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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.

21 June 2023
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.

21 June 2023
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.

19 June 2023
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.

19 June 2023
Athlete of the week

Attention-grabbing these
days is the ongoing European Women’s Handball Championship, jointly hosted by
Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro. In a fixture counting towards the
first round as part of main Group II, Romania went against Spain. 10 seconds from
time, the scoreboard displayed a 27-all draw. In the last attacking bout,
Romanian inter Cristina Neagu sent the ball to Bianca Bazaliu, placed at the center
of the court. It took the latter a powerful, unstoppable, last-gasp 15-meter throw
to defeat Spanish goalkeeper Maddi Aalla and turn the fate of the game to the benefit
of her team, securing a 28-27 win for Romania. According to a post of the European
championship’s official site, ehfeuro.eurohandball.com, with a speed of 114.98
km/H, Bianca’s throw was the competition’s fastest, on a par with a throw by Slovenia’s
Ana Gros.

Bianca Bazaliu’s otherwise
unexpectedly successful throw, so precise and so forceful, prompted Radio Romania
International to designate her the Athlete of the week.

1.81 meter-meter tall and weighing
71 kilograms, Bianca Maria Bazaliu was born on July 30, 1997 in Slatina, a town
in Southern Romania. Bianca is an inside-left and centre player. She began her
career with LPS Slatina.
So far, Bazaliu has played for CSM Bucharest, Corona Brașov, Podravka
Koprivnica and Gloria Bistrița. In 2014, Binca Maria Bazaliu won the world
title in Macedonia with Romania’s juniors’ team. Back then Bianca scored 76
goals and was the competition’s second-best scorer. As an inside-left player, Bianca
received favorable votes for the tournament’s dream team. Since 2016 she has
been playing for Romania’s national seniors’ team, for which she scored 3
goals. Bianca Bazaliu’s record as a club handballer includes a European title,
in 2016, and two bronze medals, in 2017 and 2018. Bianca’s record also includes
4 Romanian champion titles and 3 editions of Romanian Cup in women’s handball. Bianca
Bazaliu also played a Romanian Cup and a Romanian Supercup final. (EN)

15 November 2022
Athlete of the week

Attention-grabbing these
days is the ongoing European Women’s Handball Championship, jointly hosted by
Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro. In a fixture counting towards the
first round as part of main Group II, Romania went against Spain. 10 seconds from
time, the scoreboard displayed a 27-all draw. In the last attacking bout,
Romanian inter Cristina Neagu sent the ball to Bianca Bazaliu, placed at the center
of the court. It took the latter a powerful, unstoppable, last-gasp 15-meter throw
to defeat Spanish goalkeeper Maddi Aalla and turn the fate of the game to the benefit
of her team, securing a 28-27 win for Romania. According to a post of the European
championship’s official site, ehfeuro.eurohandball.com, with a speed of 114.98
km/H, Bianca’s throw was the competition’s fastest, on a par with a throw by Slovenia’s
Ana Gros.

Bianca Bazaliu’s otherwise
unexpectedly successful throw, so precise and so forceful, prompted Radio Romania
International to designate her the Athlete of the week.

1.81 meter-meter tall and weighing
71 kilograms, Bianca Maria Bazaliu was born on July 30, 1997 in Slatina, a town
in Southern Romania. Bianca is an inside-left and centre player. She began her
career with LPS Slatina.
So far, Bazaliu has played for CSM Bucharest, Corona Brașov, Podravka
Koprivnica and Gloria Bistrița. In 2014, Binca Maria Bazaliu won the world
title in Macedonia with Romania’s juniors’ team. Back then Bianca scored 76
goals and was the competition’s second-best scorer. As an inside-left player, Bianca
received favorable votes for the tournament’s dream team. Since 2016 she has
been playing for Romania’s national seniors’ team, for which she scored 3
goals. Bianca Bazaliu’s record as a club handballer includes a European title,
in 2016, and two bronze medals, in 2017 and 2018. Bianca’s record also includes
4 Romanian champion titles and 3 editions of Romanian Cup in women’s handball. Bianca
Bazaliu also played a Romanian Cup and a Romanian Supercup final. (EN)

15 November 2022
Sports roundup

Romanian athlete Bianca Ghelber has come in 4th in the hammer throw final this past Sunday as part of the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, the USA. Bianca succeeded a 72-meter 26-centimeter throw. The gold medal went to US athlete Brooke Andersen, with a throw of 78 meters and 96 centimeters. We recall that in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics Bianca also came in 4th. Back then Bianca Ghelber’s 74-meter 18-centimetre throw was also a personal record for the Romanian.

Romania’s national rugby team this past Sunday sustained a 20 to 26 defeat by Uruguay, in Montevideo. Los Teros thus took their revenge as a week ago Romania grabbed a 30-22 win against their opponents, also in Montevideo. Romania succeeded two tries, a penalty kick and another one, scored by Marius Simionescu. Gabriel Rupanu successfully converted both tries. Also scoring for Romania were Gabriel Rupanu and Mihai Muresan, who converted penalty kicks.

This past weekend saw the start of a new League One football season. As of 2022, the domestic championship is labelled the Superleague. In Medias on Friday, the recently-promoted FC Hermannstadt grabbed a 3-nil win against CS Mioveni. In the second fixture on Friday, in Craiova, Universitatea drew against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, 2-all. On Saturday, in Pitesti, FC Arges defeated UTA Arad, 2-nil. Then in Cluj, defending champions CFR succeeded a hard-fought win against Rapid Bucharest, 1-nil. We should note that a couple of seconds from time, CFR’s goalie Cristian Bălgrădean saved Alexandru Albu’s penalty kick. On Sunday, in Ovidiu, in the south-east, Farul Constanța grabbed a 2-1 win against FC U Craiova. On the National Arena in Bucharest, Romania’s vice-champions, FCSB, drew against newly-promoted Universitatea Cluj, 1-all. In the round’s last two games on Monday, FC Botoșani face Chindia Târgoviște, while Petrolul Ploiești are pitted against FC Voluntari.

Until the Superleague’s next round this coming weekend, four Romanian football teams play in the Conference League’s second preliminary round. FCSB plays an away fixture against Georgian opponents Saburtalo. Then on home turf, CFR Cluj takes on Inter d’Escaldes of Andorra. In Sfantu Gheorghe, Sepsi are pitted against Slovenia’s Olimpija Ljubljana. Universitatea Craiova travel to Albania for a game against Albanian team Vilaznia. (EN)

18 July 2022
Sports roundup

Romanian athlete Bianca Ghelber has come in 4th in the hammer throw final this past Sunday as part of the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, the USA. Bianca succeeded a 72-meter 26-centimeter throw. The gold medal went to US athlete Brooke Andersen, with a throw of 78 meters and 96 centimeters. We recall that in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics Bianca also came in 4th. Back then Bianca Ghelber’s 74-meter 18-centimetre throw was also a personal record for the Romanian.

Romania’s national rugby team this past Sunday sustained a 20 to 26 defeat by Uruguay, in Montevideo. Los Teros thus took their revenge as a week ago Romania grabbed a 30-22 win against their opponents, also in Montevideo. Romania succeeded two tries, a penalty kick and another one, scored by Marius Simionescu. Gabriel Rupanu successfully converted both tries. Also scoring for Romania were Gabriel Rupanu and Mihai Muresan, who converted penalty kicks.

This past weekend saw the start of a new League One football season. As of 2022, the domestic championship is labelled the Superleague. In Medias on Friday, the recently-promoted FC Hermannstadt grabbed a 3-nil win against CS Mioveni. In the second fixture on Friday, in Craiova, Universitatea drew against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, 2-all. On Saturday, in Pitesti, FC Arges defeated UTA Arad, 2-nil. Then in Cluj, defending champions CFR succeeded a hard-fought win against Rapid Bucharest, 1-nil. We should note that a couple of seconds from time, CFR’s goalie Cristian Bălgrădean saved Alexandru Albu’s penalty kick. On Sunday, in Ovidiu, in the south-east, Farul Constanța grabbed a 2-1 win against FC U Craiova. On the National Arena in Bucharest, Romania’s vice-champions, FCSB, drew against newly-promoted Universitatea Cluj, 1-all. In the round’s last two games on Monday, FC Botoșani face Chindia Târgoviște, while Petrolul Ploiești are pitted against FC Voluntari.

Until the Superleague’s next round this coming weekend, four Romanian football teams play in the Conference League’s second preliminary round. FCSB plays an away fixture against Georgian opponents Saburtalo. Then on home turf, CFR Cluj takes on Inter d’Escaldes of Andorra. In Sfantu Gheorghe, Sepsi are pitted against Slovenia’s Olimpija Ljubljana. Universitatea Craiova travel to Albania for a game against Albanian team Vilaznia. (EN)

18 July 2022
Athlete of the week

The city of Leiria in Portugal late last week played host to the Europa Cup in throwing events. The Cup is one of the most noted athletic events, early into the ongoing international season. Representing Romania were several top-flight athletes. Among them, four had proved their mettle in the 2020 edition of the Tokyo Olympics. They were hammer thrower Bianca Ghelber, javelin thrower Alexandru Novac, Alex Firfirica, competing in the discus throw and Rareș Toader, in the shot-put event. Of the Romanians, Bianca Ghelber, was the favorite to winning a top position, since in Tokyo she came in 6th, which was the Romanian delegation’s best result. However, it was Alexandru Novac’s turn to shine since this past Sunday he won gold, with a throw of 80 meters and 49 centimeters, Novac’s best performance of the season. Alexandru Novac’s noteworthy result in Leiria was reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate him the Athlete of the week.

In Leiria this past Saturday, discus thrower Alin Firfirică came in 6th, with a throw of 60 meters and 57 de centimeters. On Sunday, hammer thrower Bianca Ghelber came in 11th, with a throw of 67 de meters and 40 de centimeters, Bianca’s best result this season. In the shot-put event, Rareş Toader was 8th-placed, with a throw of 19 meters and 72 centimeters. In the women’s Under-23 version of the hammer throw event, Ana Adela Stanciu came in 6th, with a throw of 62 meters and 37 centimeters.

Alexandru Novac will soon turn 25. He was born in Adjud, Vrancea County, in the east, on March 24, 1997. His coach is former world and European hammer throw champion Mihaela Melinte. Novac’s first notable performance occurred at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing in 2014, when he won the silver medal. In 2018, Alexandru Novac set a new national record for Romania, in the competition hosted by the city of Nembro in Italy, with a throw of 86 meters and 37 centimeters. With such a result, Novac is sure to have stepped onto a step of the podium in the Tokyo Olympics. In the Olympic final in Tokyo, Novac came in 12th, with a throw of 79 meters and 29 centimeters. The result was reason enough for the Romanian Athletics Federation to designate Alexandru Novac the Athlete of the week in 2021, in men’s events.

(EN)

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15 March 2022
Athlete of the week

The city of Leiria in Portugal late last week played host to the Europa Cup in throwing events. The Cup is one of the most noted athletic events, early into the ongoing international season. Representing Romania were several top-flight athletes. Among them, four had proved their mettle in the 2020 edition of the Tokyo Olympics. They were hammer thrower Bianca Ghelber, javelin thrower Alexandru Novac, Alex Firfirica, competing in the discus throw and Rareș Toader, in the shot-put event. Of the Romanians, Bianca Ghelber, was the favorite to winning a top position, since in Tokyo she came in 6th, which was the Romanian delegation’s best result. However, it was Alexandru Novac’s turn to shine since this past Sunday he won gold, with a throw of 80 meters and 49 centimeters, Novac’s best performance of the season. Alexandru Novac’s noteworthy result in Leiria was reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate him the Athlete of the week.

In Leiria this past Saturday, discus thrower Alin Firfirică came in 6th, with a throw of 60 meters and 57 de centimeters. On Sunday, hammer thrower Bianca Ghelber came in 11th, with a throw of 67 de meters and 40 de centimeters, Bianca’s best result this season. In the shot-put event, Rareş Toader was 8th-placed, with a throw of 19 meters and 72 centimeters. In the women’s Under-23 version of the hammer throw event, Ana Adela Stanciu came in 6th, with a throw of 62 meters and 37 centimeters.

Alexandru Novac will soon turn 25. He was born in Adjud, Vrancea County, in the east, on March 24, 1997. His coach is former world and European hammer throw champion Mihaela Melinte. Novac’s first notable performance occurred at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing in 2014, when he won the silver medal. In 2018, Alexandru Novac set a new national record for Romania, in the competition hosted by the city of Nembro in Italy, with a throw of 86 meters and 37 centimeters. With such a result, Novac is sure to have stepped onto a step of the podium in the Tokyo Olympics. In the Olympic final in Tokyo, Novac came in 12th, with a throw of 79 meters and 29 centimeters. The result was reason enough for the Romanian Athletics Federation to designate Alexandru Novac the Athlete of the week in 2021, in men’s events.

(EN)

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15 March 2022
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Rower Simona Radis,
winner of the women’s double scull Olympic title in Tokyo jointly with Ancuta Bodnar, has been designated the Athlete of the Year in 2021 by Steaua Army Sports Club.
During the ceremony where the Army club’s top-flight athletes were awarded, the
commander of the club, Răzvan Ştefan Bichir, was keen on reminding everybody
that Steaua’s athletes have contributed to all medals won in Tokyo. Also in Tokyo, fencer Ana-Maria
Brânză walked away with silver in the women’s singles epee event and rower Mugurel
Semciuc won silver with the men’s four coxless crew. Also silver went to the men’s double
scull crew made of Ciprian Tudosă and Marius Cozmiuc.

Bianca
Florentina Ghelber and Alexandru Mihăiţă Novac have been designated the Best Athletes in 2021. The Romanian Athletics Federation took into account the two
athletes’ performance in Tokyo. Ghelber came in 6th in the hammer throw event,
while Novac was 12th-placed in the javelin throw event.

In football, the goal-keeper
of the national team and also the goalie of Sparta Prague, Florin Nita, has been
designated the Best footballer of the Year as part of the Romanian Football Gala
2021 which was organised online by the Journalists’ Sports Club. According to
Agerpres, Nita outclassed striker Claudiu Keşeru, who in 2021 played for
Bulgaria’s Ludogoreţ Razgrad and FCSB. Florin Nita also outclassed Slavia Prague’s
midfielder Nicolae Stanciu.

In
volleyball, Alexia Căruţaşu of Galatasaray Istanbul and Marian Bala, playing for
Arcada Galaţi ,have been designated the best volleyball players of the year. The
announcement was posted by the Romanian Volleyball Federation on its Facebook
page. The Performance of the Year Award went to Marius Macarie, the head-coach
of Romania’s youth team. We recall that Romania’s volleyball team came in 6th
at the World Championships in Mexico. The Head-coach of the Year 2021 Award went
to Sergiu Stancu, who is the head-coach of Romania’s champion team Arcada
Galati as well as the head-coach of Romania’s men’s national team.

(Translated by Eugen Nasta)

22 December 2021
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Rower Simona Radis,
winner of the women’s double scull Olympic title in Tokyo jointly with Ancuta Bodnar, has been designated the Athlete of the Year in 2021 by Steaua Army Sports Club.
During the ceremony where the Army club’s top-flight athletes were awarded, the
commander of the club, Răzvan Ştefan Bichir, was keen on reminding everybody
that Steaua’s athletes have contributed to all medals won in Tokyo. Also in Tokyo, fencer Ana-Maria
Brânză walked away with silver in the women’s singles epee event and rower Mugurel
Semciuc won silver with the men’s four coxless crew. Also silver went to the men’s double
scull crew made of Ciprian Tudosă and Marius Cozmiuc.

Bianca
Florentina Ghelber and Alexandru Mihăiţă Novac have been designated the Best Athletes in 2021. The Romanian Athletics Federation took into account the two
athletes’ performance in Tokyo. Ghelber came in 6th in the hammer throw event,
while Novac was 12th-placed in the javelin throw event.

In football, the goal-keeper
of the national team and also the goalie of Sparta Prague, Florin Nita, has been
designated the Best footballer of the Year as part of the Romanian Football Gala
2021 which was organised online by the Journalists’ Sports Club. According to
Agerpres, Nita outclassed striker Claudiu Keşeru, who in 2021 played for
Bulgaria’s Ludogoreţ Razgrad and FCSB. Florin Nita also outclassed Slavia Prague’s
midfielder Nicolae Stanciu.

In
volleyball, Alexia Căruţaşu of Galatasaray Istanbul and Marian Bala, playing for
Arcada Galaţi ,have been designated the best volleyball players of the year. The
announcement was posted by the Romanian Volleyball Federation on its Facebook
page. The Performance of the Year Award went to Marius Macarie, the head-coach
of Romania’s youth team. We recall that Romania’s volleyball team came in 6th
at the World Championships in Mexico. The Head-coach of the Year 2021 Award went
to Sergiu Stancu, who is the head-coach of Romania’s champion team Arcada
Galati as well as the head-coach of Romania’s men’s national team.

(Translated by Eugen Nasta)

22 December 2021
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Romanian basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca has
succeeded an auspicious debut in the Champions League’s group stage. This past
Tuesday, U-BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed a 66-60 win against Turkish opponents Darüşşafaka
Basketbol, in a Group G fixture. The Romanians had an unassuming start for the
game, so much so that on minute 15 the scoreboard indicated a 21-14 advantage
for the Turkish team. However, head-coach Mihai Silvasan’s trainees came from
behind and eventually secured a laid-back win. U-BT Cluj Napoca’s American basketball
players, Elijah Stewart and Patrick Richard, were U-BT Cluj Napoca’s top scorers.
Stewart succeeded 18 points and 6 recoveries, while
Richard succeeded 17 points and 2 recoveries. Another American was the Turkish
team’s best basketball player, Nathan Boothe, with 14 points and 5 recoveries
on his record sheet. Group G also includes Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi and Israeli squad Hapoel U-net Holon. On October 18, U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s will
next play Italy’s Happy Casa Brindisi, away from home.

In the domestic championship, in a second-round game,
on Tuesday CSO Voluntari outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 84-81, after extra time. Ten
seconds from time, CSO Voluntari’s Swedish player Carl Viktor Gadeffors managed
a successful free throw, failed in his second throw, but Andrei Calenic
recovered the ball and succeeded to level the score. It was only in extra time
that CSO Voluntari managed to have the upper hand, when, two seconds from time,
Dinamo’s Andrei Mandache wasted the opportunity to score from a three-point
throw. The game against Dinamo was CSO Voluntary’s debut fixture in the
domestic championship, since their first-round game against SCM Timişoara was
postponed. In another fixture, CSM CSU Oradea trounced Municipal Târgu Jiu, 89 to
70. After two regular rounds in the domestic championship, CSM CSU Oradea managed
to have four points on their record sheet.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

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6 October 2021
Radio Romania International Sports Club

Romanian basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca has
succeeded an auspicious debut in the Champions League’s group stage. This past
Tuesday, U-BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed a 66-60 win against Turkish opponents Darüşşafaka
Basketbol, in a Group G fixture. The Romanians had an unassuming start for the
game, so much so that on minute 15 the scoreboard indicated a 21-14 advantage
for the Turkish team. However, head-coach Mihai Silvasan’s trainees came from
behind and eventually secured a laid-back win. U-BT Cluj Napoca’s American basketball
players, Elijah Stewart and Patrick Richard, were U-BT Cluj Napoca’s top scorers.
Stewart succeeded 18 points and 6 recoveries, while
Richard succeeded 17 points and 2 recoveries. Another American was the Turkish
team’s best basketball player, Nathan Boothe, with 14 points and 5 recoveries
on his record sheet. Group G also includes Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi and Israeli squad Hapoel U-net Holon. On October 18, U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s will
next play Italy’s Happy Casa Brindisi, away from home.

In the domestic championship, in a second-round game,
on Tuesday CSO Voluntari outclassed Dinamo Bucharest, 84-81, after extra time. Ten
seconds from time, CSO Voluntari’s Swedish player Carl Viktor Gadeffors managed
a successful free throw, failed in his second throw, but Andrei Calenic
recovered the ball and succeeded to level the score. It was only in extra time
that CSO Voluntari managed to have the upper hand, when, two seconds from time,
Dinamo’s Andrei Mandache wasted the opportunity to score from a three-point
throw. The game against Dinamo was CSO Voluntary’s debut fixture in the
domestic championship, since their first-round game against SCM Timişoara was
postponed. In another fixture, CSM CSU Oradea trounced Municipal Târgu Jiu, 89 to
70. After two regular rounds in the domestic championship, CSM CSU Oradea managed
to have four points on their record sheet.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)

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6 October 2021