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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.

21 June 2023
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.

21 June 2023
Sports Roundup

Romanian national football team’s record as part of the EURO 2024 qualifiers has been a no-defeat one, so far. We recall that in March, Romania won both fixtures, against Andorra and Belarus, respectively. This past Friday, in their third match as part of the qualifiers’ Group I, Romania’s match against Kosovo in Pristina ended in a blank draw. In its fourth official fixture on Monday, Romania takes on Switzerland in Lucerne.

In news from volleyball, Romania’s women’s national volleyball team sustained a 1-3 away defeat by Slovakia this past Saturday in Nitra. It was our national team’s last fixture in Golden League’s group B. With only one win in four matches, Romania is at the bottom of the table on Group B, being outclassed by the Czech Republic, with three wins, and Slovakia, with two.

In the men’s version of the Golden League, this past Sunday in Brasov, Romania was defeated by Portugal, 2-3. Turkey is at the top of the table, with 5 wins and 14 points. Portugal follows suit, with three wins and nine points all told. Romania has a record of two wins and 7 points, while bottom-of-the-table squad, Denmark, has also two wins but only six points on its record sheet.

This past Sunday in Paris, world-class Romanian swimmer Constantin Popovici came in first in the second stage as part of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series circuit, with 464.9 points. Stepping onto the second step of the podium was Ukrainian swimmer Oleksy Prigorov, with 405.15 points, while Russia’s Nikita Fedotov was 3rd-placed, with 402.05 points. The 2022 vice-European champion, the other Romanian in the competition, Cătălin Preda, came in 6th, with 396.75 points. After two stages, in the overall rankings, Constantin Popovici is the leader, with 210 points.

The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has made public the Romanian delegation at the European Games scheduled to kick-start in Krakow this week. 150 athletes will take the start in the competition, of which 74 in the women’s competition and 76 in the men’s competition, in 18 sports disciplines. At the Games’ opening ceremony flag bearers will be world and European champion, rower Cătălin Chirilă, and European hammer throw champion Bianca Ghelber.

19 June 2023
Sports Roundup

Romanian national football team’s record as part of the EURO 2024 qualifiers has been a no-defeat one, so far. We recall that in March, Romania won both fixtures, against Andorra and Belarus, respectively. This past Friday, in their third match as part of the qualifiers’ Group I, Romania’s match against Kosovo in Pristina ended in a blank draw. In its fourth official fixture on Monday, Romania takes on Switzerland in Lucerne.

In news from volleyball, Romania’s women’s national volleyball team sustained a 1-3 away defeat by Slovakia this past Saturday in Nitra. It was our national team’s last fixture in Golden League’s group B. With only one win in four matches, Romania is at the bottom of the table on Group B, being outclassed by the Czech Republic, with three wins, and Slovakia, with two.

In the men’s version of the Golden League, this past Sunday in Brasov, Romania was defeated by Portugal, 2-3. Turkey is at the top of the table, with 5 wins and 14 points. Portugal follows suit, with three wins and nine points all told. Romania has a record of two wins and 7 points, while bottom-of-the-table squad, Denmark, has also two wins but only six points on its record sheet.

This past Sunday in Paris, world-class Romanian swimmer Constantin Popovici came in first in the second stage as part of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series circuit, with 464.9 points. Stepping onto the second step of the podium was Ukrainian swimmer Oleksy Prigorov, with 405.15 points, while Russia’s Nikita Fedotov was 3rd-placed, with 402.05 points. The 2022 vice-European champion, the other Romanian in the competition, Cătălin Preda, came in 6th, with 396.75 points. After two stages, in the overall rankings, Constantin Popovici is the leader, with 210 points.

The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has made public the Romanian delegation at the European Games scheduled to kick-start in Krakow this week. 150 athletes will take the start in the competition, of which 74 in the women’s competition and 76 in the men’s competition, in 18 sports disciplines. At the Games’ opening ceremony flag bearers will be world and European champion, rower Cătălin Chirilă, and European hammer throw champion Bianca Ghelber.

19 June 2023
Sports roundup

Romanian athlete Bianca Ghelber has come in 4th in the hammer throw final this past Sunday as part of the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, the USA. Bianca succeeded a 72-meter 26-centimeter throw. The gold medal went to US athlete Brooke Andersen, with a throw of 78 meters and 96 centimeters. We recall that in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics Bianca also came in 4th. Back then Bianca Ghelber’s 74-meter 18-centimetre throw was also a personal record for the Romanian.

Romania’s national rugby team this past Sunday sustained a 20 to 26 defeat by Uruguay, in Montevideo. Los Teros thus took their revenge as a week ago Romania grabbed a 30-22 win against their opponents, also in Montevideo. Romania succeeded two tries, a penalty kick and another one, scored by Marius Simionescu. Gabriel Rupanu successfully converted both tries. Also scoring for Romania were Gabriel Rupanu and Mihai Muresan, who converted penalty kicks.

This past weekend saw the start of a new League One football season. As of 2022, the domestic championship is labelled the Superleague. In Medias on Friday, the recently-promoted FC Hermannstadt grabbed a 3-nil win against CS Mioveni. In the second fixture on Friday, in Craiova, Universitatea drew against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, 2-all. On Saturday, in Pitesti, FC Arges defeated UTA Arad, 2-nil. Then in Cluj, defending champions CFR succeeded a hard-fought win against Rapid Bucharest, 1-nil. We should note that a couple of seconds from time, CFR’s goalie Cristian Bălgrădean saved Alexandru Albu’s penalty kick. On Sunday, in Ovidiu, in the south-east, Farul Constanța grabbed a 2-1 win against FC U Craiova. On the National Arena in Bucharest, Romania’s vice-champions, FCSB, drew against newly-promoted Universitatea Cluj, 1-all. In the round’s last two games on Monday, FC Botoșani face Chindia Târgoviște, while Petrolul Ploiești are pitted against FC Voluntari.

Until the Superleague’s next round this coming weekend, four Romanian football teams play in the Conference League’s second preliminary round. FCSB plays an away fixture against Georgian opponents Saburtalo. Then on home turf, CFR Cluj takes on Inter d’Escaldes of Andorra. In Sfantu Gheorghe, Sepsi are pitted against Slovenia’s Olimpija Ljubljana. Universitatea Craiova travel to Albania for a game against Albanian team Vilaznia. (EN)

18 July 2022
Sports roundup

Romanian athlete Bianca Ghelber has come in 4th in the hammer throw final this past Sunday as part of the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, the USA. Bianca succeeded a 72-meter 26-centimeter throw. The gold medal went to US athlete Brooke Andersen, with a throw of 78 meters and 96 centimeters. We recall that in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics Bianca also came in 4th. Back then Bianca Ghelber’s 74-meter 18-centimetre throw was also a personal record for the Romanian.

Romania’s national rugby team this past Sunday sustained a 20 to 26 defeat by Uruguay, in Montevideo. Los Teros thus took their revenge as a week ago Romania grabbed a 30-22 win against their opponents, also in Montevideo. Romania succeeded two tries, a penalty kick and another one, scored by Marius Simionescu. Gabriel Rupanu successfully converted both tries. Also scoring for Romania were Gabriel Rupanu and Mihai Muresan, who converted penalty kicks.

This past weekend saw the start of a new League One football season. As of 2022, the domestic championship is labelled the Superleague. In Medias on Friday, the recently-promoted FC Hermannstadt grabbed a 3-nil win against CS Mioveni. In the second fixture on Friday, in Craiova, Universitatea drew against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, 2-all. On Saturday, in Pitesti, FC Arges defeated UTA Arad, 2-nil. Then in Cluj, defending champions CFR succeeded a hard-fought win against Rapid Bucharest, 1-nil. We should note that a couple of seconds from time, CFR’s goalie Cristian Bălgrădean saved Alexandru Albu’s penalty kick. On Sunday, in Ovidiu, in the south-east, Farul Constanța grabbed a 2-1 win against FC U Craiova. On the National Arena in Bucharest, Romania’s vice-champions, FCSB, drew against newly-promoted Universitatea Cluj, 1-all. In the round’s last two games on Monday, FC Botoșani face Chindia Târgoviște, while Petrolul Ploiești are pitted against FC Voluntari.

Until the Superleague’s next round this coming weekend, four Romanian football teams play in the Conference League’s second preliminary round. FCSB plays an away fixture against Georgian opponents Saburtalo. Then on home turf, CFR Cluj takes on Inter d’Escaldes of Andorra. In Sfantu Gheorghe, Sepsi are pitted against Slovenia’s Olimpija Ljubljana. Universitatea Craiova travel to Albania for a game against Albanian team Vilaznia. (EN)

18 July 2022
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Rower Simona Radis,
winner of the women’s double scull Olympic title in Tokyo jointly with Ancuta Bodnar, has been designated the Athlete of the Year in 2021 by Steaua Army Sports Club.
During the ceremony where the Army club’s top-flight athletes were awarded, the
commander of the club, Răzvan Ştefan Bichir, was keen on reminding everybody
that Steaua’s athletes have contributed to all medals won in Tokyo. Also in Tokyo, fencer Ana-Maria
Brânză walked away with silver in the women’s singles epee event and rower Mugurel
Semciuc won silver with the men’s four coxless crew. Also silver went to the men’s double
scull crew made of Ciprian Tudosă and Marius Cozmiuc.

Bianca
Florentina Ghelber and Alexandru Mihăiţă Novac have been designated the Best Athletes in 2021. The Romanian Athletics Federation took into account the two
athletes’ performance in Tokyo. Ghelber came in 6th in the hammer throw event,
while Novac was 12th-placed in the javelin throw event.

In football, the goal-keeper
of the national team and also the goalie of Sparta Prague, Florin Nita, has been
designated the Best footballer of the Year as part of the Romanian Football Gala
2021 which was organised online by the Journalists’ Sports Club. According to
Agerpres, Nita outclassed striker Claudiu Keşeru, who in 2021 played for
Bulgaria’s Ludogoreţ Razgrad and FCSB. Florin Nita also outclassed Slavia Prague’s
midfielder Nicolae Stanciu.

In
volleyball, Alexia Căruţaşu of Galatasaray Istanbul and Marian Bala, playing for
Arcada Galaţi ,have been designated the best volleyball players of the year. The
announcement was posted by the Romanian Volleyball Federation on its Facebook
page. The Performance of the Year Award went to Marius Macarie, the head-coach
of Romania’s youth team. We recall that Romania’s volleyball team came in 6th
at the World Championships in Mexico. The Head-coach of the Year 2021 Award went
to Sergiu Stancu, who is the head-coach of Romania’s champion team Arcada
Galati as well as the head-coach of Romania’s men’s national team.

(Translated by Eugen Nasta)

22 December 2021
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Rower Simona Radis,
winner of the women’s double scull Olympic title in Tokyo jointly with Ancuta Bodnar, has been designated the Athlete of the Year in 2021 by Steaua Army Sports Club.
During the ceremony where the Army club’s top-flight athletes were awarded, the
commander of the club, Răzvan Ştefan Bichir, was keen on reminding everybody
that Steaua’s athletes have contributed to all medals won in Tokyo. Also in Tokyo, fencer Ana-Maria
Brânză walked away with silver in the women’s singles epee event and rower Mugurel
Semciuc won silver with the men’s four coxless crew. Also silver went to the men’s double
scull crew made of Ciprian Tudosă and Marius Cozmiuc.

Bianca
Florentina Ghelber and Alexandru Mihăiţă Novac have been designated the Best Athletes in 2021. The Romanian Athletics Federation took into account the two
athletes’ performance in Tokyo. Ghelber came in 6th in the hammer throw event,
while Novac was 12th-placed in the javelin throw event.

In football, the goal-keeper
of the national team and also the goalie of Sparta Prague, Florin Nita, has been
designated the Best footballer of the Year as part of the Romanian Football Gala
2021 which was organised online by the Journalists’ Sports Club. According to
Agerpres, Nita outclassed striker Claudiu Keşeru, who in 2021 played for
Bulgaria’s Ludogoreţ Razgrad and FCSB. Florin Nita also outclassed Slavia Prague’s
midfielder Nicolae Stanciu.

In
volleyball, Alexia Căruţaşu of Galatasaray Istanbul and Marian Bala, playing for
Arcada Galaţi ,have been designated the best volleyball players of the year. The
announcement was posted by the Romanian Volleyball Federation on its Facebook
page. The Performance of the Year Award went to Marius Macarie, the head-coach
of Romania’s youth team. We recall that Romania’s volleyball team came in 6th
at the World Championships in Mexico. The Head-coach of the Year 2021 Award went
to Sergiu Stancu, who is the head-coach of Romania’s champion team Arcada
Galati as well as the head-coach of Romania’s men’s national team.

(Translated by Eugen Nasta)

22 December 2021
Waschmaschinen von anno dazumal: der Waschmörser mit Triebrad

Sie kennen wohl die Tage, an denen wir kaum Zeit haben zum Ein- und Ausatmen. Wir laufen hin und her, um möglichst viele Angelegenheiten im Haushalt zu erledigen. An solchen Tagen wissen wir die moderne Technologie am besten hochzuschätzen. Wir hei‎ßen die voll automatisierten, leistungsfähigen Waschmaschinen hoch willkommen. Doch wie kamen die Menschen in der Vergangenheit, vor etwa 100 Jahren, zurecht, als es keine automatischen Waschmaschinen gab?

Die Antwort auf diese Frage ist meistens in Museen zu finden. Im Bukarester Dorfmuseum Dimitrie Gusti“ können zum Beispiel ein hölzerner Waschmörser und das dazugehörige Triebrad gesehen werden, die früher zum Kleiderwaschen verwendet wurden. Die Haushaltgegenstände stammen aus dem Dorf Borlova im Kreis Caraş-Severin (im Südwesten des Landes). Die Waschmörser und Triebräder waren gänzlich aus Holz hergestellt und wurden durch Wasserkraft angetrieben. Derartige Waschmörser wurden meistens in den Regionen eingesetzt, wo die Menge Wasser ausreichte, um das Rad konstant anzutreiben. Wünschenswert war auch, dass das Wasser im Winter nicht erfror. Daher die unerlässliche Bedingung der ausreichenden Wassermenge. Die Waschmörser wurden meistens aus Buchen-, Eichen- oder Erlenholz gefertigt. Das im Dorfmuseum Dimitrie Gusti“ ausgestellte Exponat wurde Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts hergestellt.

Vielleicht hört sich das unwahrscheinlich an, doch im Kreis Alba, in Westen des Landes, gibt es immer noch eine solche funktionierende Waschanlage. Sie befindet sich im Besitztum der Familie Avram, im Dorf Dobra de Jos. Die hölzerne Waschanlage ist 101 Jahre alt und immer noch betriebsfähig. Ioana Avram erzählte uns, wie die Waschmaschine läuft — allerdings ohne Waschmittel und ohne Strom:

Die Kleider werden da hineingelegt und gedreht. Wir lassen sie dort drinnen und das Wasser schlägt zwei Tage lang darauf ein. Mit dieser alten Waschanlage waschen wir Bettdecken, Teppiche — eigentlich alles Mögliche! Das Gebirgswasser ist das bessere Wasser. Meine Schwiegermutter pflegte zu sagen, dass das Schneewasser die Wäsche am besten reinigt. Im Frühjahr kam immer das wei‎ße Wasser, das Ergebnis des geschmolzenen Schnees. Dieses Wasser reinigt die Wäsche am besten!“

Der Waschmörser ist eine für die Subkarpaten typische Waschanlage. Sie besteht aus folgenden Teilen: ein Holzrad mit mehreren Schaufeln, eine waagerechte Spindel (die Welle) und zwei oder mehrere Hämmer (Stampfer). Die Konstruktion stützt sich auf mehrere Holzbalken. Das Dach wurde aus Schindeln gebaut. Das Triebrad ist Bestandteil der Anlage und hat die Form eines stumpfen Kegels, wobei die kleinere Seite im Boden eingebaut ist. Das Triebrad umfasst mehrere Bretter, die innerhalb des kegelförmigen Trogs eingebaut sind. Das Wasser flie‎ßt mit hoher Geschwindigkeit in die Gosse hinein und treibt das Triebrad an, so dass es sich zu drehen beginnt. Somit wird eine Schleuderbewegung in Gang gesetzt, ähnlich wie bei den modernen Waschmaschinen.

Mircea Avram erbte die Anlage von seiner Familie. Er kennt ihren Mechanismus in- und auswendig. Er erzählte uns mehr über den Waschmörser:

Wichtig sind die zwei gro‎ßen Hämmer. Die werden erstmals hoch gehoben und dann hinunter gelassen. Danach wird die Wäsche in die Anlage hinein gesteckt. Wir legen Holz unter den Kessel, um Feuer zu machen und das Wasser zu erhitzen. Das Wasser erreicht eine Temperatur von 37–40 Grad Celsius. Danach lassen wir das Rad frei laufen. Die Hämmer sind so gebaut, dass sie zwei–drei Tage in Bewegung bleiben.“

Mircea Avram wei‎ß ganz genau, wie hoch die Investition in eine solche Waschanlage vor 100 Jahren war. Denn er besitzt noch die Originalurkunden.

Das sind die Ausgaben meines Vaters. Er nahm sogar ein Darlehen von der Bank, um den Waschmörser zu bauen. In den Unterlagen kann gelesen werden, wie viel Zinsen er für ein halbes Jahr zahlte. Es werden alle Zahlungen aufgezählt, die er tätigen musste, wie viel er an wen zahlte und für welche Dienstleistung. Und dafür zahlte er auch Gebühren an den Staat. Alles ist dokumentiert.“

Insgesamt zahlte Mircea Avrams Vater damals 19.608 Lei für die Herstellung des Waschmörsers. Die Waschanlage ist Teil des Kulturvermögens im Kreis Alba — das muss noch dazu gesagt werden. Mircea Avram wei‎ß ganz genau, wie ein solches Wunderwerk instandgehalten wird:

Am schwierigsten ist, das Triebrad instand zu halten. Die Randelemente, die sie zum Drehen antreiben, müssen öfter ausgetauscht werden. 1994 ersetzten wir die Spindel, das Hauptrad, das einen Durchmesser von 130 cm hat. Den Bottich, in dem die Wäsche gesteckt wird, ersetzten wir erst 2006 mit einem Kessel aus Eichenholz, den wir aus der Umgebung von Mediasch holten.“

Nach dieser Reise in die Geschichte des Wäschewaschens wissen wir mit Sicherheit die modernen Waschmaschinen entsprechend zu schätzen. Denn die Arbeit im Haushalt ist heutzutage viel einfacher als früher. Und das ist eine gro‎ße Erleichterung.

23 January 2020