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  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    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.

  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    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.

  • Sports Roundup

    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.






  • Sports Roundup

    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.