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  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    Romanian women’s handball team CSM Bucharest, in 2025 as well, have succeeded to go past the Champions League’s group phase. It has been a while since CSM Bucharest have secured the 3rd position in the competition’s Group A, also succeeding to advance to the quarterfinals’ playoffs.

    CSM had a rather unassuming start in the ongoing season, so they sadly lost a number of precious points which denied them the opportunity to fight for one of the first two positions in the rankings. That could have secured them their ticket for the quarterfinals.

    Gaining access to the competition’s quarterfinals were Metz Handball of France and Ferencváros Budapest, the teams that won their double-legged ties against CSM Bucharest. Notwithstanding, in the wake of their last defeat by French holders Metz Handball on January 12, CSM Bucharest have had a win-all record.

    CSM’s most recent win was the one they succeeded this past weekend, when they trounced Norway’s vice champions Storhamar, 32-21, away, one more time proving they were a truly top-notch team. CSM Bucharest’s most efficient scorer was Crina Pintea, with ten goals on her record sheet.

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

    Crina Pintea was born on April 3rd, 1990, in eastern Romania’s Bacau County. At the age of 20, Crina made her debut as a senior player with Handball Club Zalău, with then head-coach Gheorghe Tadici at the helm. In 2015, with Handball Club Zalau, Crina Pintea reached as far as the EHF Cup’s final, also playing the EHF Cup’s semifinals in 2016.

    In 2015, Crina Pintea began talks with HCM Baia Mare, and that is why Gheorghe Tadici excluded her from the team. Crina Pintea was then signed up by German side Thüringer, the team with which she also won the Bundesliga in 2016. In 2017 she played for the French team Issy Paris Hand, later known as Paris 92. For 2017 – 2018 competition season, Crina Pintea was designated the best pivot of the French domestic women’s handball championship. Later on, Crina’s contract with Paris 92 was taken over by the Hungarian side Gyor.

    We recall in 2019, with Gyor, Crina Pintea won the Champions League. Crina Pintea then had a short stint with CSM Bucharest, returning to Gyor afterwards, for one single competition season. She has been playing for CSM Bucharest since 2022. With the national team, Crina made her debut in 2012. In 2015, with the national team, Crina Pintea won bronze at the World Championship in Denmark. Notwithstanding, in 2024, Crina Pintea made public her retirement from the national team.

  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup






    Romanian
    national football team has had a flawed debut confrontation in the fresh edition
    of the National League’ Division B. In Podgorica, Romania sustained a nil-2
    defeated by the host team, Montenegro. Scoring for the hosts were Stefan Mugoša on 66 minutes and Marko Vukčević in minute 87. Both
    goals were made possible because of captain Vlad Chiricheş’s errors of the
    pitch. Montenegro definitely had the upper hand tactically but also in one-to-one
    confrontations. It took our national squad 94 minutes of play to make at attempted
    shot at goal. It was the first official match of Romanian national team’s new
    head-coach, Edward Iordanescu. The latter took full responsibility for the
    failure. Yet Iordanescu stressed that he did not take over a functional team,
    but a team that several times wasted the opportunity to qualify for international
    competitions. In another Group 3 fixture as part of League B, in Helsinki, Finland
    drew against Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1-all. After the first round, Romania is at
    the bottom of the table. On Tuesday in Zenica Romanian faces Bosnia-Herzegovina.
    Romania’s defender Iulian Cristea will be unavailable for the match. We recall
    Cristea sustained a serious injury early into the match against Montenegro.
    According to head-coach Iordanescu, Cristea needs a long recovery break.


    Romanian handballer Cristina Neagu has been
    designated the most efficient scorer in this year’s edition of the Champions’ League.
    Even after the League’s final tournament, held this past weekend in Budapest, all
    told, no other handballer was able to score more goals that Neagu’s 110. We recall
    Cristina Neagu’s current team, CSM Bucharest, was unable to move past the quarterfinals.
    Also, Neagu, for the seventh time running, was included in the dream team of
    the Champions League’s season, created according to the supporters’ votes.
    33-year old Neagu has also been included in the All-Star team before, in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021. Norway’s
    Vipers Kristiansand have won this year’s edition of the Champions League. In the
    final Vipers outclassed Gyor of Hungary, 33 to 31. Playing for Gyor was Romanian
    national team’s pivot, Crina Pintea, who scored three goals.


    The southern Romanian
    city of Craiova this past weekend played host to Romania’s International Athletics
    Championships. However, Romania’s top-flight athletes were abroad taking part
    in top international competitions. For instance, distance runner Mihaela
    Bobocea, has had an eventful week. On Tuesday at the international competition
    in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, Bobocea came in 4th in the 1,500m
    race. However, her timing secured Mihaela Bobocea the ticket for the World
    Championships held in July in the USA, but also the European Championships held
    in Germany, in July. This past Friday in Manchester, in World Athletics Continental Tour contest, Bobocea won the 800m race. Then In
    Morocco on Sunday, at the international contest in the Moroccan capital city Rabat,
    Bobocea cam in 5th in the 1,500 m race, in a competition as part of the Diamond
    League circuit.

    (EN)


  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup






    Romanian
    national football team has had a flawed debut confrontation in the fresh edition
    of the National League’ Division B. In Podgorica, Romania sustained a nil-2
    defeated by the host team, Montenegro. Scoring for the hosts were Stefan Mugoša on 66 minutes and Marko Vukčević in minute 87. Both
    goals were made possible because of captain Vlad Chiricheş’s errors of the
    pitch. Montenegro definitely had the upper hand tactically but also in one-to-one
    confrontations. It took our national squad 94 minutes of play to make at attempted
    shot at goal. It was the first official match of Romanian national team’s new
    head-coach, Edward Iordanescu. The latter took full responsibility for the
    failure. Yet Iordanescu stressed that he did not take over a functional team,
    but a team that several times wasted the opportunity to qualify for international
    competitions. In another Group 3 fixture as part of League B, in Helsinki, Finland
    drew against Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1-all. After the first round, Romania is at
    the bottom of the table. On Tuesday in Zenica Romanian faces Bosnia-Herzegovina.
    Romania’s defender Iulian Cristea will be unavailable for the match. We recall
    Cristea sustained a serious injury early into the match against Montenegro.
    According to head-coach Iordanescu, Cristea needs a long recovery break.


    Romanian handballer Cristina Neagu has been
    designated the most efficient scorer in this year’s edition of the Champions’ League.
    Even after the League’s final tournament, held this past weekend in Budapest, all
    told, no other handballer was able to score more goals that Neagu’s 110. We recall
    Cristina Neagu’s current team, CSM Bucharest, was unable to move past the quarterfinals.
    Also, Neagu, for the seventh time running, was included in the dream team of
    the Champions League’s season, created according to the supporters’ votes.
    33-year old Neagu has also been included in the All-Star team before, in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021. Norway’s
    Vipers Kristiansand have won this year’s edition of the Champions League. In the
    final Vipers outclassed Gyor of Hungary, 33 to 31. Playing for Gyor was Romanian
    national team’s pivot, Crina Pintea, who scored three goals.


    The southern Romanian
    city of Craiova this past weekend played host to Romania’s International Athletics
    Championships. However, Romania’s top-flight athletes were abroad taking part
    in top international competitions. For instance, distance runner Mihaela
    Bobocea, has had an eventful week. On Tuesday at the international competition
    in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, Bobocea came in 4th in the 1,500m
    race. However, her timing secured Mihaela Bobocea the ticket for the World
    Championships held in July in the USA, but also the European Championships held
    in Germany, in July. This past Friday in Manchester, in World Athletics Continental Tour contest, Bobocea won the 800m race. Then In
    Morocco on Sunday, at the international contest in the Moroccan capital city Rabat,
    Bobocea cam in 5th in the 1,500 m race, in a competition as part of the Diamond
    League circuit.

    (EN)