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  • RRI Sports Club – Gymnast Dan Grecu

    RRI Sports Club – Gymnast Dan Grecu

    Another top-performing athlete who passed away last year was the great gymnast and coach Dan Grecu. He was the first Romanian gymnast to become world champion. The next world champion in the history of Romanian men’s gymnastics, Marius Urzică, was his student. Dan Grecu was the first Romanian to win a medal in the Olympic men’s gymnastics and, 20 years later, he trained another athlete who grabbed the first Olympic gold for Romanian gymnastics: Marius Urzică.

     

    Dan Grecu was born September 26, 1950, in Bucharest. He took up gymnastics at the age of 8, in Iași, under the guidance of coach Octav Ungureanu. At the age of 12, he returned to Bucharest, where he enrolled at CSS Viitorul, with Mircea Bădulescu as his coach. He then moved to Dinamo Bucharest, a club where he spent his entire career as an athlete and later as a coach. In 1966, he won his first junior title. In 1970, he was drafted for the first time in the country’s representative team, taking part in the World Championships in Ljubljana. In 1972, he took part in the Munich Olympics, where he ranked 7th with the Romanian team. He grabbed his first notable results in 1973, at the European Championships in Grenoble, where he won silver in the still rings event.

     

    Dan Grecu’s name will remain forever tied to his great achievement in 1974. Then, in Varna, under the guidance of Mircea Bădulescu, he won the world title in the still rings event, after a fantastic battle with the representative of the Soviet Union, Nikolai Andrianov, with whom he was tied for first place on the podium. In 1976, at the Montreal Olympics, he once again confirmed his excellent skill in the rings event, winning the bronze medal.

     

    As a coach, Dan Grecu was at the helm of the best men’s gymnastics team that Romania has ever had. His students grabbed an Olympic gold, won by Marius Urzică in 2000 in Sydney, and several medals at the World and European Championships. In 2001, at the World Championships in Gent, the Romanian men’s gymnastics achieved the best results in its entire history, winning three gold medals. Marian Drăgulescu won the title in the vault and floor events, and Marius Urzică won gold in the pommel horse event. Following a career of excellence, in 2024 Dan Grecu was awarded the Golden Torque, the highest distinction of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee. (VP)

  • Olympic medals for Romanian athletes

    Olympic medals for Romanian athletes

    Every four years, the world’s best-performing athletes compete in the Olympic Games. This year, the event brought together 10,700 competitors from 206 countries and territories. With a delegation comprising over a hundred athletes, Romania is among the best represented countries, 100 years after the first Olympic medal scooped by Romanian athletes, won in rugby in the Paris Olympics of 1924. Over the years, Romanian athletes have won a total of 313 Olympic medals, of which 92 gold, 98 silver and 123 bronze. The members of the Romanian delegation have already grabbed remarkable results in Paris, ever since the first days of the competition. With the gold medal in the 200m freestyle race and bronze in the 100m race, David Popovici is one of the most successful swimmers in this year’s edition. At only 19 years of age, a two-time world champion and five-time European champion, the athlete enrolled at Dinamo Bucharest sports club completed his record with Olympic medals.

     

     

    Our rowers also grabbed their first medals: gold in the men’s double sculls and silver in the women’s doubles sculls, the women’s pair and women’s leightweight double sculls events, marking a remarkable leap forward in a discipline where, in recent times, most results have been achieved in pair events. The progress made in gymnastics should also be commended. Although it is one of the most successful sports for Romania, with 25 gold, 20 silver and 26 bronze medals, results in gymnastics have been somewhat subpar since the London Olympics of 2012, when Sandra Izbaşa won gold in the vault final, Cătălina Ponor scooped silver in the floor event, and the women’s team won the bronze medals. Now, the girls managed to make their way back to the best-competing teams in the world, finishing 7th the team event, while some of our gymnasts also qualified to individual finals. The biggest expectations are however pinned on upcoming rowing events, with the last finals scheduled for Saturday. Also in water sports, we expect medals from the multiple world canoe champion Cătălin Chirilă, who needs to prove he comes from a long tradition of good results for Romania, spanning nearly seven decades, which began with the two gold medals won by Leon Rotman in 1956 in the Melbourne Olympics and continued with the four titles won by Ivan Patzaichin over 1968-1984. The Romanian delegation also has expectations in athletics events, but the latest results in world and European competitions force us to tone down our optimism.

     

     

    Last but not least, in weightlifting, Romania will be represented by two athletes with good chances at winning a medal: Loredana Toma will compete in the 71-kg event, while Mihaela Cambei in the 49-kg event. Loredana is ranked 4th in the world rankings in her category, while Mihaela is 5th in her category. Their current form will be a deciding factor in the current competition, in addition to the determination both competitors have displayed when it mattered the most. (VP)

  • June 3, 2024

    June 3, 2024

    ELECTIONS – It’s the last week of campaign ahead of the European Parliament and local elections slated for this Sunday. Some 19 million Romanians expected to hit the nearly 19,000 polling stations in the country. 915 stations have been set up abroad, twice compared to the European Parliament elections five years ago. Polling stations will open at 7 AM and close at 10 PM, one hour later compared to previous rounds of election. The presidents of the polling stations can opt to extend the voting process until midnight, if there are still people standing in line or inside the station. According to the Permanent Election Authority, the total number of candidates for the local and European Parliament elections is close to 208,000. For the first time, voter turnout updates will be provided in real time on election day, for each separate ballot, on the website of the Permanent Election Authority. We recall Romania will also host presidential elections in September and legislative elections in December.

     

     

    DISCOVERY – The bodies of the two Romanians reported missing at the end of last week following flash floods and rising river levels have been found in Italy. The bodies of two of the three missing Romanian young people who drowned on Friday in Natisone River, were found in the Udine province (northeast). Search operations to retrieve the third missing person continue. Young people were bathing in Natisone despite the ban, when water levels suddenly rose. Following information sent by Italian authorities, the Romanian Foreign Ministry confirmed two of the deceased were Romanian nationals, conveying its condolences to the bereaved families. Consular office representatives constantly maintain dialogue with the local authorities in order to obtain information regarding search operations for the third missing person, as well as with the families of the deceased citizens, ready to provide consular assistance depending on requests and in line with their attributes. The Romanian Foreign Ministry announced Romanian citizens can request consular assistance by calling the numbers of Romania’s Consular Office in Trieste.

     

     

    CONSTITUTIONAL COURT – The Constitutional Court of Romania is today discussing a referral of the High Court of Cassation and Justice regarding the Law approving the Government’s emergency decree on extending the terms provided for insolvency prevention and insolvency procedures. The law stipulates that, in the case of economic operators in strategic branches of the national economy, who have reached an arrangement with creditors upon the entry into force of this law, the length of the agreement or the restructuring plan can be extended, at the debtor’s request and based on sound reasons, for a maximum of 5 years.

     

     

    MINIMUM WAGE – The Government this week is expected to pass a bill on increasing the national minimum wage from approximately 660 EUR to 745 EUR. The draft law has already been submitted for public debate. Stakeholders can submit their proposals, suggestions and opinions regarding this bill on the website of the Labor Ministry. Currently, some 760,000 people from the total number of employees active on the labor market earn minimum wages in Romania, and that number is expected to exceed 1.8 million after the increase. In addition, the 40 EUR tax deduction is maintained until the end of the year. Talks are underway with Finance Minister, Marcel Boloș, to increase this amount to approximately 60 EUR, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said. At the same time, the Government is ready to help employers by supplementing the budget for SME Plus, a national support scheme addressing small- and medium-sized enterprises. Also, the government continues to restructure its institutions, with the head of government calling on the relevant ministers to step up the pace in order to complete the process across all ministries by the end of the month.

     

     

    GYMNASTICS –Romanian athlete Andrei Muntean won bronze in the parallel bars final on Sunday at the Artistic Gymnastics Challenge World Cup in Koper, Slovenia. He was outranked in the final by Ukrainian Ilya Kovtun and Hsi Hung Yuan of Taiwan. Andrei Muntean is the only representative of Romania qualified in the men’s artistic gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics.

     

     

    FOOTBALL – Romania’s national football team is playing Bulgaria tomorrow and Liechtenstein on Friday, June 7 in two friendly matches ahead of the European Championship expected to kick off on June 14 in Germany. Bucharest will host both matches. Romania was drawn in Group E alongside Ukraine, Belgium and Slovakia. The national team will play Ukraine on June 17 in Munich, Belgium on June 22 in Köln, and finally Slovakia on June 26, in Frankfurt. Romania last took part in a European Championship in 2016 in France. (VP)

  • May 5, 2024 UPDATE

    May 5, 2024 UPDATE

    EASTER – The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the greatest holiday in the Christian calendar, was marked on Sunday by Orthodox and Eastern-Catholic Christians around the world, including in Romania. In his Easter sermon, Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church said that healing the world of passing illnesses was not the ultimate design of Jesus Christ, but rather saving mankind from sin and death. The Patriarch urged Romanians to pursue good deeds. “During these days of celebration, light and joy for our Christian way of life, let us pray for global peace, let us convey a message of brotherly love to all Romanians living abroad”, the Patriarch went on to say. “The Resurrection of Christ recalls the Christian appeal to love thy neighbor and live in peace and understanding”, Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis also said in his Easter message.

     

     

    MINI-HOLIDAY – Some 150,00 people are these days attending hundreds of events across the country for the Easter mini-holiday. The Interior Ministry has deployed additional forces to ensure public order. Gendarme patrols are on standby in mountain resorts and are mobilized in the main seacoast resorts, with the mission of combating drug abuse, particularly in Mamaia and Vama Veche. The Sunwaves electronic music festival is underway in Mamaia until May 7. Dozens of DJs will be mixing music day and night. No major incidents were reported during Saturday’s Easter Vigil, the Interior Ministry reports. On the other hand, the National Directorate for Cyber-Security warns that people are less vigilant around the holidays in terms of online shopping and are exposed to online scams.

     

     

    WAR IN UKRAINE – Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed the nation on Easter, saying the Ukrainian people will get down on its knees only to pray. He said Ukrainians are holding a common prayer for the servicemen celebrating Easter in the trenches and on the frontline. Russia on Saturday night launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Forces announced on Sunday. The attack followed Russian attacks on Saturday on the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions and the port of Odesa, which killed at least two civilians, destroyed a food factory and damaged other civilian infrastructure targets, residential and commercial buildings, regional officials say. President Zelenskyy said Russia used eight different types of missiles and nearly 70 guided missiles to strike settlements and positions on the frontline. In turn, Moscow persuaded Cuban citizens to join the Russian army, offering monthly wages of approximately 2,000 USD plus Russian passports, to be delivered within months of signing up.

     

     

    EXERCISE – Romania hosts the Swift Response 24 multinational exercise over May 5-24. According to the Defense Ministry, the exercise will comprise one of the biggest airdrop exercise ever held in Europe after WWII, with units from France, Germany, Romania, Spain, the USA and the Netherlands taking part. Thousands of servicemen and technical equipment from seven NATO and partner states will be involved in the exercise, organized by the United States Command Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF). Romania will deploy 2,300 military and 220 technical equipment and will prep several airbases and shooting ranges. The exercise is coordinated by the German Air Forces, in partnership with the Romanian Land Forces command and the Romanian Air Forces.

     

     

    LIFE EXPECTANCY – Spain has the highest life expectancy rate at EU level – 84 years, above the EU average of 81.5 years. According to a Eurostat report, Romania has the third-lowest life expectancy in the EU, 76.6 years, followed only by Latvia with 75.9 years and Bulgaria with 75.8 years. However, the biggest increase in life expectancy rates across the EU over 2019-2023 was reported in Romania. 15 of the 27 EU Member States exceed the EU life expectancy average. Countries with lower rates are those in Eastern Europe and the Baltics, whereas countries in the Mediterranean, Scandinavia and Central Europe have higher life expectancy rates.

     

     

    GYMNASTSTICS – The Romanian women’s gymnastics team ranked 4th in the team event at the European Gymnastics Championships hosted by Rimini, Italy. Italy ranked first, followed by the UK and France. Sabrina Maneca Voinea grabbed both silver medals for Romania in the beam and floor events. (VP)

  • Athlete of the Week on RRI – Gymnast Maria Celpinschi

    Athlete of the Week on RRI – Gymnast Maria Celpinschi

    At the World Championships hosted
    by Mersin, Turkey, Romanian gymnast Maria Celpinschi won gold in the beam final
    with a score of 12.750 points. She was followed by Ana Derek of Croatia with
    12.600 points, and Hungary’s Csenge Maria Bacskay with 12.100 points. In the
    floor event, Maria Celpinschi also finished first with 12.900 points, followed
    by Hungary’s Dorina Boeczoego with 12.850 points and Ana Derek of Croatia, also
    with 12.850 points. This is the first international seniors competition where the Romanian gymnast won gold medals. For her achievement, we have designated Maria
    Celpinschi Athlete of the Week on RRI.


    Maria Sorana Celpinschi was born
    August 12, 2005 in Constanța, on the Romanian Black Sea Coast. She is currently
    enrolled at Farul Constanța sports club. In 2019, at the national youth
    championships, she won silver medals in the vault and floor events and finished
    4th in the all-around event. At the seniors national championships
    that year, Celpinschi ranked 5th in the vault event, 7th
    in the floor event and 12th in the individual all-around event. At
    the Horizon Cup youth event hosted by Greece in 2019, Maria swept the board,
    except the vault gold medal. In 2020, at the national championships, Maria
    ranked 4th in the vault and uneven bars finals. She also competed in
    the European youth championships in Mersin, winning gold in the team event.
    Celpinschi then won silver in the individual all-around and floor events, both
    finals being won by another Romanian, Ana Bărbosu. She made her debut in
    seniors competitions in 2021 at the European Championships hosted by Basel,
    Switzerland. She was Larisa Iordache’s backup, and following the latter’s withdrawal due
    to a medical condition, Maria Celpinschi competed in the floor event, ranking 5th.
    (VP)



  • RRI Sports Club – Gymnastics

    RRI Sports Club – Gymnastics

    Romanian gymnastics is in for a new challenge, as Romanian gymnasts will have to prove their mettle at the European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The competition is open for both juniors and seniors. The Romanian delegation’s set target is to win at least two medals for each age category.



    Compared to the 2018 edition of the European Championships hosted by the central Transylvanian city of Cluj, this year’s seniors lineup excludes Catalina Ponor, who retired from competition. Also absent is Larisa Iordache, who is recovering from an injury. Ioana Crisan and Olivia Cimpian were not included in the Romanian delegation either.



    As for the men’s seniors’ lineup, it does not include Marian Dragulescu, who was not granted the medical approval to compete. Cristian Băţagă, Laurenţiu Nistor and Andrei Ursache will also be absent. Of the former team, only Andrei Muntean, Vlad Cotuna and Adelin Kotrong were included in the lineup competing in Glasgow. We recall that in the men’s version of the 2017 edition of the European Championships, Romania won two medals, gold in the floor event and silver in the vault event. Both medals were won by Marian Dragulescu. In the women’s version of the same competition, Catalina Ponor walked away with bronze in the floor and beam events.



    The first to compete in Glasgow are the girls since the seniors’ qualifiers are scheduled on August the 2nd. Then the team finals follow on August the 4th. The individual event finals are scheduled on August the 5th. The juniors enter the competition on August the 3rd, when qualifiers and the team finals are scheduled. The all-round event final is also scheduled on August the 3rd. Juniors’ individual event finals are also scheduled on August the 5th.



    The men’s seniors’ version of the aforementioned competition kick-starts on August the 9th, when the qualifiers are held, for the team and individual event finals. The nations’ competition finals are held on August 11, while the apparatus pieces finals will be held on August 12. As for the juniors, qualifiers are held on August 10. The final rankings in the all-round event and in the nations’ competition will also be decided on August 10. Then the individual event finals will be held, also on August 12.


    (Translated by E. Nasta)

  • RRI Sports Club – Gymnastics

    RRI Sports Club – Gymnastics

    Romanian gymnastics is in for a new challenge, as Romanian gymnasts will have to prove their mettle at the European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The competition is open for both juniors and seniors. The Romanian delegation’s set target is to win at least two medals for each age category.



    Compared to the 2018 edition of the European Championships hosted by the central Transylvanian city of Cluj, this year’s seniors lineup excludes Catalina Ponor, who retired from competition. Also absent is Larisa Iordache, who is recovering from an injury. Ioana Crisan and Olivia Cimpian were not included in the Romanian delegation either.



    As for the men’s seniors’ lineup, it does not include Marian Dragulescu, who was not granted the medical approval to compete. Cristian Băţagă, Laurenţiu Nistor and Andrei Ursache will also be absent. Of the former team, only Andrei Muntean, Vlad Cotuna and Adelin Kotrong were included in the lineup competing in Glasgow. We recall that in the men’s version of the 2017 edition of the European Championships, Romania won two medals, gold in the floor event and silver in the vault event. Both medals were won by Marian Dragulescu. In the women’s version of the same competition, Catalina Ponor walked away with bronze in the floor and beam events.



    The first to compete in Glasgow are the girls since the seniors’ qualifiers are scheduled on August the 2nd. Then the team finals follow on August the 4th. The individual event finals are scheduled on August the 5th. The juniors enter the competition on August the 3rd, when qualifiers and the team finals are scheduled. The all-round event final is also scheduled on August the 3rd. Juniors’ individual event finals are also scheduled on August the 5th.



    The men’s seniors’ version of the aforementioned competition kick-starts on August the 9th, when the qualifiers are held, for the team and individual event finals. The nations’ competition finals are held on August 11, while the apparatus pieces finals will be held on August 12. As for the juniors, qualifiers are held on August 10. The final rankings in the all-round event and in the nations’ competition will also be decided on August 10. Then the individual event finals will be held, also on August 12.


    (Translated by E. Nasta)

  • April 20, 2017 UPDATE

    April 20, 2017 UPDATE

    VISIT — Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu on Thursday said his objective is to lift the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism in the field of the judiciary before Romania takes over the rotating presidency of the European Council in 2019. This means Romania should get a final positive report, Sorin Grindeanu said, adding that the Government will continue to guarantee the fairness and independence of the judiciary. The declaration was made during his meeting with European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans, who is on an official visit to Bucharest. The EU official said each citizen deserves to live in a rule of law, and that good results have been obtained under the CVM. According to Frans Timmermans, right now Bucharest is at the end of a very long marathon, and it needs to observe the recommendations of the European Commission regarding its justice system.



    ECONOMIC FIGURES— Romanian Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu on Thursday announced Romania reported a budget surplus of 360 million euros, accounting for 0.2% of the GDP, in the first three months of the year. The Prime Minister said the VAT collection rate went up by 2.5% in February as compared to the same month last year, and by 8.9% in March as compared to the same period in 2016. Sorin Grindeanu said a total of 62,000 new jobs were made available in the first quarter of the year.



    COOPERATION — Austria and Romania will cooperate to have successful mandates at the helm of the European Council in the second half of 2018 and the first half of 2019 respectively, the Minister Delegate for European Affairs Ana Birchall said on Thursday. According to a Foreign Ministry press release, Ana Birchall met with Austrian Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Sebastian Kurz, during her official visit to Vienna. Talks focused on hot topics on the European agenda and of mutual interest to both states, with a focus on furthering cooperation in the field of European affairs. The Danube Strategy, the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership were also on the agenda of the meeting.



    MILITARY — Chief of General Staff General Nicolae Ciuca on Thursday said Romania will be purchasing US Patriot missiles, as part of a national program to purchase military equipment. Patriot is an advanced ground to air missile that can target fighter jets. The announcement was made at a press conference in Smardan, eastern Romania, currently hosting a joint US-Romanian military exercise. Taking part were Romanian officials from the government and the armed forces as well as representatives of the US Embassy.



    ALARMS — Romania continues its widest ranging exercise to test alarm system at a national level. Emergency sirens were tested between 10 AM and 3 PM in 11 counties and Bucharest. The sirens are supposed to announce chemical accidents, air attacks, or severe flooding, and can be heard on a radius of around 500 meters. 7,700 such sirens are distributed around the country for civil protection. The exercise, concluding Friday, is supposed to measure speed of reaction in case of emergency, as well as coverage of alarms, in addition to response measure awareness.



    MEETING — European Parliament President Antonio Tajani said his meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday was positive, underlining the mutual interest of observing the rights of EU citizens after Brexit. President Tajani said they agreed on the need to solve the issue of the rights of EU citizens living in Great Britain, as well as of Brits living in other EU states. In turn, a British Government spokesman said May and Tajani agreed on the need to maintain close ties between London and Brussels after Brexit and to offer ‘security’ to EU citizens as regards their legal status after Brexit.



    GYMNASTICS — Romanian athlete Marian Dragulescu qualified to the floor event finals and the vault finals in the European Gymnastics Championships. The event is hosted by the Romanian city of Cluj, which wraps up on April 23. This edition is attended by 274 athletes from 37 countries. Romanian gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci is ambassador for the European Championships. The last edition of this event hosted by Romania took place in 1957.



    TENNIS — Romanias womens tennis team plays at home this weekend, taking on the UKs team, in a bid to hold on to their place in the world group in the Fed Cup. The games are scheduled for April 22 and 23, in the resort of Mamaia, on the Black Sea coast. Romanias team is made up of Simona Halep, 5th ranked, Irina Begu, 33rd ranked, Monica Niculescu, 47th WTA, and Sorana Cirstea, 61st WTA. The UK brings into play two top 100 players, Johanna Konta, 10th ranked, and Heather Watson, 72nd ranked. Romania and the UK have faced off five times so far in the Fed Cup, with the Romanians winning four times.



    WEATHER — Bad weather will continue to afflict Romania over the next couple of days. Rain, snow, gales and low temperatures have caused the authorities to extend a code yellow until Friday at noon, taking into consideration the snow in the mountains as well. A code orange alert is in place until noon on Friday in the eastern and southern Carpathians as well, with wind expected to reach speeds of up to 80 to 90 km/h. The worsening of the weather has affected road traffic. Several flights have been delayed by the weather on Cluj International Airport. A few localities in the north and southeast were left without power. Bad weather is affecting several countries in Europe as well, with closed highways in Austria, strong wind in Italy and heavy snowfalls in eastern Ukraine. The Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia and Hungary are also hit by a wave of bad weather.

  • The Olympic Games without the Romanian gymnastics

    The Olympic Games without the Romanian gymnastics

    40 years ago, Romanian Nadia Comaneci got the first perfect 10 in the history of modern gymnastics, after her performance in the uneven bars final at the Montreal Olympics. The scoreboard recorded her prefect 10 as 1, since the hardware was not capable of displaying 10. Since then, along the years, the Romanian women gymnasts have stepped onto the Olympic podium bringing Romania the most medals at the Olympic Games: 25 gold, 20 silver and 26 bronze.



    The Romanian women’s gymnastics team was strong and feared, always competing for top rankings. Unfortunately, they missed qualification to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer, which has not happened since the Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968. Romania has failed to qualify to the Rio Olympics, ranking 7th in the pre-Olympic tournament. After many failures and with some injured gymnasts, Romania was outrun even by Australia, which a while ago, did not even count in the world standings. Instead, Brazil, Germany, Belgium and France qualified to the Rio Olympics. Coached by Lucian Sandu, Adela Popa and Maria Furnea, Romania lined up Diana Bulimar, Maria Hobura, Anamaria Ocolisan, Catalina Ponor, Dora Vulcan and Silvia Zarzu in the pre-Olympic tournament. Although Catalina Ponor, multiple World and European champion and Olympic medallist, got the highest mark of the Romanian gymnasts in the beam event, she failed in the vault competition.



    Diana Bulimar, Anamaria Ocolisan and Dora Vulcan performed poorly in the uneven bars event, experts considering that apparatus the most difficult one. Vulcan and Zarzu put up a modest show in the floor event as well. The disappointment comes after the men’s team, bronze medallist at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, also failed to qualify to the Rio Olympics.



    However, Romania will be represented by three gymnasts at the Rio Olympics. Marian Dragulescu, who qualified due to the silver medal he had got in the vault event at the World Championships in Glasgow in 2015 and another gymnast, to be subsequently designated, will participate in the men’s competition. The teams that missed qualification are given a place by the International Federation. Since no Romanian women’s gymnasts managed to reap a silver medal at the World Championships and the women’s teams failed to qualify, Romania will get an invitation from the International Federation for another gymnast.


    (Translated by A.M. Palcu)