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  • Romania at the Olympic Games

    Romania at the Olympic Games

    Rower Mădălina Bereş and swimmer Robert Glinţă have been
    designated the flag bearers of Romania’s team at the Olympics in Tokyo, the
    Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has announced. Mădălina Bereş was a
    bronze medalist at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016, world champion with Romania’s
    eight and six times European champion. Glinta is the first Romanian swimmer to
    win gold at the European Championships and the first athlete qualified for the
    Tokyo Olympics.






    The first Romanian flag bearer at the Olympic Games was
    Iosif Sarbu, in Melbourne 1956. He used to be Olympic champion in the shooting
    contest of the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. An illness in his right eye prompted
    him to modify his gun to be able to use his left eye for shooting and went
    fifth in Melbourne, a remarkable performance under the given circumstances.






    However, the athlete with the largest number of
    participations as Romania’s flag bearer was kayaker Aurel Vernescu. He carried
    the flag for Romania three times, in Tokyo 1964, Mexico, four years later and
    Munich 1972. He was designated flag bearer after he had won two world titles in
    Yugoslavia in 1963.






    He compelled recognition in Tokyo as well with a bronze
    medal in the 500-meter individual race and with the Romanian four in the 1000-meter
    event. In Munich 1972, he stepped onto the podium’s second step with the
    Romanian four in the 1000-meter race.


    Elisabeta Lipa became the first woman athlete to wear the
    flag for Romania at the Olympic Games. She had this honour in Sydney in 2000
    and Athens in 2004.


    Lipa obtained her first Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984
    together with Marioara Popescu in the double sculls event.




    Four years later she got bronze with the Romanian four and
    silver in the double sculls. She dominated the individual races for many years
    and eventually reaped the Olympic title in Barcelona in 1992. She later joined
    the famous Romanian eight with which she managed to win another three gold
    medals, in Atlanta in 1996, in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.




    Gymnasts from Romania have obtained the largest number of
    notable performances in international competitions. And the first gymnast to
    bear the Romanian flag in the Olympics was Catalina Ponor, triple Olympic
    champion in Athens 2004.


    In the end we remind you that you can revisit this report on
    the internet at rri.ro as well as on Radio Romania International’s Facebook
    profile


    (bill)

  • Romania at the Olympic Games

    Romania at the Olympic Games

    Rower Mădălina Bereş and swimmer Robert Glinţă have been
    designated the flag bearers of Romania’s team at the Olympics in Tokyo, the
    Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has announced. Mădălina Bereş was a
    bronze medalist at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016, world champion with Romania’s
    eight and six times European champion. Glinta is the first Romanian swimmer to
    win gold at the European Championships and the first athlete qualified for the
    Tokyo Olympics.






    The first Romanian flag bearer at the Olympic Games was
    Iosif Sarbu, in Melbourne 1956. He used to be Olympic champion in the shooting
    contest of the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. An illness in his right eye prompted
    him to modify his gun to be able to use his left eye for shooting and went
    fifth in Melbourne, a remarkable performance under the given circumstances.






    However, the athlete with the largest number of
    participations as Romania’s flag bearer was kayaker Aurel Vernescu. He carried
    the flag for Romania three times, in Tokyo 1964, Mexico, four years later and
    Munich 1972. He was designated flag bearer after he had won two world titles in
    Yugoslavia in 1963.






    He compelled recognition in Tokyo as well with a bronze
    medal in the 500-meter individual race and with the Romanian four in the 1000-meter
    event. In Munich 1972, he stepped onto the podium’s second step with the
    Romanian four in the 1000-meter race.


    Elisabeta Lipa became the first woman athlete to wear the
    flag for Romania at the Olympic Games. She had this honour in Sydney in 2000
    and Athens in 2004.


    Lipa obtained her first Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984
    together with Marioara Popescu in the double sculls event.




    Four years later she got bronze with the Romanian four and
    silver in the double sculls. She dominated the individual races for many years
    and eventually reaped the Olympic title in Barcelona in 1992. She later joined
    the famous Romanian eight with which she managed to win another three gold
    medals, in Atlanta in 1996, in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.




    Gymnasts from Romania have obtained the largest number of
    notable performances in international competitions. And the first gymnast to
    bear the Romanian flag in the Olympics was Catalina Ponor, triple Olympic
    champion in Athens 2004.


    In the end we remind you that you can revisit this report on
    the internet at rri.ro as well as on Radio Romania International’s Facebook
    profile


    (bill)

  • Contes de Bucarest et de ses résidences de boyards

    Contes de Bucarest et de ses résidences de boyards

    Si vous voulez apprendre davantage sur la capitale de la Roumanie, la Fondation « Calea Victoriei/L’avenue de la Victoire » et l’historienne Anita Sterea vous invitent à écouter des contes de Bucarest – résidences de boyards. Ils sont racontés par l’historienne Anita Sterea. Une balade dans les rues de la ville, qui s’enorgueillait jadis de l’appellation « Petit Paris – Micul Paris », passe devant de spectaculaires hôtels particuliers ayant appartenu à des familles de boyards. A cela s’ajoute un nombre impressionnant de villas, aux histoires intéressantes et dont les salles ont été arpentées par des gens extraordinaires.

    La Maison Vernescu, la Maison Melik, la Maison Aman sont autant d’immeubles fortement médiatisés, dont la conservation est due principalement aux institutions qu’elles abritent. D’autres résidences, tout aussi spectaculaires, mais peu connues du grand public, se cachent dans tel ou tel coin de la capitale roumaine : la Maison Arion, la Maison Librech, la Maison Mincu ou la Maison Chrissoveloni. Ces anciennes résidences somptueuses de riches propriétaires terriens, qui ont connu le faste et la richesse du temps jadis, gardent un air d’époque.

    L’historienne Anita Sterea, raconte l’accueil réservé à ses histoires bucarestoises: « La première promenade, nous l’avons faite en mars 2009 quand nous avons parcouru Calea Victoriei. Comme il y a eu beaucoup d’amateurs, nous avons collaboré avec deux conteurs. Et nous en avons été très contents, il était évident que nous étions sur le bon chemin. Depuis, nous avons organisé de nombreuses autres promenades dont je pourrais vous raconter des tas d’anecdotes. Par exemple, un jour, à la fin du parcours dans la zone Ioanid, un monsieur m’a demandé de le laisser dire quelques mots. Eh bien, il nous a dit qu’il était bucarestois de naissance et qu’il avait habité toute sa vie du côté de l’Avenue Stefan cel Mare, sans avoir jamais mis les pieds dans le Parc Ioanid, qui se trouve dans le même périmètre ; en fait, il n’était même pas au courant de son existence. Ce monsieur s’est dit donc heureux d’avoir fait cette découverte. J’ai eu la révélation du but de ces randonnées ; j’ai compris que cela fait sept ans que j’arpente et raconte Bucarest, tout en assistant à sa transformation… pour le mieux. Et j’en suis contente. Parce que, à l’époque où j’ai commencé cette aventure, il y avait aussi un aspect moins plaisant – je devais dire aux randonneurs que la législation concernant le patrimoine était mal appliquée ou mal comprise, que des bâtiments étaient en train de s’effondrer. Aujourd’hui, c’est le contraire ; je peux montrer aux touristes des immeubles rénovés. J’ai rencontré un jour une dame septuagénaire qui nous a raconté que dans les années ’40 elle et ses copains montaient au grenier des maisons du quartier Ioanid où elle avait trouvé un rideau de soie, fait sur commande à Paris, qui lui a servi de filet de pêche dans le lac Floreasca. »

    L’historienne Anita Sterea, vient de le dire : le but des balades est d’apprendre des Histoires de Bucarest et de ses habitations de boyards. Des tas d’anecdotes nous attends dans les très connues villas des familles Brătianu, Vernescu, Titulescu, Monteoru ou encore Mincu. Mais aussi dans celles qui abritent des institutions culturelles: les Maisons Aman, Assan, Melik, Chrissoveloni et autres. (Trad. Ileana Taroi)