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  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    The third edition of the Ţiriac Foundation Trophy tennis tournament has recently come to end in Bucharest. Hosted by the National tennis center in Bucharest, in 2024 the WTA 125 tournament had 115, 000 USD up for grabs. All the 8 seeded tennis player of the tournament were some of world’s top 200 players. Among them, great names of Romanian tennis, such as veteran tennis player Irina Begu and the surprise of the 2024 edition, Anca Todoni.

    However, the winner was a player who, before her remarkable feat in Bucharest, was not one of the 200 players according to world rankings. Miriam Bulgaru is WTA 202nd tennis player. Her win in Bucharest is her career-peak so far. Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Miriam Bulgaru the Athlete of the week.

    As part of the Ţiriac Foundation Trophy, in the first round Miriam Bulgaru outclassed Italy’s Nicole Fossa Huergo, cu 6-1, 6-3. In the second round, Miriam Bulgaru defeated Serbia’s Dejana Radanovic, 6-4, 6-4. In the quarterfinals Miriam defeated Alevtina Ibraghimova of Russia, 6-2 , 6-2. It was not until the semi-final confrontation that she lost the first set, when Bulgaru played Georgia’s Ekaterine Gorgodze, eventually winning the match, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

    In the final, Bulgaru went against Liechtenstein’s Kathinka von Deichmann, who, in the quarterfinals, outclassed the top-seed tennis player, Argentina’s Marie Lourdes Carle. Miriam Bulgaru won the first set, 6-3. von Deichmann won the second set, 6-1. However, the decisive set was won by the Romanian, 6-4. The winner was rewarded with 15,000 USD, also skipping 24 places according to world rankings. So far Miriam has reached her career peak, the 178th-position.

    Miriam Bulgaru was born on October 8, 1988 in the central Romania town of Alba Iulia. Miriam made her debut in the WTA circuit in 2018, at the Bucharest Open, where she was granted a wild card. However, in the first round she lost to China’s Wang Yafan. So far Miriam has won three ITF tournaments. Her net income so far amounts to more than 300,000 USD.

  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    Radio Romania International Sports club


    Romania’s national women’s volleyball team this past Sunday in Hadera grabbed a 3-2 away win against Israel, in sets, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 23-25 and 15-10. The fixture counted towards the qualifiers’ preliminary Group A ahead of the European Women’s Volleyball Championship of 2023. So, Romania’s women’s national volleyball team was one set clear as compared to runner-up team Croatia.



    Our national squad had already secured its qualification to the final tournament. The team grabbed the win after two hours and four minutes of play. Top scorers for Romania were Adelina Budăi-Ungureanu, with 23 points, Diana Ariton, with 20, and Rodica Buterez, with 18 points. Israeli team’s top scorer was Polina Malik, with 28 points.



    Romania’s national squad began its qualification campaign to the final tournament with a 3-nil home win against Israel. Then another 3-nil win occurred, this time away from home, against Faeroe Islands. Romania was defeated by Croatia, 1-3, also away from home. Romania then came from behind and secured a 3-1 home win in the return leg. In their 5th game as part of the qualifiers, our national squad grabbed a 3-nil home win against Faeroe Islands, in the return leg.



    In another Group A fixture, Croatia defeated Faeroe Islands, 3-nil.



    Romania is at the top of the table according to Group A’s final rankings, with 14 points and a 16-6 set score. Croatia was the runner-up team, also with 14 points and a 16-7 set score. Israel was 3rd-placed, with 8 points. Faeroe Islands was the bottom-of-the-table team, with zero points. Romania and Croatia have qualified to the 2023 edition of the final tournament, jointly organized by Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Italy. (EN)





  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    Radio Romania International Sports club


    Romania’s national women’s volleyball team this past Sunday in Hadera grabbed a 3-2 away win against Israel, in sets, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 23-25 and 15-10. The fixture counted towards the qualifiers’ preliminary Group A ahead of the European Women’s Volleyball Championship of 2023. So, Romania’s women’s national volleyball team was one set clear as compared to runner-up team Croatia.



    Our national squad had already secured its qualification to the final tournament. The team grabbed the win after two hours and four minutes of play. Top scorers for Romania were Adelina Budăi-Ungureanu, with 23 points, Diana Ariton, with 20, and Rodica Buterez, with 18 points. Israeli team’s top scorer was Polina Malik, with 28 points.



    Romania’s national squad began its qualification campaign to the final tournament with a 3-nil home win against Israel. Then another 3-nil win occurred, this time away from home, against Faeroe Islands. Romania was defeated by Croatia, 1-3, also away from home. Romania then came from behind and secured a 3-1 home win in the return leg. In their 5th game as part of the qualifiers, our national squad grabbed a 3-nil home win against Faeroe Islands, in the return leg.



    In another Group A fixture, Croatia defeated Faeroe Islands, 3-nil.



    Romania is at the top of the table according to Group A’s final rankings, with 14 points and a 16-6 set score. Croatia was the runner-up team, also with 14 points and a 16-7 set score. Israel was 3rd-placed, with 8 points. Faeroe Islands was the bottom-of-the-table team, with zero points. Romania and Croatia have qualified to the 2023 edition of the final tournament, jointly organized by Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Italy. (EN)





  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    Radio Romania International Sports club




    Attention-grabbing worldwide
    is the ongoing tennis tournament in Roland Garros, the season’s leading tennis
    competition on a clay court. In 2022, no less than seven Romanian women tennis
    players have been included in the tournament’s main draw for the women’s
    singles event. Five of them have gained access to the main draw thanks to their
    current positions according to the world rankings, while two others have been designated
    as seeded competitors in Roland Garros. Simona Halep is 19th seeded, while Sorana
    Cîrstea, 26th . The other three Romanian tennis players are Gabriela Ruse, Irina Begu and Ana Bogdan. Irina Bara was also included
    in the main draw as she went past the qualifiers. There was also Mihaela
    Buzărnescu, who was granted the status of lucky loser, even though she was
    defeated in the qualifiers’ last round.




    Of the aforementioned Romanian tennis
    players, only Sorana Cirstea, Irina Begu and Simona Halep went past the first
    round. On Sunday, Sorana trounced Germany’s Tatjana Maria in a straight-set
    win, 6-3, 6-3. Irina Begu had a hard time defeating Italian Jasmine Paolini. Rain at Roland Garros caused a two-day
    extension of the match, on Monday and Tuesday. Irina eventually secured a 4-6,
    6-1, 7-6 win. On Tuesday, Simona Halep succeeded a nail-biting win against
    Germany’s Nastasja Schunk, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. We recall Halep won the Roland Garros
    tournament in 2018, and played the final in 2014 and 2017. Simona Halep was
    unable to play in the 2021 edition of the tournament in Paris because of an
    injury.




    The other four
    Romanians who played in the first round have been defeated. The closest to
    advancing to the second round was Ana Bogdan. In a heart-throbbing game against Viktorya Azarenka of
    Belarus this past Monday, Ana Bogdan won the first set on tie-break, then she
    fought really hard to win the second set, yet she was defeated, also on tie-break.
    After almost three hours of play, Azarenka won the decisive set, 6-2. As for
    the other three Romanians, they were being made short work of. Gabriela Ruse was outclassed by Belgium’s Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-1,
    while Irina Bara lost to her opponent from Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, also
    6-3, 6-1. Mihaela Buzarnescu conceded defeat to Madison Brengle of the United
    States of America, 6-1, 6-2.

    (EN)

  • Radio Romania International Sports club

    Radio Romania International Sports club




    Attention-grabbing worldwide
    is the ongoing tennis tournament in Roland Garros, the season’s leading tennis
    competition on a clay court. In 2022, no less than seven Romanian women tennis
    players have been included in the tournament’s main draw for the women’s
    singles event. Five of them have gained access to the main draw thanks to their
    current positions according to the world rankings, while two others have been designated
    as seeded competitors in Roland Garros. Simona Halep is 19th seeded, while Sorana
    Cîrstea, 26th . The other three Romanian tennis players are Gabriela Ruse, Irina Begu and Ana Bogdan. Irina Bara was also included
    in the main draw as she went past the qualifiers. There was also Mihaela
    Buzărnescu, who was granted the status of lucky loser, even though she was
    defeated in the qualifiers’ last round.




    Of the aforementioned Romanian tennis
    players, only Sorana Cirstea, Irina Begu and Simona Halep went past the first
    round. On Sunday, Sorana trounced Germany’s Tatjana Maria in a straight-set
    win, 6-3, 6-3. Irina Begu had a hard time defeating Italian Jasmine Paolini. Rain at Roland Garros caused a two-day
    extension of the match, on Monday and Tuesday. Irina eventually secured a 4-6,
    6-1, 7-6 win. On Tuesday, Simona Halep succeeded a nail-biting win against
    Germany’s Nastasja Schunk, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. We recall Halep won the Roland Garros
    tournament in 2018, and played the final in 2014 and 2017. Simona Halep was
    unable to play in the 2021 edition of the tournament in Paris because of an
    injury.




    The other four
    Romanians who played in the first round have been defeated. The closest to
    advancing to the second round was Ana Bogdan. In a heart-throbbing game against Viktorya Azarenka of
    Belarus this past Monday, Ana Bogdan won the first set on tie-break, then she
    fought really hard to win the second set, yet she was defeated, also on tie-break.
    After almost three hours of play, Azarenka won the decisive set, 6-2. As for
    the other three Romanians, they were being made short work of. Gabriela Ruse was outclassed by Belgium’s Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-1,
    while Irina Bara lost to her opponent from Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, also
    6-3, 6-1. Mihaela Buzarnescu conceded defeat to Madison Brengle of the United
    States of America, 6-1, 6-2.

    (EN)