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  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    Romanian women’s handball team Gloria
    Bistriţa late last week advanced to the EHF European League’s quarterfinals. Gloria
    grabbed a 34-29 away win against French opponents Nantes, a team that was at the
    top of the table in Group C, after the first three rounds. Two rounds ahead of
    the end of the League’s group stage, Gloria has secured one of the first two places
    in the Group, also booking its place among the competition’s top eight teams.


    In the match
    against Nantes, Gloria had the upper hand all throughout the game, being even
    nine goals clear of their French opponents. Gloria eventually secured a
    five-goal advantage. With nine goals scored, Gloria’s most efficient handballer
    was Bianca Bazaliu.


    Reason enough for Radio Romania International
    to designate Banca Bazaliu the Athlete of the week.


    Bianca Bazaliu was
    born in Slatina, on July 30, 1997. She made her debut in handball with the Slatina-based
    Sports High school team. At the age of 14 she was already signed up with Romania’s
    National juniors’ team. At the World Juniors’ Championship in 2014 Bazaliu was a
    member of the lineup that walked away with the gold medal. With 76 goals
    scored, Bianca came in 2nd according to the top scorers’ rankings. Also,
    Bianca Bazaliu was voted as a member of the tournament’s dream team, being designated
    the best left winger. Also in 2014, Bianca played for CSM Bucharest, the team
    with which, in 2016, won the Champions’ League. In 2019, Bianca Bazaliu had a
    short stint with Corona Brasov, then she returned to CSM Bucharest. A yearlong stint
    with Croatia’s Podravka Koprivnica followed. Since 2022, Bianca has been playing
    for Gloria Bistrita. Since 2014, Bianca Bazaliu has been an honorary citizen of
    her native town, Slatina, also being an honorary citizens of Romania’s capital
    city, Bucharest, since 2016.

  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    Romanian women’s handball teams’ run this year in the Champions League’s group stage has so far been unprecedented. Bucharest teams Rapid and CSM, after five rounds have a no-defeat record in the competition. This past weekend, Rapid and Montenegro’s Buducnost Podgorica drew, 30-all, while Romania’s vice-champion team, CSM, trounced Czech opponents Banik Most, 40 to 15. Top scorer in both fixtures was Rapid’s Sorina Grozav. Reason enough for Radio Romania international to designate Sorina the Athlete of the week.



    In Rapid’s away game in Podgporica, Sorina Grozav scored 7 goals. Sorina’s performance was paralleled only by her teammate, the world vice champion with the Spanish team in 2019, Marta Lopez Herrero. Rapid’s two other Spanish handballers, Ainhoa Hernández and Alicia Fernández, scored 5 and 3 goals, respectively. Also three goals scored the French Alexandra Lacrabère, while Eliza Buceschi scored twice. In Bucharest, CSM scored 40 goals against Czech opponents Banik Most, with no less than 14 handballers proving their mettle in the game. Cristina Neagu scored 5 goals, while Mihaela Mihai and Crina Pintea scored four goals each.



    Sorina Grozav was born on May 27, 1999, in Ramnicu Valcea, into a family of athletes. Her mother is Romanian handball legend Mariana Tîrcă, who boasts 335 caps for the national squad, for which she scored 2043 goals, a world record for a handball player at national level. Sorina initially played as a junior, for the Power Systems College in Ramnicu Valcea, the town where a Women’s Handball National Excellence Centre was established. As a senior handball player, Sorina made her debut at 16, with Corona Brasov. In 2021, she was an on-loan handballer for Rapid Bucharest, yet this year, the club offered Sorina Grozav a permanent contract. In 2016, Sorina Grozav was officially summoned, for the first time in her career, for a national seniors’ team game counting towards the Carpati Trophy in Cluj Napoca. Sorina Grozav is an inside-left handball player. (EN)


  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    Romanian women’s handball teams’ run this year in the Champions League’s group stage has so far been unprecedented. Bucharest teams Rapid and CSM, after five rounds have a no-defeat record in the competition. This past weekend, Rapid and Montenegro’s Buducnost Podgorica drew, 30-all, while Romania’s vice-champion team, CSM, trounced Czech opponents Banik Most, 40 to 15. Top scorer in both fixtures was Rapid’s Sorina Grozav. Reason enough for Radio Romania international to designate Sorina the Athlete of the week.



    In Rapid’s away game in Podgporica, Sorina Grozav scored 7 goals. Sorina’s performance was paralleled only by her teammate, the world vice champion with the Spanish team in 2019, Marta Lopez Herrero. Rapid’s two other Spanish handballers, Ainhoa Hernández and Alicia Fernández, scored 5 and 3 goals, respectively. Also three goals scored the French Alexandra Lacrabère, while Eliza Buceschi scored twice. In Bucharest, CSM scored 40 goals against Czech opponents Banik Most, with no less than 14 handballers proving their mettle in the game. Cristina Neagu scored 5 goals, while Mihaela Mihai and Crina Pintea scored four goals each.



    Sorina Grozav was born on May 27, 1999, in Ramnicu Valcea, into a family of athletes. Her mother is Romanian handball legend Mariana Tîrcă, who boasts 335 caps for the national squad, for which she scored 2043 goals, a world record for a handball player at national level. Sorina initially played as a junior, for the Power Systems College in Ramnicu Valcea, the town where a Women’s Handball National Excellence Centre was established. As a senior handball player, Sorina made her debut at 16, with Corona Brasov. In 2021, she was an on-loan handballer for Rapid Bucharest, yet this year, the club offered Sorina Grozav a permanent contract. In 2016, Sorina Grozav was officially summoned, for the first time in her career, for a national seniors’ team game counting towards the Carpati Trophy in Cluj Napoca. Sorina Grozav is an inside-left handball player. (EN)