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  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    The World Swimming
    Championships in Japan’s Fukukoa drew to a close last week. For Romanian swimming,
    some swimmers’ performances were dismally below-par, while other swimmers confirmed
    their standing. We know all too well all hopes were pinned on world record
    holder and European champion in the 100m freestyle event and holder of the European
    title in the 200m freestyle event, David Popovici. He failed to step onto a
    step of the podium at least once. However, high-diving swimmers Costantin Popovici and Cătălin Preda’s
    performance way above par: the two came in 1st and second, respectively.
    Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Constantin Popovici the
    athlete of the week.


    In this past Tuesday’s
    high dives, from the 27-meter-high board, Popovici and Preda came in 1st
    and 2nd, respectively, in the first two series. Following in
    descending order were Ukrainian Oleksiy Prigorov, Spaniard Carlos Gimeno and French Gary Hunt. Following
    two more jumps on Thursday, Constantin Popovici became world champion, with a
    total of 472.80 points. Second came in Cătălin Preda, with 438.45 points.
    Stepping on the third step of the podium was French diver Gary Hunt, with 426.30
    points. Constantin Popovici said the following:


    The pressure was quite high, I tried to focus on what I had to do and I eventually
    succeeded. Given that it was four years ago when we last had a world
    championship, you don’t get the chance to participate in such a contest quite often
    and my motivation was I think the strongest of all participants today.


    Constantin Popovici was born in Bucharest on October 2nd,
    1988. In 2008, in Beijing, Popovici represented Romania in the high-diving event
    and came in 23rd in the 10-meter-high board. Popovici retired from competition,
    then he resumed his activity, focusing on high diving. In 2019 he was the first
    Romanian to have won a contest as part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. In 2022 Popovici
    became a European champion in Rome. At present, he is the world’s best diver. As
    regards the prospects of high diving as a sports discipline, Popovici was upbeat
    about it.


    There are countries acknowledging this sports discipline as a
    discipline with a cleat-cut future, a sports discipline with a lot of potential,
    very likely to become an Olympic discipline pretty soon. There are such
    countries as Canada or the USA where such dedicated facilities were built and where
    they invest in so many people. It may not be an Olympic discipline, yet they invest
    because they know that time will come when it will gain such a status, and that
    will find themselves having everything at the ready and being also prepared to
    win the Olympic medals. Romania has shown a little bit of interest to that end,
    but I think there’s a lot more that needs to be done, given that we have the
    world’s best high divers.

  • Sports flash

    Sports flash

    Romanian national football team on
    Friday plays an away fixture against Kosovo. Hosted by Pristina’s ”Fadil Vokrri” stadium,
    the match counts towards Group I as part of EURO 2024 preliminaries. We recall
    that so far Romania has defeated Andorra and Belarus, 2-nil and 2-1, respectively,
    and is second-placed in the group, with 6 points, on a par with Switzerland. Head-coach
    Edward Iordanescu has called 26 footballers for the pool of regulars. 12 of
    them play abroad, while 14 are signed up by domestic clubs. Four of the domestic
    championship footballers are signed up by Farul Constanta, while three others
    play for the Italian team Pisa, in Serie B.



    The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry
    has issued a series of pieces of advice and recommendations
    to Romanian citizens travelling to Pristina for the match pitting Romania against
    Kosovo. Therefore, it is recommended that those driving their cars should enter Kosovo
    from North Macedonia. The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry does not recommend entering
    Kosovo from Serbia, through the Brnjak and Jarinje checkpoints, because they could
    be blocked or closed, should the security situation get worse. The Ministry reminds
    everybody the security situation is still unpredictable, especially in northern Kosovo.


    Former CFR Cluj head-coach Dan Petrescu has been appointed
    head coach of South-Korean football team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. 55-year-old Petrescu
    has worked in Asia before, training teams from Qatar, China and United Arab
    Emirates. Over 2018 and 2022, with CFR Cluj, Dan Petrescu won five Romanian champion
    titles.


    With 70% of the shares, businessman Dan Sucu became a majority
    shareholder of FC Rapid Bucharest football club. With 30% of the shares, Victor
    Angelescu remains the second shareholder of the club. Sucu said important sums
    would be invested in the team in the coming years. Sucu’ s stated aim was to
    support Rapid in their bid to earn a place among the championship’s first three teams. We recall
    that in the recently-concluded season, Rapid was 5th-placed according
    to Romanian Super league’s Group 2 stage.


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  • Sports flash

    Sports flash

    Romanian national football team on
    Friday plays an away fixture against Kosovo. Hosted by Pristina’s ”Fadil Vokrri” stadium,
    the match counts towards Group I as part of EURO 2024 preliminaries. We recall
    that so far Romania has defeated Andorra and Belarus, 2-nil and 2-1, respectively,
    and is second-placed in the group, with 6 points, on a par with Switzerland. Head-coach
    Edward Iordanescu has called 26 footballers for the pool of regulars. 12 of
    them play abroad, while 14 are signed up by domestic clubs. Four of the domestic
    championship footballers are signed up by Farul Constanta, while three others
    play for the Italian team Pisa, in Serie B.



    The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry
    has issued a series of pieces of advice and recommendations
    to Romanian citizens travelling to Pristina for the match pitting Romania against
    Kosovo. Therefore, it is recommended that those driving their cars should enter Kosovo
    from North Macedonia. The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry does not recommend entering
    Kosovo from Serbia, through the Brnjak and Jarinje checkpoints, because they could
    be blocked or closed, should the security situation get worse. The Ministry reminds
    everybody the security situation is still unpredictable, especially in northern Kosovo.


    Former CFR Cluj head-coach Dan Petrescu has been appointed
    head coach of South-Korean football team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. 55-year-old Petrescu
    has worked in Asia before, training teams from Qatar, China and United Arab
    Emirates. Over 2018 and 2022, with CFR Cluj, Dan Petrescu won five Romanian champion
    titles.


    With 70% of the shares, businessman Dan Sucu became a majority
    shareholder of FC Rapid Bucharest football club. With 30% of the shares, Victor
    Angelescu remains the second shareholder of the club. Sucu said important sums
    would be invested in the team in the coming years. Sucu’ s stated aim was to
    support Rapid in their bid to earn a place among the championship’s first three teams. We recall
    that in the recently-concluded season, Rapid was 5th-placed according
    to Romanian Super league’s Group 2 stage.


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  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    Two members of the Romanian delegation competing in the World
    Weightlifting Championships, underway in Bogota, Colombia, on Monday walked away with two
    more medals for the Romania delegation. Loredana Toma won gold in the combined
    total and in the snatch style, in the 71-kilogram category. In the snatch style, Loredana Toma performed a deadlift of 119 kilograms, setting the category’s new
    world record. For her noteworthy feat, Radio Romania
    International designated Loredana Toma the Athlete of the week.


    Loredana’s set target for the competition in Bogota
    was the winning of a gold medal. A many-time awardee in World and European championships,
    Loredana Toma was designated the Best Athlete of the year in 2021 by the European
    Weightlifting Federation. Loredana counted as the favorite athlete in the
    71-kilogram category, a recently-introduced category in Olympic competitions,
    between the 64 and the 76-kilogram category. Notwithstanding, expectations were
    not so high regarding her performance in the snatch style. In the clean-and-jerk style, Loredana Toma came in 4th, with a deadlift of 137
    kilograms. In the combined total, Loredana Toma came in 1st,
    with 256 kilograms. With 253 kilograms, China’s Tiantian Zeng came in 2nd,
    while Angie Palacios of Ecuador came in 3rd, with 252 kilograms. All
    told, the Romanian delegation’s medal tally in Bogota in made of three medals, namely,
    the two medals won by Loredana Toma and the silver medal won by Mihaela Cambei in the snatch style, in the 49-kilogram
    category.


    Loredana
    Toma was born on May 10, 1995, in the northern Romanian town of Botosani. In
    the early days of her career, Loredana won several gold medals in Juniors and
    Youth European competitions. In seniors’ competitions, in 2013 and 2014, Loredana
    Toma won silver in the 58-kilogram category. Between 2014 and 2016, Loredana
    was banned from competition, having tested positive for stanozolol. Beginning with
    the European championships in Croatia as of April 2017, Loredana Toma has
    dominated the 63-kilogream category, in the snatch as well as in the clean-and-jerk
    style. She confirmed her standing in the World Championships in Anaheim, the
    USA, in December 2017, winning three more gold medals. In the European Championships
    held in Bucharest in 2018, Loredana Toma yet again won all medals up for grabs. In
    2019, at the European Championships in Batumi, Loredana Toma won three gold
    medals. In the 64-kilogram category Loredana Toma won two bronze medals, in the
    clean-and-jerk style and in the combined total, as part of the World Championships
    in Thailand in 2019. Also in the 64-kilogram category, at the European
    Championships in Moscow, in 2021, Loredana won three gold medals. The International
    Weightlifting Federation imposed a one-year ban on the Romanian Federation, on account
    of Romanian athletes’ violating the anti-doping regulations on a number of
    occasions. Therefore, Loredana Toma could not participate in the 2021 edition
    of the Tokyo Olympics, where she was a top-seed athlete in the 64-kilogram category.(EN)


  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    Two members of the Romanian delegation competing in the World
    Weightlifting Championships, underway in Bogota, Colombia, on Monday walked away with two
    more medals for the Romania delegation. Loredana Toma won gold in the combined
    total and in the snatch style, in the 71-kilogram category. In the snatch style, Loredana Toma performed a deadlift of 119 kilograms, setting the category’s new
    world record. For her noteworthy feat, Radio Romania
    International designated Loredana Toma the Athlete of the week.


    Loredana’s set target for the competition in Bogota
    was the winning of a gold medal. A many-time awardee in World and European championships,
    Loredana Toma was designated the Best Athlete of the year in 2021 by the European
    Weightlifting Federation. Loredana counted as the favorite athlete in the
    71-kilogram category, a recently-introduced category in Olympic competitions,
    between the 64 and the 76-kilogram category. Notwithstanding, expectations were
    not so high regarding her performance in the snatch style. In the clean-and-jerk style, Loredana Toma came in 4th, with a deadlift of 137
    kilograms. In the combined total, Loredana Toma came in 1st,
    with 256 kilograms. With 253 kilograms, China’s Tiantian Zeng came in 2nd,
    while Angie Palacios of Ecuador came in 3rd, with 252 kilograms. All
    told, the Romanian delegation’s medal tally in Bogota in made of three medals, namely,
    the two medals won by Loredana Toma and the silver medal won by Mihaela Cambei in the snatch style, in the 49-kilogram
    category.


    Loredana
    Toma was born on May 10, 1995, in the northern Romanian town of Botosani. In
    the early days of her career, Loredana won several gold medals in Juniors and
    Youth European competitions. In seniors’ competitions, in 2013 and 2014, Loredana
    Toma won silver in the 58-kilogram category. Between 2014 and 2016, Loredana
    was banned from competition, having tested positive for stanozolol. Beginning with
    the European championships in Croatia as of April 2017, Loredana Toma has
    dominated the 63-kilogream category, in the snatch as well as in the clean-and-jerk
    style. She confirmed her standing in the World Championships in Anaheim, the
    USA, in December 2017, winning three more gold medals. In the European Championships
    held in Bucharest in 2018, Loredana Toma yet again won all medals up for grabs. In
    2019, at the European Championships in Batumi, Loredana Toma won three gold
    medals. In the 64-kilogram category Loredana Toma won two bronze medals, in the
    clean-and-jerk style and in the combined total, as part of the World Championships
    in Thailand in 2019. Also in the 64-kilogram category, at the European
    Championships in Moscow, in 2021, Loredana won three gold medals. The International
    Weightlifting Federation imposed a one-year ban on the Romanian Federation, on account
    of Romanian athletes’ violating the anti-doping regulations on a number of
    occasions. Therefore, Loredana Toma could not participate in the 2021 edition
    of the Tokyo Olympics, where she was a top-seed athlete in the 64-kilogram category.(EN)


  • Radio Romania International Sports Club

    Radio Romania International Sports Club


    CFR Cluj football team have yet again emerged as Romania’s
    title holders, One round ahead of the end of the ongoing football season, head-coach
    Dan Petrescu’s trainees are four points clear of the main runner-up team, FCSB.
    At this stage of the championship, no other team can outclass CFR Cluj. This
    past Sunday, on the National Arena in Bucharest, FCSB were held to a 2-all draw
    by FC Voluntari; the result was a real setback for FCSB. As for CFR Cluj, this
    past Sunday they won their home game against Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. For
    CFR Cluj, this is the eighth champion title in the club’s history and the fifth
    consecutive title. CFR’s most recent feat has booked them the ticket for the Champions
    League preliminaries. FCSB has in turn gained
    access to Europe’s Conference League qualifiers. According to the Professional
    Football League’s regulations, in their bid to gain access to the Conference League,
    3rd placed team Universitatea Craiova play the winner of the match
    pitting 1st against 2nd-placed team according to the
    domestic championship’s Group 1. They are Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Botoșani,
    respectively. If, on Thursday, Sepsi win the Romanian Cup final against FC Voluntari,
    they will play straight in Conference League. With no further formalities, Universitatea
    Craiova travel to FC Botoșani. But until then, there is still a round to go in
    Group 2. On Friday, Craiova play a home game against Farul Constanta. On
    Sunday, FCSB play CFR Cluj, in Buzau. This coming Monday, in Pitesti, the local
    team FC Arges play a home game against FC Voluntari.


    Earlier this week the domestic championship’s Group 2
    stage came to an end. League One’s 16th and 15th placed teams, Gaz
    Metan Mediaș and Academica Clinceni, respectively, have been relegated to League
    Two. Top-of-the-table and second-placed second-tier teams, Petrolul Ploiești and
    FC Hermannstadt, respectively, have gained their access to League One’s next
    season and on Wednesday they are to play a playoff fixture, decisive for them to
    maintain their League One position. The team from Bucharest face League Two’s 3rd
    placed team, Universitatea Cluj, while Chindia Targoviste take on 5th-placed team Concordia Chiajna. Chindia Targvoste should have played 4th-placed
    team CSA Steaua, but the team from Bucharest, belonging to the Army, cannot officially
    promote to League One as they do not have the professional status required by
    the law.

    (EN)



  • Radio Romania International Sports Club

    Radio Romania International Sports Club


    CFR Cluj football team have yet again emerged as Romania’s
    title holders, One round ahead of the end of the ongoing football season, head-coach
    Dan Petrescu’s trainees are four points clear of the main runner-up team, FCSB.
    At this stage of the championship, no other team can outclass CFR Cluj. This
    past Sunday, on the National Arena in Bucharest, FCSB were held to a 2-all draw
    by FC Voluntari; the result was a real setback for FCSB. As for CFR Cluj, this
    past Sunday they won their home game against Universitatea Craiova, 2-1. For
    CFR Cluj, this is the eighth champion title in the club’s history and the fifth
    consecutive title. CFR’s most recent feat has booked them the ticket for the Champions
    League preliminaries. FCSB has in turn gained
    access to Europe’s Conference League qualifiers. According to the Professional
    Football League’s regulations, in their bid to gain access to the Conference League,
    3rd placed team Universitatea Craiova play the winner of the match
    pitting 1st against 2nd-placed team according to the
    domestic championship’s Group 1. They are Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Botoșani,
    respectively. If, on Thursday, Sepsi win the Romanian Cup final against FC Voluntari,
    they will play straight in Conference League. With no further formalities, Universitatea
    Craiova travel to FC Botoșani. But until then, there is still a round to go in
    Group 2. On Friday, Craiova play a home game against Farul Constanta. On
    Sunday, FCSB play CFR Cluj, in Buzau. This coming Monday, in Pitesti, the local
    team FC Arges play a home game against FC Voluntari.


    Earlier this week the domestic championship’s Group 2
    stage came to an end. League One’s 16th and 15th placed teams, Gaz
    Metan Mediaș and Academica Clinceni, respectively, have been relegated to League
    Two. Top-of-the-table and second-placed second-tier teams, Petrolul Ploiești and
    FC Hermannstadt, respectively, have gained their access to League One’s next
    season and on Wednesday they are to play a playoff fixture, decisive for them to
    maintain their League One position. The team from Bucharest face League Two’s 3rd
    placed team, Universitatea Cluj, while Chindia Targoviste take on 5th-placed team Concordia Chiajna. Chindia Targvoste should have played 4th-placed
    team CSA Steaua, but the team from Bucharest, belonging to the Army, cannot officially
    promote to League One as they do not have the professional status required by
    the law.

    (EN)



  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week


    Last weeks attention-grabbing sports event was hosted by Hungarian capital city Budapest. At the recently-held European Wrestling Championship, Romania sent in a strong delegation, mostly made of young wrestlers. The record did meet the expectations, as the Romanians walked home with four medals, of which pride of place holds the gold medal won in the womens version of the competition by Andreea Ana, in the 55-kilogram category. Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Andreea Ana the Athlete of the week.



    Andreea Anas trail at the European championships was indeed blazing; in the quarterfinals, Andreea overpowered Germanys Anastasia Blayvas, 4-nil. Then in the semifinals, Ana defeated Mariana Drăguţan of the Republic of Moldova, 6-nil. Andreea Anas confrontation in the final was literally dramatic, since the Romanian grabbed a hard-fought 7-5 win against Ukrainian challenger Oleksandra Khomenets. Ana secured her win with a last-gasp attack against her opponent a couple of seconds from time. Also in the womens version of the competition, Alina Vuc and Kriszta Incze won bronze in the 50 and the 65-kilogram category, respectively. In the mens version of the championships, in the Greek-Roman style, Nicu Ojog won silver, in the 87-kilogram category.



    Andreea Beatrice Ana was born on November 14, 2000 in the town of Mangalia, in the south-east. In 2018, Andreea won the bronze medal in the World U-23 Championships in Bucharest. In 2019, Andreea Ana walked away with bronze in the European Seniors Championships, also hosted by the Romanian capital city Bucharest. We recall that in Warsaw, in 2021, Andreea also won silver. As a member of the Romanian delegation at the Tokyo Olympics, Andreea Ana came in 16th. Then an all-gold record followed, for Ana, at the World U-23 Championships in Belgrade and the European U-23 Championships in Plovdiv, but also at the European Seniors Championships in Budapest. Andreea Anas most recent gold medal is an absolute first in the history of Romanian womens wrestling.


    (EN)




  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week


    Last weeks attention-grabbing sports event was hosted by Hungarian capital city Budapest. At the recently-held European Wrestling Championship, Romania sent in a strong delegation, mostly made of young wrestlers. The record did meet the expectations, as the Romanians walked home with four medals, of which pride of place holds the gold medal won in the womens version of the competition by Andreea Ana, in the 55-kilogram category. Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Andreea Ana the Athlete of the week.



    Andreea Anas trail at the European championships was indeed blazing; in the quarterfinals, Andreea overpowered Germanys Anastasia Blayvas, 4-nil. Then in the semifinals, Ana defeated Mariana Drăguţan of the Republic of Moldova, 6-nil. Andreea Anas confrontation in the final was literally dramatic, since the Romanian grabbed a hard-fought 7-5 win against Ukrainian challenger Oleksandra Khomenets. Ana secured her win with a last-gasp attack against her opponent a couple of seconds from time. Also in the womens version of the competition, Alina Vuc and Kriszta Incze won bronze in the 50 and the 65-kilogram category, respectively. In the mens version of the championships, in the Greek-Roman style, Nicu Ojog won silver, in the 87-kilogram category.



    Andreea Beatrice Ana was born on November 14, 2000 in the town of Mangalia, in the south-east. In 2018, Andreea won the bronze medal in the World U-23 Championships in Bucharest. In 2019, Andreea Ana walked away with bronze in the European Seniors Championships, also hosted by the Romanian capital city Bucharest. We recall that in Warsaw, in 2021, Andreea also won silver. As a member of the Romanian delegation at the Tokyo Olympics, Andreea Ana came in 16th. Then an all-gold record followed, for Ana, at the World U-23 Championships in Belgrade and the European U-23 Championships in Plovdiv, but also at the European Seniors Championships in Budapest. Andreea Anas most recent gold medal is an absolute first in the history of Romanian womens wrestling.


    (EN)




  • Gold for Romania at the European Wrestling Championship

    Gold for Romania at the European Wrestling Championship

    Andreea Beatrice Ana has made history in Romanian sports. Aged 21, she became the first Romanian wrestler that won a European title in the senior competition, after defeating in the final the 18 year old Ukrainian Oleksandra Homenet in the 55-kg event, at the European Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary. The Romanian ended the first half 1-0 and had a minor forehead injury, but the fate of the match was decided in the second half. Andreea initially dominated the game, leading 3-0, then her opponent recovered and took the lead 5-3. Seconds before the end of the game, Andreea won 4 points with a takedown. She became a European champion after winning the game 7-5. Her coach, Mihai Stroia was the first to congratulate her. According to the Romanian Sports and Olympic Committee, the results that Andreea Beatrice Ana got in competitions are impressive. A world and European U-23 champion, she previously won four medals in junior competitions and participated in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Born in Mangalia, in the south east, she is now representing CSA Steaua and is one of the athletes who dream of qualifying to the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.



    The gold meal won by Andreea Beatrice Ana is not the only notable win at the European Wrestling Championships in Budapest. Alina Vuc, aged 28, won bronze in the 50-kg category. She managed to get over the disappointment in the semifinals, entered the game very determined and focused and defeated German Lisa Ersel in less than two minutes, 4-0. This is the forth European medal for Alina and her second bronze after the one she got in Novi Sad, Serbia in 2017 and the two silver medals snatched in 2016 and 2018 respectively.



    Romanian athletes have won numerous medals in the European wrestling championships. Two weeks ago, at the European U23 Championships held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Romania won five medals – one gold, three silver and one bronze. These medals give a moral boost to children, juniors and even seniors, because a continental title encourages all other athletes to give their best in any competition, Razvan Pîrcălabu, head of the Romanian Wrestling Federation said. Results point to a new beginning for Romanian wrestling, he also said. (EE)


  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week


    Romania’s best performance as part of The
    European Rallies’ Championship in the modern era. This
    is the rating of Romanian Sports Automobile Federation for this past weekend’s
    performance of Simone Tempestini. In the second stage of the European Rallies’ Championship,
    the Azores Islands’ Rally, the Italian-born Romanian rally driver came in 4th.
    For his notable feat as part of the rally in the Atlantic archipelago, Radio
    Romania International has designated Tempestini the Athlete of the Week.


    According to Agerpres News Agency, in the
    Azores islands rally, Simone Tempestini and his co-driver, Sergiu Itu, also won
    two special events, coming in second in other three. The Tempestini / Itu crew,
    driving a Skoda Fabia R5, were outclassed by 50 seconds and 4 tenths of a second
    by the all-Spanish winning crew made of Efren Llarena and Sara Fernandez, who
    clocked 2 hours, 24 minutes, 58 seconds and 3 tenths of a second. The Romanian
    crew’s exceptional trail somehow balanced out their unassuming debut in the ongoing
    season. We recall that two weeks ago Tempestini and Itu had to abandon the race
    in the first stage of the European Rallies Championship held in Portugal, when
    they were a mere 10 kilometers away from finishing the race. At the moment, Tempestini
    is 8th placed according to the general rankings, with 23 points. With 45 points, Portuguese driver Armindo Araujo is at the top of the table. Following in descending order are Spaniards Efren
    Llarena and Nil Solans, with 42 and 32 points, respectively.


    Many-time
    Romania’s national rally champion Simone Tempestini was born on August 12,
    1994, in Treviso, Italy. He came to Romania with his father, Marco Tempestini, who was hired as a professional rally driver as a
    member of the Cluj-based Napoca Rally Academy team. It was also with Napoca
    Rally Academy team that, while still a junior competitor, Simone made his debut
    in 2009. In 2016 Simone became a world juniors’ champion. Simone was granted
    the Romanian citizenship also in 2016.


    (EN)

  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week


    Romania’s best performance as part of The
    European Rallies’ Championship in the modern era. This
    is the rating of Romanian Sports Automobile Federation for this past weekend’s
    performance of Simone Tempestini. In the second stage of the European Rallies’ Championship,
    the Azores Islands’ Rally, the Italian-born Romanian rally driver came in 4th.
    For his notable feat as part of the rally in the Atlantic archipelago, Radio
    Romania International has designated Tempestini the Athlete of the Week.


    According to Agerpres News Agency, in the
    Azores islands rally, Simone Tempestini and his co-driver, Sergiu Itu, also won
    two special events, coming in second in other three. The Tempestini / Itu crew,
    driving a Skoda Fabia R5, were outclassed by 50 seconds and 4 tenths of a second
    by the all-Spanish winning crew made of Efren Llarena and Sara Fernandez, who
    clocked 2 hours, 24 minutes, 58 seconds and 3 tenths of a second. The Romanian
    crew’s exceptional trail somehow balanced out their unassuming debut in the ongoing
    season. We recall that two weeks ago Tempestini and Itu had to abandon the race
    in the first stage of the European Rallies Championship held in Portugal, when
    they were a mere 10 kilometers away from finishing the race. At the moment, Tempestini
    is 8th placed according to the general rankings, with 23 points. With 45 points, Portuguese driver Armindo Araujo is at the top of the table. Following in descending order are Spaniards Efren
    Llarena and Nil Solans, with 42 and 32 points, respectively.


    Many-time
    Romania’s national rally champion Simone Tempestini was born on August 12,
    1994, in Treviso, Italy. He came to Romania with his father, Marco Tempestini, who was hired as a professional rally driver as a
    member of the Cluj-based Napoca Rally Academy team. It was also with Napoca
    Rally Academy team that, while still a junior competitor, Simone made his debut
    in 2009. In 2016 Simone became a world juniors’ champion. Simone was granted
    the Romanian citizenship also in 2016.


    (EN)

  • Radio Romania International Sports Club

    Radio Romania International Sports Club


    Romanian national women’s
    handball team has advanced to the main group stage as part of the ongoing World
    Women’s Handball Championship. Head-coach Adrian Vasile’s trainees were 2nd
    placed in Group C, with two wins and one defeat on their record sheet. In this past Friday’s fixture, the Romanians trounced
    the national team of Iran, 39-11. Romania succeeded another win, against minnows
    Kazakhstan, 38 to 17. However, one of the world title hopefuls, the national
    squad of Norway, thrashed Romania, 33-22.


    It
    was only during the first fifteen minutes of play that the Romanians measured
    up to the standard of their opponents, so much so that they even had a brief lead
    during the game. However, at halftime, Norway had already secured a 17-11
    advantage. In the second half, the Norwegians had the upper hand on the court,
    and that was proved by the fact that the Romanians went 11 goals down. World-acclaimed
    Romanian handballer Cristina Neagu’s absence made the difference during the
    Romanian team’s attacking bouts. A lot less efficient without Neagu, the
    Romanian squad’s offensive lineup was unable to overpower Norway’s very strong
    defensive game.


    Romania
    has advanced to Main Group II, with 2 points on their record sheet. On Thursday,
    Romania goes against the Netherlands. On Saturday, our national squad plays Puerto
    Rico, while this coming Monday, the Romanians are pitted against Sweden. Qualification
    to the World Championships’ quarterfinals is secured by coming in 1st
    or 2nd in the group stage. Realistically, that is something hard to
    come by, since the Netherlands are the defending world champions, while Sweden
    came in 4th at this year’s edition of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.


    Romania has failed
    to qualify to the Olympics. At the previous edition of the world championship,
    in 2019, Romania came in 12th.

    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)



  • Radio Romania International Sports Club

    Radio Romania International Sports Club


    Romanian national women’s
    handball team has advanced to the main group stage as part of the ongoing World
    Women’s Handball Championship. Head-coach Adrian Vasile’s trainees were 2nd
    placed in Group C, with two wins and one defeat on their record sheet. In this past Friday’s fixture, the Romanians trounced
    the national team of Iran, 39-11. Romania succeeded another win, against minnows
    Kazakhstan, 38 to 17. However, one of the world title hopefuls, the national
    squad of Norway, thrashed Romania, 33-22.


    It
    was only during the first fifteen minutes of play that the Romanians measured
    up to the standard of their opponents, so much so that they even had a brief lead
    during the game. However, at halftime, Norway had already secured a 17-11
    advantage. In the second half, the Norwegians had the upper hand on the court,
    and that was proved by the fact that the Romanians went 11 goals down. World-acclaimed
    Romanian handballer Cristina Neagu’s absence made the difference during the
    Romanian team’s attacking bouts. A lot less efficient without Neagu, the
    Romanian squad’s offensive lineup was unable to overpower Norway’s very strong
    defensive game.


    Romania
    has advanced to Main Group II, with 2 points on their record sheet. On Thursday,
    Romania goes against the Netherlands. On Saturday, our national squad plays Puerto
    Rico, while this coming Monday, the Romanians are pitted against Sweden. Qualification
    to the World Championships’ quarterfinals is secured by coming in 1st
    or 2nd in the group stage. Realistically, that is something hard to
    come by, since the Netherlands are the defending world champions, while Sweden
    came in 4th at this year’s edition of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.


    Romania has failed
    to qualify to the Olympics. At the previous edition of the world championship,
    in 2019, Romania came in 12th.

    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)



  • 13.07.2017 (mise à jour)

    13.07.2017 (mise à jour)

    Visite — En visite en Israël, le président de la Chambre des députés du Parlement roumain, Liviu Dragnea, a été reçu, ce jeudi, par le premier ministre israélien, Benjamin Netanyahu. Les pourparlers ont porté sur la coopération bilatérale dans le domaine de la défense, sur la participation des investisseurs israéliens au Fonds souverain de développement et d’investissements de Roumanie, ainsi qu’à des projets de recherche médicale et de construction d’un réseau d’hôpitaux. Le développement de la coopération entre les deux pays s’est trouvé à l’agenda des discussions entre le président de la Chambre des députés de Bucarest, Liviu Dragnea, et le président de la Knesset, Yuli-Yoel Edelstein.



    Rougeole — Le premier ministre roumain, Mihai Tudose, a déclaré, jeudi, que 180 mille enfants roumains n’étaient pas vaccinés contre la rougeole et 80 mille autres n’étaient pas immunisés contre la poliomyélite. Lors de la réunion du gouvernement de ce jeudi, le premier ministre au ministre de la santé, Florian Bodog, de préparer une campagne nationale de sensibilisation sur ce thème. La Roumanie est confrontée à l’épidémie de rougeole la plus sévère de ces dernières années, avec 7.500 cas confirmés et 31 décès depuis septembre 2016.



    Décès — Le dissident chinois Liu Xiaobo, Prix Nobel de la Paix en 2010, est décédé. Ce sont les autorités de Pékin qui ont fait l’annonce ce jeudi. Âgé de 61 ans, l’opposant au régime chinois, qui avait passé huit ans derrière les barreaux pour « subversion », avait été mis en liberté conditionnelle et hospitalisé en phase terminale d’un cancer du foie. Selon l’AFP, Liu Xiaobo est le premier Nobel de la Paix à mourir tout en étant privé de liberté, après le décès, en 1938, du pacifiste allemand Carl von Ossietzky, jeté en prison par les nazis.



    Football – Le Tribunal arbitral du sport de Lausanne (Suisse) a confirmé la décision des organismes roumains spécialisés qui avaient accordé au FC Viitorul le titre de champion de Roumanie de football. Arrivé en deuxième position avec le même nombre de points, le FCSB (anciennement Steaua Bucarest) avait contesté le résultat final auprès du TAS, invoquant ses résultats meilleurs dans les matchs directs sur l’ensemble du championnat. En cas d’égalité de points, le titre est attribué à l’équipe ayant réussi les meilleurs résultats dans les play-offs, seconde phase de la compétition. Viitorul et FCSB représenteront la Roumanie dans les qualifications de la Ligue des champions, tandis qu’Astra Giurgiu, CSU Craiova et Dinamo Bucarest joueront dans la Ligue Europa.



    Météo — Il fera beau en Roumanie dans les prochaines 24h. Vendredi, les températures maximales ne dépasseront pas les 32.