat.

Nun zu den Nachrichten aus dem Handball der Herren: Rumäniens Titelverteidiger Dinamo Bukarest hat bekannt gegeben, dass der Klub den 36-jährigen Nationalspieler Valentin Ghionea verpflichtet hat. Der Profi war vor zwei Jahren zu Sporting Lissabon nach Portugal gewechselt. Ghionea ist der rumänische Handballer mit den meisten Auftritten und den meisten erzielten Toren in der Geschichte der Champions League. Er war während insgesamt 13 Saisons in dem Spitzenwettbewerb aktiv, für die Vereine Dinamo Bukarest, Pick Szeged, HCM Constanţa, Wisla Plock und Sporting Lissabon. Insgesamt erzielte Valentin Ghionea dabei 444 Tore.

Die kanadische Tennisspielerin Bianca Andreescu wird an einem Mannschaftswettbewerb in der US-Stadt Charleston im Bundesstaat South Carolina teilnehmen. Der Wettkampf, der am 23. Juni beginnen soll, wird angesichts der COVID-19-Pandemie hinter verschlossenen Türen ausgetragen, berichtet die internationale Presse. Die in Rumänien geborene kanadische Tennisspielerin wird an der Seite von 15 weiteren Spielerinnen antreten, von denen die meisten aus den USA stammen.

25 May 2020
Sports roundup

The headline-hitting piece of news last week was the interruption of
the national basketball championships. According to Agerpres news agency, the
Romanian Basketball Federation’s steering committee officially decided the cancellation of the domestic championship, with no team being granted the title and
maintaining the rankings that were in place on March 8, 2020.

After the last fixture in the National’ men’s League,
held on March 9, 2020, U-BT Cluj Napoca was at the top of the table, followed
by CSM CSU Oradea. Both teams have the same number of points, 33. In the Women’s
League, holders Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe were at the top of the table with 27 points,
followed by vice-champion team CSM Satu Mare, with 24 points. Also, the
Romanian Basketball Federation’s managing board recommended that clubs should
negotiate the amicable termination of all the contracts concluded with the
participants in the competition activity, in a bid to avoid further financial litigation.

Also in basketball, we should note that the French newspaper
L’Equipe dedicated an article to Romanian-born player Sabrina Ionescu. As of
this season, Sabrina will be signed up by New York Liberty, a team in the WNBA
Professional Basketball League. Sabrina Ionescu was born in California, into a
family of Romanian migrants. She played in the US university championship team
Oregon Ducks, with sensational results. Sabrina Ionescu became the first university
championship player to have accumulated 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000
assists.

In news from men’s handball, Romania’s title holders Dinamo
Bucureşti has made public the fact that the club has transferred 36-year old
international player Valentin Ghionea, a helf-handed basketball player who is
fresh from a two-year stint with Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon. In the history of
the Champions League, Ghionea boasts the greatest number of caps, as well as
the greatest number of goals scored. For no less than 13 competition seasons,
among the top-flight teams Ghionea was signed up by, there are Dinamo Bucharest,
Pick Szeged, HCM Constanţa, Wisla Plock and Sporting Lisbon. All told, Valentin
Ghionea scored 444 goals.

Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu will take part in
a teams’ competition, in the US town of Charleston, in South Carolina. Scheduled
to kick off on June 23, the competition will be held behind closed doors, given
the COVID-19 pandemic, the international press writes. The Romanian-born
Canadian tennis player will be joined by 15 other players, most of whom are
Americans.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

25 May 2020
Sports roundup

The headline-hitting piece of news last week was the interruption of
the national basketball championships. According to Agerpres news agency, the
Romanian Basketball Federation’s steering committee officially decided the cancellation of the domestic championship, with no team being granted the title and
maintaining the rankings that were in place on March 8, 2020.

After the last fixture in the National’ men’s League,
held on March 9, 2020, U-BT Cluj Napoca was at the top of the table, followed
by CSM CSU Oradea. Both teams have the same number of points, 33. In the Women’s
League, holders Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe were at the top of the table with 27 points,
followed by vice-champion team CSM Satu Mare, with 24 points. Also, the
Romanian Basketball Federation’s managing board recommended that clubs should
negotiate the amicable termination of all the contracts concluded with the
participants in the competition activity, in a bid to avoid further financial litigation.

Also in basketball, we should note that the French newspaper
L’Equipe dedicated an article to Romanian-born player Sabrina Ionescu. As of
this season, Sabrina will be signed up by New York Liberty, a team in the WNBA
Professional Basketball League. Sabrina Ionescu was born in California, into a
family of Romanian migrants. She played in the US university championship team
Oregon Ducks, with sensational results. Sabrina Ionescu became the first university
championship player to have accumulated 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000
assists.

In news from men’s handball, Romania’s title holders Dinamo
Bucureşti has made public the fact that the club has transferred 36-year old
international player Valentin Ghionea, a helf-handed basketball player who is
fresh from a two-year stint with Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon. In the history of
the Champions League, Ghionea boasts the greatest number of caps, as well as
the greatest number of goals scored. For no less than 13 competition seasons,
among the top-flight teams Ghionea was signed up by, there are Dinamo Bucharest,
Pick Szeged, HCM Constanţa, Wisla Plock and Sporting Lisbon. All told, Valentin
Ghionea scored 444 goals.

Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu will take part in
a teams’ competition, in the US town of Charleston, in South Carolina. Scheduled
to kick off on June 23, the competition will be held behind closed doors, given
the COVID-19 pandemic, the international press writes. The Romanian-born
Canadian tennis player will be joined by 15 other players, most of whom are
Americans.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

25 May 2020
Sports roundup

We begin with
rowing. Romania won six medals at the European Rowing Championships that came
to an end on Sunday in the Swiss city of Lucerne. Of these six medals, one was
gold, four silver and one bronze. The gold medal was awarded to Romania’s women’s
eight, made up of Cristina-Georgiana Popescu, Amalia Beres, Madalina-Gabriela
Casu, Roxana Parascanu, Beatrice-Madalina Parfenie, Iuliana Popa, Maria-Magdalena
Rusu, Roxana-Iuliana Anghel and Daniela Druncea as cox. They thus successfully
defended their continental title. The silver went to the men’s pair, formed by
the world vice-champions Ciprian Tudosa and Marius Cozmiuc, who ranked third
last year, and the women’s pair, formed by Adriana Ailincai and Maria
Tivodariu, the 2017 world junior champions. Two other silver medals were
awarded to the women’s four – made up of Ioana Vranceanu, Viviana Bejinariu,
Madalina Beres and Denisa Tilvescu – and the women’s double sculls formed by Ancuta
Nicoleta Bondar and Simona Radis. In the men’s double sculls, last year’s
European vice-champions Marian Florin Enache and Ionut Prundeanu ranked third,
winning the bronze medal. Romania thus ranked fourth in the overall medal
standing, behind Germany, Holland and Italy.

Moving on to
handball, Angola won the Carpati Trophy in women’s handball. The competition,
which is now in its 51st year, took place in the Romanian city of
Braila. In the final match, Angola drew 21-all with Romania’s first team, but
ranked first in the general standing thanks to a better goal average. Japan
ranked third and Romania’s second team fourth.

We continue with
news from basketball. In the third match of the Romanian men’s National League
final, CSU Sibiu defeated the defending champions CSM CSU Oradea 71-64 away.
Sibiu won their first victory in the final after losing both of their home
matches. The final’s fourth match will be held on Tuesday in Oradea. The final
uses the best-of-five format.

We end with
football. The 2018-2019 first league championship has come to an end. On Friday
in the final Group 2 leg, FC Botosani defeated Poli Iasi 2-nil away, while
Dinamo Bucharest and FC Voluntari drew nil-all in Bucharest. On Sunday, FC
Hermannstadt defeated Dunarea Calarasi 2-1 at home, and Gaz Metan Medias
defeated Concordia Chiajna 3-1 in Medias. Concordia Chiajna and Dunarea
Calarasi will relegate, while FC Hermannstadt will go into play-offs with
Universitatea Cluj, the side ranking third in the second league. Chindia
Targoviste and Academica Clinceni have promoted to the first league. CFR Cluj
are the Romanian champions.

3 June 2019
Sports roundup

We begin with
rowing. Romania won six medals at the European Rowing Championships that came
to an end on Sunday in the Swiss city of Lucerne. Of these six medals, one was
gold, four silver and one bronze. The gold medal was awarded to Romania’s women’s
eight, made up of Cristina-Georgiana Popescu, Amalia Beres, Madalina-Gabriela
Casu, Roxana Parascanu, Beatrice-Madalina Parfenie, Iuliana Popa, Maria-Magdalena
Rusu, Roxana-Iuliana Anghel and Daniela Druncea as cox. They thus successfully
defended their continental title. The silver went to the men’s pair, formed by
the world vice-champions Ciprian Tudosa and Marius Cozmiuc, who ranked third
last year, and the women’s pair, formed by Adriana Ailincai and Maria
Tivodariu, the 2017 world junior champions. Two other silver medals were
awarded to the women’s four – made up of Ioana Vranceanu, Viviana Bejinariu,
Madalina Beres and Denisa Tilvescu – and the women’s double sculls formed by Ancuta
Nicoleta Bondar and Simona Radis. In the men’s double sculls, last year’s
European vice-champions Marian Florin Enache and Ionut Prundeanu ranked third,
winning the bronze medal. Romania thus ranked fourth in the overall medal
standing, behind Germany, Holland and Italy.

Moving on to
handball, Angola won the Carpati Trophy in women’s handball. The competition,
which is now in its 51st year, took place in the Romanian city of
Braila. In the final match, Angola drew 21-all with Romania’s first team, but
ranked first in the general standing thanks to a better goal average. Japan
ranked third and Romania’s second team fourth.

We continue with
news from basketball. In the third match of the Romanian men’s National League
final, CSU Sibiu defeated the defending champions CSM CSU Oradea 71-64 away.
Sibiu won their first victory in the final after losing both of their home
matches. The final’s fourth match will be held on Tuesday in Oradea. The final
uses the best-of-five format.

We end with
football. The 2018-2019 first league championship has come to an end. On Friday
in the final Group 2 leg, FC Botosani defeated Poli Iasi 2-nil away, while
Dinamo Bucharest and FC Voluntari drew nil-all in Bucharest. On Sunday, FC
Hermannstadt defeated Dunarea Calarasi 2-1 at home, and Gaz Metan Medias
defeated Concordia Chiajna 3-1 in Medias. Concordia Chiajna and Dunarea
Calarasi will relegate, while FC Hermannstadt will go into play-offs with
Universitatea Cluj, the side ranking third in the second league. Chindia
Targoviste and Academica Clinceni have promoted to the first league. CFR Cluj
are the Romanian champions.

3 June 2019