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  • Olympic Profiles – Athlete Florentina Iuşco

    Olympic Profiles – Athlete Florentina Iuşco

    Athletics
    competitions are back in the arena. Earlier this month Bucharest played host to
    the Romanian Cup, while at the end of last week the city of Cluj hosted Romania’s
    International Athletics Championship. Florentina Iuşco was one of the top-performing athletes. In both of the
    aforementioned competitions, Florentina Iuşco won the triple jump and the long jump events. The scores she
    obtained were not extraordinary. In the triple jump event, Florentina ranked
    first with 13.84 meters, whereas in Cluj she jumped 13.70 meters. In the long
    jump event, where she managed to qualify to the Olympic Games, she jumped 6.40
    meters in Bucharest and 6.43 meters at the International Championship in Cluj.
    By way of comparison, Romania’s other athlete who will represent us in the
    Olympic Games, Alina Rotaru, jumped 6.67 meters at a contest in Poland. It is
    only normal for Florentina Iuşco
    to vie for more. I’m happy to have won, but I’m not happy with the result I
    got. In the last two weeks I didn’t train the way I wanted, but this is no
    excuse. The National and Balkan championships are next, and I hope to jump
    better in the upcoming competitions, Florentina Iuşco said in Cluj.


    Florentina Iuşco was born April 8, 1996 in Deva, central
    Romania. She is enrolled at Cetate Deva sports club and is currently coached by
    Nicolae Alexe. In 2015, at the indoors European Championships in Prague, she
    won bronze in the long jump event, with a score of 6.79 meters, setting a new
    European record in the youth competition. Soon after she married and gave
    birth, Florentina Iuşco took up
    another sport, bobsleigh. In 2018, alongside Andreea Grecu, she became the world
    champion in the youth competition. In 2019 she got her best results in the long
    jump, jumping 6.87 meters at the International Championship in Cluj. Then, at
    the National Championship in Pitesti last year, she jumped 6.92 meters, her
    career best.


    (Translated by V. Palcu)





  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    FCSB has succeeded a heart-throbbing qualification for Europa Leagues third preliminary round. In the qualifiers second round, FCSB outclassed Serbian opponents Backa Topola, with the amazing score of 11-10, after extra time and penalty shootouts. Backa had a 2-nil advantage all along the 90-minute regular time, yet FCSB came from behind and leveled the score. Then Backa Topola scored their third goal. FCSB provided the equalizer, then in the third minute of added time they scored once again. However, their 4-3 advantage was meant to be short-lived, since the Serbs were quick to provide another equalizer. In extra time, FCSB succeeded a 5-4 and a 6-5 advantage, but each time the host team leveled the score. During the penalty shootouts, FCSB turned each spot kick into a goal. Backa Topola had only one miss, so FCSB have made headway into the Europa League.



    Only 14 of FCSBs pool of footballers traveled to Serbia, most of them being substitute players as no less than nine of FCSBs regulars have tested positive for COVID-19. In Europa Leagues third preliminary round, FCSB face Czech challengers Slovan Liberec. The fixture will be played in Bucharest this coming Thursday.



    The other Romanian team that played in Europa Leagues second preliminary round, FC Botosani, has been ousted from the competition already. Marius Croitorus trainees sustained a nil-1 home defeat by Macedonian opponents Shkendija. The third Romanian team set to prove their mettle in Europa leagues third preliminary round, CFR Cluj, come straight from the Champions Leagues preliminaries. CFR will travel to Sweden, for a fixture against Djugarden.



    This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting toward League Ones fourth round. On Friday, Chindia Târgoviște play FC Hermannstadt, while Astra Giurgiu face CFR Cluj. On Saturday in Sfântu Gheorghe, the local side Sepsi go against Viitorul Constanța, while Universitatea Craiova play a home fixture against FC Voluntari. Three other matches are scheduled on Sunday, as FC Botoșani play Academica Clinceni, UTA Arad face Politehnica Iași, while FCSB are pitted against FC Argeș. On Monday, Gaz Metan Medias take on Dinamo Bucharest. Universitatea Craiova are at the top of the table, with a maximum number of 9 points. Following are FC Voluntari and CFR Cluj, with 7 points each.



    The central Romanian city of Cluj this coming Saturday plays host to the 73rd edition of the Seniors Outdoor Balkan Athletics Championships. Around 300 athletes from 12 countries will participate in the competition. Romania has a 64-strong delegation, including four of the five athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. They are discus thrower Alin Firfirica, long-jump athlete Florentina Iusco, 1,500m distance runner Clauda Bobocea and high-jump athlete Daniela Stanciu.



    A series of matches in the second round of the group stage will be played, counting towards the Champions League in womens handball. In the competitions group B on Saturday, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea play a home match against Danish opponents Odense. In Group A, CSM Bucharest play an away game against Esbjerg, also from Denmark.


    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)




  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    FCSB has succeeded a heart-throbbing qualification for Europa Leagues third preliminary round. In the qualifiers second round, FCSB outclassed Serbian opponents Backa Topola, with the amazing score of 11-10, after extra time and penalty shootouts. Backa had a 2-nil advantage all along the 90-minute regular time, yet FCSB came from behind and leveled the score. Then Backa Topola scored their third goal. FCSB provided the equalizer, then in the third minute of added time they scored once again. However, their 4-3 advantage was meant to be short-lived, since the Serbs were quick to provide another equalizer. In extra time, FCSB succeeded a 5-4 and a 6-5 advantage, but each time the host team leveled the score. During the penalty shootouts, FCSB turned each spot kick into a goal. Backa Topola had only one miss, so FCSB have made headway into the Europa League.



    Only 14 of FCSBs pool of footballers traveled to Serbia, most of them being substitute players as no less than nine of FCSBs regulars have tested positive for COVID-19. In Europa Leagues third preliminary round, FCSB face Czech challengers Slovan Liberec. The fixture will be played in Bucharest this coming Thursday.



    The other Romanian team that played in Europa Leagues second preliminary round, FC Botosani, has been ousted from the competition already. Marius Croitorus trainees sustained a nil-1 home defeat by Macedonian opponents Shkendija. The third Romanian team set to prove their mettle in Europa leagues third preliminary round, CFR Cluj, come straight from the Champions Leagues preliminaries. CFR will travel to Sweden, for a fixture against Djugarden.



    This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting toward League Ones fourth round. On Friday, Chindia Târgoviște play FC Hermannstadt, while Astra Giurgiu face CFR Cluj. On Saturday in Sfântu Gheorghe, the local side Sepsi go against Viitorul Constanța, while Universitatea Craiova play a home fixture against FC Voluntari. Three other matches are scheduled on Sunday, as FC Botoșani play Academica Clinceni, UTA Arad face Politehnica Iași, while FCSB are pitted against FC Argeș. On Monday, Gaz Metan Medias take on Dinamo Bucharest. Universitatea Craiova are at the top of the table, with a maximum number of 9 points. Following are FC Voluntari and CFR Cluj, with 7 points each.



    The central Romanian city of Cluj this coming Saturday plays host to the 73rd edition of the Seniors Outdoor Balkan Athletics Championships. Around 300 athletes from 12 countries will participate in the competition. Romania has a 64-strong delegation, including four of the five athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. They are discus thrower Alin Firfirica, long-jump athlete Florentina Iusco, 1,500m distance runner Clauda Bobocea and high-jump athlete Daniela Stanciu.



    A series of matches in the second round of the group stage will be played, counting towards the Champions League in womens handball. In the competitions group B on Saturday, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea play a home match against Danish opponents Odense. In Group A, CSM Bucharest play an away game against Esbjerg, also from Denmark.


    (Translation by Eugen Nasta)




  • The Athlete of the Week – Long-jump Athlete Florentina Marincu

    The Athlete of the Week – Long-jump Athlete Florentina Marincu

    Romania last week secured its comeback among Europe’s elite countries in terms of athletics. Following a four-year gap, Romanian athletes stepped onto the podium in the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Prague. The Romanian delegation walked home with two medals, both bronze. Winners of those medals for Romania were long-jump athlete Florentina Marincu and veteran triple jump athlete Marian Oprea.



    Florentina’s 6 meters and 79 centimeters jump also meant a new European juniors’ record. For her excellent performance Radio Romania International has designated Florentina Marincu the Athlete of the Week.



    Florentina Marincu was born on April 8, 1996. She was spotted by coach Nicolae Alexe of the Cetate Deva School Sports Club. She began her career proving her mettle in the high-and long-jump. In 2013, the Romanian athlete became World Champion in Donetsk, in the Junior 2 category’s long and triple jump events.



    In Prague, Florentina Marincu succeeded her first great performance in seniors’ competitions. In descending order, she was overpowered by Serbia’s Ivana Spanovici, who succeeded a jump of 6 metes and 98 centimeters, also setting a new national record for her country, and by Germany’s Taroum Moguenara, with a jump of 6 meters 83 centimeters, which was also the season’s best result.



    Florentina’s teammate Alina Rotaru came in fourth in Prague, with a jump of 6 meters 69 centimeters. Because of their satisfactory performance in Prague, Florentina Marincu and Alina Rotaru stand real chances to successfully represent Romania in next years’ Olympic Games in Rio.