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  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    Radio Romania International Sports club

    One of 2023’s most important
    sports events is underway in Poland’s Krakow. The European Games, until July 2nd
    brings together almost 7,000 athletes of 48 countries, competing in 19 sports
    disciplines. Representing Romania are 150 athletes, of whom 74 compete in the
    women’s version of the event and 76 will prove their mettle in the men’s
    version of the competition. The Romanian athletes will take the start in
    athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, cycling, judo, Kayak-canoe, karate,
    rugby in 7, ski jumps, diving, fencing, taekwondo, table tennis, teqball, target
    archery, shooting sports and triathlon. Several world and European champions
    are part of the Romania delegation, among whom the two athletes who will bear
    the flags at the Games’ opening ceremony: men’s canoe world and European
    champion, rower Cătălin
    Chirilă, and the European title holder in the hammer throw event, athlete Bianca
    Ghelber.


    In the Olympic
    sports disciplines where events as part of the Games are jointly hosted by
    Krakow and Malopolska Polish province, results in all disciplines also count
    towards the qualification to the 2024 edition of the Paris Olympics. For that particular
    reason, the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has been very keen on the
    Romanian delegation’s auspicious participation in the Polish event. Talks with
    the federations that will participate in the European Games, have revealed a
    stated aim of 12-14 medals, the president of the Olympic and Sports Committee
    Mihai Covaliu has stated in Bucharest.


    We recall
    that 4 years ago at the European Games in Minsk Romania came in 26th
    according to the nations’ competition final rankings, wit 10 medals Of those
    two were gold, three silver and five bronze, Gold went to the winner of the 10m
    air rifle event, Laura Georgeta Coman, and Cătălin Chirilă and Victor
    Mihalachi, winner of the men’s pair 1,000m race. Silver went to Dacian Barna and
    Andreea Bogati in the aerobic gymnastics mixed pairs event. In table tennis, the
    mixed doubles pair made of Ovidiu Ionescu and Bernadette Szőcs and Romania’s women’s
    table tennis team also walked home with silver. In sambo, the winners of the
    bronze medals were Daniela Poroineanu, in the 56-kilogram category, Anda
    Mihaela Vâlvoi, in the 64-kilogram category and Alina-Petronela Păunescu, in
    the 80+kilogram category. In
    wrestling, bronze also went to Kriszta Incze, in the 62-kilogram category. Also
    bronze went to the aerobic gymnastics team.

  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    Radio Romania International Sports club

    One of 2023’s most important
    sports events is underway in Poland’s Krakow. The European Games, until July 2nd
    brings together almost 7,000 athletes of 48 countries, competing in 19 sports
    disciplines. Representing Romania are 150 athletes, of whom 74 compete in the
    women’s version of the event and 76 will prove their mettle in the men’s
    version of the competition. The Romanian athletes will take the start in
    athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, cycling, judo, Kayak-canoe, karate,
    rugby in 7, ski jumps, diving, fencing, taekwondo, table tennis, teqball, target
    archery, shooting sports and triathlon. Several world and European champions
    are part of the Romania delegation, among whom the two athletes who will bear
    the flags at the Games’ opening ceremony: men’s canoe world and European
    champion, rower Cătălin
    Chirilă, and the European title holder in the hammer throw event, athlete Bianca
    Ghelber.


    In the Olympic
    sports disciplines where events as part of the Games are jointly hosted by
    Krakow and Malopolska Polish province, results in all disciplines also count
    towards the qualification to the 2024 edition of the Paris Olympics. For that particular
    reason, the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has been very keen on the
    Romanian delegation’s auspicious participation in the Polish event. Talks with
    the federations that will participate in the European Games, have revealed a
    stated aim of 12-14 medals, the president of the Olympic and Sports Committee
    Mihai Covaliu has stated in Bucharest.


    We recall
    that 4 years ago at the European Games in Minsk Romania came in 26th
    according to the nations’ competition final rankings, wit 10 medals Of those
    two were gold, three silver and five bronze, Gold went to the winner of the 10m
    air rifle event, Laura Georgeta Coman, and Cătălin Chirilă and Victor
    Mihalachi, winner of the men’s pair 1,000m race. Silver went to Dacian Barna and
    Andreea Bogati in the aerobic gymnastics mixed pairs event. In table tennis, the
    mixed doubles pair made of Ovidiu Ionescu and Bernadette Szőcs and Romania’s women’s
    table tennis team also walked home with silver. In sambo, the winners of the
    bronze medals were Daniela Poroineanu, in the 56-kilogram category, Anda
    Mihaela Vâlvoi, in the 64-kilogram category and Alina-Petronela Păunescu, in
    the 80+kilogram category. In
    wrestling, bronze also went to Kriszta Incze, in the 62-kilogram category. Also
    bronze went to the aerobic gymnastics team.

  • Romania at the Olympic Games

    Romania at the Olympic Games

    Rower Mădălina Bereş and swimmer Robert Glinţă have been
    designated the flag bearers of Romania’s team at the Olympics in Tokyo, the
    Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has announced. Mădălina Bereş was a
    bronze medalist at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016, world champion with Romania’s
    eight and six times European champion. Glinta is the first Romanian swimmer to
    win gold at the European Championships and the first athlete qualified for the
    Tokyo Olympics.






    The first Romanian flag bearer at the Olympic Games was
    Iosif Sarbu, in Melbourne 1956. He used to be Olympic champion in the shooting
    contest of the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. An illness in his right eye prompted
    him to modify his gun to be able to use his left eye for shooting and went
    fifth in Melbourne, a remarkable performance under the given circumstances.






    However, the athlete with the largest number of
    participations as Romania’s flag bearer was kayaker Aurel Vernescu. He carried
    the flag for Romania three times, in Tokyo 1964, Mexico, four years later and
    Munich 1972. He was designated flag bearer after he had won two world titles in
    Yugoslavia in 1963.






    He compelled recognition in Tokyo as well with a bronze
    medal in the 500-meter individual race and with the Romanian four in the 1000-meter
    event. In Munich 1972, he stepped onto the podium’s second step with the
    Romanian four in the 1000-meter race.


    Elisabeta Lipa became the first woman athlete to wear the
    flag for Romania at the Olympic Games. She had this honour in Sydney in 2000
    and Athens in 2004.


    Lipa obtained her first Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984
    together with Marioara Popescu in the double sculls event.




    Four years later she got bronze with the Romanian four and
    silver in the double sculls. She dominated the individual races for many years
    and eventually reaped the Olympic title in Barcelona in 1992. She later joined
    the famous Romanian eight with which she managed to win another three gold
    medals, in Atlanta in 1996, in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.




    Gymnasts from Romania have obtained the largest number of
    notable performances in international competitions. And the first gymnast to
    bear the Romanian flag in the Olympics was Catalina Ponor, triple Olympic
    champion in Athens 2004.


    In the end we remind you that you can revisit this report on
    the internet at rri.ro as well as on Radio Romania International’s Facebook
    profile


    (bill)

  • Romania at the Olympic Games

    Romania at the Olympic Games

    Rower Mădălina Bereş and swimmer Robert Glinţă have been
    designated the flag bearers of Romania’s team at the Olympics in Tokyo, the
    Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has announced. Mădălina Bereş was a
    bronze medalist at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016, world champion with Romania’s
    eight and six times European champion. Glinta is the first Romanian swimmer to
    win gold at the European Championships and the first athlete qualified for the
    Tokyo Olympics.






    The first Romanian flag bearer at the Olympic Games was
    Iosif Sarbu, in Melbourne 1956. He used to be Olympic champion in the shooting
    contest of the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. An illness in his right eye prompted
    him to modify his gun to be able to use his left eye for shooting and went
    fifth in Melbourne, a remarkable performance under the given circumstances.






    However, the athlete with the largest number of
    participations as Romania’s flag bearer was kayaker Aurel Vernescu. He carried
    the flag for Romania three times, in Tokyo 1964, Mexico, four years later and
    Munich 1972. He was designated flag bearer after he had won two world titles in
    Yugoslavia in 1963.






    He compelled recognition in Tokyo as well with a bronze
    medal in the 500-meter individual race and with the Romanian four in the 1000-meter
    event. In Munich 1972, he stepped onto the podium’s second step with the
    Romanian four in the 1000-meter race.


    Elisabeta Lipa became the first woman athlete to wear the
    flag for Romania at the Olympic Games. She had this honour in Sydney in 2000
    and Athens in 2004.


    Lipa obtained her first Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984
    together with Marioara Popescu in the double sculls event.




    Four years later she got bronze with the Romanian four and
    silver in the double sculls. She dominated the individual races for many years
    and eventually reaped the Olympic title in Barcelona in 1992. She later joined
    the famous Romanian eight with which she managed to win another three gold
    medals, in Atlanta in 1996, in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.




    Gymnasts from Romania have obtained the largest number of
    notable performances in international competitions. And the first gymnast to
    bear the Romanian flag in the Olympics was Catalina Ponor, triple Olympic
    champion in Athens 2004.


    In the end we remind you that you can revisit this report on
    the internet at rri.ro as well as on Radio Romania International’s Facebook
    profile


    (bill)