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Athlete of the week

It’s interesting to notice that as of late,
quite a few deserving athletes, born abroad, have settled in Romania. Many of them applied
for the Romania citizenship, which they were granted, then they competed, internationally,
for Romania. A telling example of that is the Russian-born Albert Saritov, an athlete who won bronze for Romania in the freestyle wrestling competition, at
the Rio Olympics, in 2016.

In September this year, two top-flight
handball players, signed up by title holders Dinamo Bucharest, were granted
Romanian citizenship: the Iranian Saeid Heidarirad și the
Croat Ante Kuduz. Both athletes have had noteworthy contributions to Dynamo’s
domestic and international feats. Now the path has been opened to both of them for a place in Romania’s international team.

This past Thursday,
in a Champions League fixture, Dinamo grabbed a 32 – 27 win against Wisla Plock. Goalkeeper Saeid Heidarirad had a most
significant contribution to Dinamo’s excellent run in the competition.
Heidarirad had five saves, just like Dinamo’s other goalie, the Algerian Khalifa Ghedbane. However, we need to add that Ghedbane’s average
save ratio stood at 18.5 %, while Saeid’s accounted for 50%. For his most remarkable
efficiency, crucial for Dynamo’s success against Wisla Plock, Radio Romania International
designated Saeid Heidarirad the Athlete of the week.

Saeid Heidarirad
was born on September 22, 1990, in the Iranian town of Selseleh. Heidarirad boasts 32 caps for Iran’s national
team. He has been playing for Dinamo for six years. Arguably one of Champions League’s
best goal keepers, Heidarirad turned down many offers from other countries,
opting for continuing to play in Romania. Now, with Dinamo, he stands real
chances to advance to the Champions League’s play-off stage, provided Dinamo
wins in the return leg against Wisla Plock this coming Thursday. Dinamo are
5th-placed in group A, while Wisla, 6th. The first six teams will be
making headway in the competition. (EN)

29 November 2022
Athlete of the week

It’s interesting to notice that as of late,
quite a few deserving athletes, born abroad, have settled in Romania. Many of them applied
for the Romania citizenship, which they were granted, then they competed, internationally,
for Romania. A telling example of that is the Russian-born Albert Saritov, an athlete who won bronze for Romania in the freestyle wrestling competition, at
the Rio Olympics, in 2016.

In September this year, two top-flight
handball players, signed up by title holders Dinamo Bucharest, were granted
Romanian citizenship: the Iranian Saeid Heidarirad și the
Croat Ante Kuduz. Both athletes have had noteworthy contributions to Dynamo’s
domestic and international feats. Now the path has been opened to both of them for a place in Romania’s international team.

This past Thursday,
in a Champions League fixture, Dinamo grabbed a 32 – 27 win against Wisla Plock. Goalkeeper Saeid Heidarirad had a most
significant contribution to Dinamo’s excellent run in the competition.
Heidarirad had five saves, just like Dinamo’s other goalie, the Algerian Khalifa Ghedbane. However, we need to add that Ghedbane’s average
save ratio stood at 18.5 %, while Saeid’s accounted for 50%. For his most remarkable
efficiency, crucial for Dynamo’s success against Wisla Plock, Radio Romania International
designated Saeid Heidarirad the Athlete of the week.

Saeid Heidarirad
was born on September 22, 1990, in the Iranian town of Selseleh. Heidarirad boasts 32 caps for Iran’s national
team. He has been playing for Dinamo for six years. Arguably one of Champions League’s
best goal keepers, Heidarirad turned down many offers from other countries,
opting for continuing to play in Romania. Now, with Dinamo, he stands real
chances to advance to the Champions League’s play-off stage, provided Dinamo
wins in the return leg against Wisla Plock this coming Thursday. Dinamo are
5th-placed in group A, while Wisla, 6th. The first six teams will be
making headway in the competition. (EN)

29 November 2022
Sports flash

The Romanian U-BT Cluj-Napoca basketball
team has grabbed its second consecutive win in Group A as part of Eurocup. On Wednesday,
Romanian title holders secured a 91 to 86 home win against Italian opponents
Germani Brescia. U-BT’s most recent run included two consecutive defeats.
U-BTare 7th-placed in the group, wit two wins and three defeats. In
the next round, U-BT will play an away fixture against Turkish team Frutti
Extra Bursaspor, on November 30.

Also in news from men’s basketball, in Group
H as part of FIBA Europe Cup, CSO Voluntari grabbed a 77-70 away win against Swedish
team Norrköping Dolphins. With two wins, CSO Voluntari can still retain their
chances to advance to the competition’s next stage. The other Romanian team
competing in Group H, SCM U Craiova, has already secured its qualification. On
Wednesday, SCM U Craiova lost to Germany’s Merlins Crailsheim, 81 – 102. It was SCN U Craiova’s first defeat in a group
confrontation, where they are still at the top of the table. Second-placed are Merlins
Cralsheim, third-placed are CSO Voluntari, while fourth-placed are Swedish team Norrköping Dolphins.

In the last round, crucial for the final rankings,
Norrköping are pitted against Craiova, while Voluntari play Crailsheim, on
November 30.

In Group E, CSM CSU Oradea has made a giant
leap forward, I their bid to qualify to FIBA Europe Cup’s second round. On Wednesday,
the team from Oradea has grabbed its fourth consecutive win, defeating
Bulgarian team Rilski Sportist in Samokov away from home, 90-62. Ahead of the
last round, CSM CSU Oradea are at the top of the table in the group, with one point
more than the teams coming second and third-placed, respectively, Cholet basket
of France and Belgian squad Kangoeroes of Mechelen. The last group fixtures are
scheduled in a week’s time. On November 29th, Cholet Basket take on Rilski
Sportist. On November 30th, Oradea
travel to Mechelen for their fixture against Kangoeroes. CSM CSU Oradea’s
options, if they want to secure their qualification, include a win or a defeat
with no more than 25 points.

In news form women’s
volleyball, Rapid Bucharest grabbed a 3-nil away win against Serbian opponents Tent
Obrenovac, in a fixture counting towards the Challenge Cup. Rapid has returned
to the European Cup after a two-year gap. Their win against Tent Obrenovac
means a great step forward towards the competition’s round of 32. The return
leg is scheduled this coming Wednesday in Bucharest.

In the National Ice-Hockey Championship, on
Wednesday, Steaua Bucharest grabbed a 3-2 win against ACSH Gheorgheni, away from home. Steaua
Bucharest had already won this past Tuesday’s match, 7-4 also in Gheorgheni. However,
ACSH Gheorgheni are at the top of the table, with 30 points in 14 games played.
2-nd-placed are CSM Galaţi, with 23 de points in 12 games. With 20 points in 11
fixtures, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc are 3rd-placed. Steaua Bucharest
are 4th-placed, with 18 points in 9 matches.(EN)

24 November 2022
Sports flash

The Romanian U-BT Cluj-Napoca basketball
team has grabbed its second consecutive win in Group A as part of Eurocup. On Wednesday,
Romanian title holders secured a 91 to 86 home win against Italian opponents
Germani Brescia. U-BT’s most recent run included two consecutive defeats.
U-BTare 7th-placed in the group, wit two wins and three defeats. In
the next round, U-BT will play an away fixture against Turkish team Frutti
Extra Bursaspor, on November 30.

Also in news from men’s basketball, in Group
H as part of FIBA Europe Cup, CSO Voluntari grabbed a 77-70 away win against Swedish
team Norrköping Dolphins. With two wins, CSO Voluntari can still retain their
chances to advance to the competition’s next stage. The other Romanian team
competing in Group H, SCM U Craiova, has already secured its qualification. On
Wednesday, SCM U Craiova lost to Germany’s Merlins Crailsheim, 81 – 102. It was SCN U Craiova’s first defeat in a group
confrontation, where they are still at the top of the table. Second-placed are Merlins
Cralsheim, third-placed are CSO Voluntari, while fourth-placed are Swedish team Norrköping Dolphins.

In the last round, crucial for the final rankings,
Norrköping are pitted against Craiova, while Voluntari play Crailsheim, on
November 30.

In Group E, CSM CSU Oradea has made a giant
leap forward, I their bid to qualify to FIBA Europe Cup’s second round. On Wednesday,
the team from Oradea has grabbed its fourth consecutive win, defeating
Bulgarian team Rilski Sportist in Samokov away from home, 90-62. Ahead of the
last round, CSM CSU Oradea are at the top of the table in the group, with one point
more than the teams coming second and third-placed, respectively, Cholet basket
of France and Belgian squad Kangoeroes of Mechelen. The last group fixtures are
scheduled in a week’s time. On November 29th, Cholet Basket take on Rilski
Sportist. On November 30th, Oradea
travel to Mechelen for their fixture against Kangoeroes. CSM CSU Oradea’s
options, if they want to secure their qualification, include a win or a defeat
with no more than 25 points.

In news form women’s
volleyball, Rapid Bucharest grabbed a 3-nil away win against Serbian opponents Tent
Obrenovac, in a fixture counting towards the Challenge Cup. Rapid has returned
to the European Cup after a two-year gap. Their win against Tent Obrenovac
means a great step forward towards the competition’s round of 32. The return
leg is scheduled this coming Wednesday in Bucharest.

In the National Ice-Hockey Championship, on
Wednesday, Steaua Bucharest grabbed a 3-2 win against ACSH Gheorgheni, away from home. Steaua
Bucharest had already won this past Tuesday’s match, 7-4 also in Gheorgheni. However,
ACSH Gheorgheni are at the top of the table, with 30 points in 14 games played.
2-nd-placed are CSM Galaţi, with 23 de points in 12 games. With 20 points in 11
fixtures, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc are 3rd-placed. Steaua Bucharest
are 4th-placed, with 18 points in 9 matches.(EN)

24 November 2022
Athlete of the week

The EHF
EURO 2022 has drawn to a close on Sunday. For the Romanian fans of women’s handball,
it has been another dismal reason for a disappointment. Our national squad came
in 12th according to the final rankings. Notwithstanding, our lineup’s
run was definitely above par and the team measured up to the performance of
Europe’s top teams. The fixture against Montenegro was the cliffhanger, since
Romania was defeated by the narrowest of margins, 34-35, with the refereeing being
hostile to the Romanians. Had they won, Florentin Pera’ s trainees could have
retained their chances to advance to the semifinals. Romania had top-notch
handballers in the lineup and showed a remarkable resolve to push themselves forward in the competition.
Cristina Neagu and Eliza Buceschi literally shone on the court, while the Ukrainian-born
goal keeper Yulia Dumanska was in top shape. The Romanian lineup could therefore
have claimed a medal quite all right.

Sports pundits and the fans have spoken
highly of the Romanian team’s run. Inside-left Cristina Neagu has been included
in the competition’s All-star team. We recall Neagu had previously won the title,
in 2010, 2012 and 2014. At the EHF EURO 2022, Cristina Neagu scored 39 goals, reaching
303 all told, scored in the past editions of European championships. It is an
all-time record, and a nec plus ultra as compared to Icelandic handball player Gudjón
Valur Sigurdsson’s record, made of 288 goals scored in the European Championships
he took part in.

Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Cristina Neagu the Athlete
of the week.

Cristina Neagu was born in Bucharest on August
26, 1988. She made her debut with the School Sports Club number 5. In 2006
Cristian turned pro, playing for
Rulmentul Brașov, then being signed up by Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. In 2010, with Oltchim, Cristina Neagu reached as far as the
Champions League finals. When Oltchim was disbanded, Neagu played for Buducnost
Podgorica, a team with which she won the Champions League in 2015. She has been
playing for CSM Bucharest since 2017. In 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, the IHF
designated Neagu the world’s best handballer. Cristina thus became the world’s only
handballer with four world-level titles on the record. (EN)

22 November 2022
Athlete of the week

The EHF
EURO 2022 has drawn to a close on Sunday. For the Romanian fans of women’s handball,
it has been another dismal reason for a disappointment. Our national squad came
in 12th according to the final rankings. Notwithstanding, our lineup’s
run was definitely above par and the team measured up to the performance of
Europe’s top teams. The fixture against Montenegro was the cliffhanger, since
Romania was defeated by the narrowest of margins, 34-35, with the refereeing being
hostile to the Romanians. Had they won, Florentin Pera’ s trainees could have
retained their chances to advance to the semifinals. Romania had top-notch
handballers in the lineup and showed a remarkable resolve to push themselves forward in the competition.
Cristina Neagu and Eliza Buceschi literally shone on the court, while the Ukrainian-born
goal keeper Yulia Dumanska was in top shape. The Romanian lineup could therefore
have claimed a medal quite all right.

Sports pundits and the fans have spoken
highly of the Romanian team’s run. Inside-left Cristina Neagu has been included
in the competition’s All-star team. We recall Neagu had previously won the title,
in 2010, 2012 and 2014. At the EHF EURO 2022, Cristina Neagu scored 39 goals, reaching
303 all told, scored in the past editions of European championships. It is an
all-time record, and a nec plus ultra as compared to Icelandic handball player Gudjón
Valur Sigurdsson’s record, made of 288 goals scored in the European Championships
he took part in.

Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Cristina Neagu the Athlete
of the week.

Cristina Neagu was born in Bucharest on August
26, 1988. She made her debut with the School Sports Club number 5. In 2006
Cristian turned pro, playing for
Rulmentul Brașov, then being signed up by Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. In 2010, with Oltchim, Cristina Neagu reached as far as the
Champions League finals. When Oltchim was disbanded, Neagu played for Buducnost
Podgorica, a team with which she won the Champions League in 2015. She has been
playing for CSM Bucharest since 2017. In 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, the IHF
designated Neagu the world’s best handballer. Cristina thus became the world’s only
handballer with four world-level titles on the record. (EN)

22 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
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 flash

We begin
with the latest from volleyball. Romania’s title holders Arcada Galati have advanced to the round of 32 as part of the CEV Cup in men’s volleyball.
Arcada have advanced to the Cup’s next stage, even though the Romanian squad this
past Wednesday sustained a 2-3 defeat by Serbian team Radnicki Kragujevac, in a return-leg fixture
counting towards CEV Cup’s preliminary round. We recall Arcada secured a
3-nil win in the first leg. In the return leg, Arcada even had a match ball,
when the scoreboard displayed a 16-15 tie-break advantage, but the Romanians wasted
the opportunity to capitalize on that, so the Serbian team eventually came from
behind and won, 18-16. In the round of 32, Arcada Galati are pitted against Bulgarian
opponents Neftohimik Burgas.

In women’s basketball,
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe this past Wednesday defeated Israeli opponents Elitzur Holon, 76-75. The
first-leg fixture counted towards EuroCup’s Group E. Two Turkish teams, Bursa Uludag Basketbol and Nesibe Aydin are also part of Group E. On
November 2nd, Sepsi take on Nesibe Aydin in Ankara

In men’s basketball, in Group H as part of
the FIBA Europe Cup, a first-timer in the European cups, SCM ”U” Craiova on Wednesday
grabbed a 77-63 home win against Sweden’s Norrköping Dolphins. Craiova have
thus succeeded their third win in a row in the group and stand great chances to
advance to the competition’s next stage. Also in Group H, German side Merlins
Crailsheim secured a 76-61 home win against CSO Voluntari.

With six points, Craiova are at the top of
the table after three rounds. Following in descending order are Crailsheim,
Voluntari and Norrköping, with four points each. In the fourth round, CSO Voluntari this coming Wednesday olay a home
game against SCM ”U” Craiova.

In a confrontation also counting towards Europe
Cup’s Group E, CSM CSU Oradea grabbed a 98 – 76 home win against Belgian side Kangoeroes
Mechelen. CSM CSU Oradea are the runner-up team in their group, with five
points, on a par with top-of-the-table team, Cholet Basket of France and with
the third-placed team, Mechelen. With four points, Bulgarian team Rilski Sportist,
are at the bottom of the table. On November the 2nd CSM CSU Oradea
play a home fixture against Cholet Basket.

In men’s handball, this past Wednesday Dinamo
Bucharest sustained a 29-35 home defeat by Paris Saint-Germain, in the Champions
League. Top scorer for Dinamo was Ukrainian handballer Andriy Akymenko, who
scored 8 goals. Dinamo are 6th-placed
in the Champions League’s group A. (EN)

27 October 2022
Sports flash

We begin
with the latest from volleyball. Romania’s title holders Arcada Galati have advanced to the round of 32 as part of the CEV Cup in men’s volleyball.
Arcada have advanced to the Cup’s next stage, even though the Romanian squad this
past Wednesday sustained a 2-3 defeat by Serbian team Radnicki Kragujevac, in a return-leg fixture
counting towards CEV Cup’s preliminary round. We recall Arcada secured a
3-nil win in the first leg. In the return leg, Arcada even had a match ball,
when the scoreboard displayed a 16-15 tie-break advantage, but the Romanians wasted
the opportunity to capitalize on that, so the Serbian team eventually came from
behind and won, 18-16. In the round of 32, Arcada Galati are pitted against Bulgarian
opponents Neftohimik Burgas.

In women’s basketball,
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe this past Wednesday defeated Israeli opponents Elitzur Holon, 76-75. The
first-leg fixture counted towards EuroCup’s Group E. Two Turkish teams, Bursa Uludag Basketbol and Nesibe Aydin are also part of Group E. On
November 2nd, Sepsi take on Nesibe Aydin in Ankara

In men’s basketball, in Group H as part of
the FIBA Europe Cup, a first-timer in the European cups, SCM ”U” Craiova on Wednesday
grabbed a 77-63 home win against Sweden’s Norrköping Dolphins. Craiova have
thus succeeded their third win in a row in the group and stand great chances to
advance to the competition’s next stage. Also in Group H, German side Merlins
Crailsheim secured a 76-61 home win against CSO Voluntari.

With six points, Craiova are at the top of
the table after three rounds. Following in descending order are Crailsheim,
Voluntari and Norrköping, with four points each. In the fourth round, CSO Voluntari this coming Wednesday olay a home
game against SCM ”U” Craiova.

In a confrontation also counting towards Europe
Cup’s Group E, CSM CSU Oradea grabbed a 98 – 76 home win against Belgian side Kangoeroes
Mechelen. CSM CSU Oradea are the runner-up team in their group, with five
points, on a par with top-of-the-table team, Cholet Basket of France and with
the third-placed team, Mechelen. With four points, Bulgarian team Rilski Sportist,
are at the bottom of the table. On November the 2nd CSM CSU Oradea
play a home fixture against Cholet Basket.

In men’s handball, this past Wednesday Dinamo
Bucharest sustained a 29-35 home defeat by Paris Saint-Germain, in the Champions
League. Top scorer for Dinamo was Ukrainian handballer Andriy Akymenko, who
scored 8 goals. Dinamo are 6th-placed
in the Champions League’s group A. (EN)

27 October 2022
Radio Romania International Sports club

It appears that, as of late, everything has been going their way. We’re speaking
about Romanian women’s handball club teams. The two squads representing Romania
in the Champions League had an unprecedented competition season debut. For the
first time ever in the Champions League, title holders Rapid are the only Romanian
team with a no-defeat record in the League’s ongoing season. In six fixtures,
Rapid secured four wins and drew twice. They are 2nd-placed in Group
B, on a par with the leader, the very strong Hungarian team Gyor, whom they are
pitted against in the Champions League’s two upcoming rounds.

The team that in the Champions League’s last two competition
seasons represented Romania, and the team that walked away with the League’s
trophy in 2016, CSM Bucharest, has also secured its presence in the League this
year. In Group A, CSM has joined Germany’s Bietigheim and Vipers Kristiansand of Norway. All three teams have four wins and a draw on
their record sheet. In direct matches, CSM drew against German title
holders and sustained a defeat in Norway. CSM Bucharest are in for a daunting
task in the next two games they will play against Ferencváros Budapest of Hungary.

The Champions League will interrupt until December 3rd
and the 4th because of the European Championship due to kick-start in
Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro next week. In Group C, Romania will
join France, the Low Countries team and North Macedonia. The fixtures will be played
in Skopje. The first three teams in descending order, in each of the four
groups, advance to the Championship’s main group stage. France and the Low
Countries are top and second-seeded, respectively, while Romania will fight host
team North Macedonia for the 3rd position in the group. On Saturday,
November 3rd, Romania will take on the Low Countries team, in its
debut fixture as part of the 2022 edition of the European Championship. On November the
5th Romania will face France, while on Wednesday, November 9th,
our national squad go against North Macedonia.(EN)

26 October 2022
Radio Romania International Sports club

It appears that, as of late, everything has been going their way. We’re speaking
about Romanian women’s handball club teams. The two squads representing Romania
in the Champions League had an unprecedented competition season debut. For the
first time ever in the Champions League, title holders Rapid are the only Romanian
team with a no-defeat record in the League’s ongoing season. In six fixtures,
Rapid secured four wins and drew twice. They are 2nd-placed in Group
B, on a par with the leader, the very strong Hungarian team Gyor, whom they are
pitted against in the Champions League’s two upcoming rounds.

The team that in the Champions League’s last two competition
seasons represented Romania, and the team that walked away with the League’s
trophy in 2016, CSM Bucharest, has also secured its presence in the League this
year. In Group A, CSM has joined Germany’s Bietigheim and Vipers Kristiansand of Norway. All three teams have four wins and a draw on
their record sheet. In direct matches, CSM drew against German title
holders and sustained a defeat in Norway. CSM Bucharest are in for a daunting
task in the next two games they will play against Ferencváros Budapest of Hungary.

The Champions League will interrupt until December 3rd
and the 4th because of the European Championship due to kick-start in
Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro next week. In Group C, Romania will
join France, the Low Countries team and North Macedonia. The fixtures will be played
in Skopje. The first three teams in descending order, in each of the four
groups, advance to the Championship’s main group stage. France and the Low
Countries are top and second-seeded, respectively, while Romania will fight host
team North Macedonia for the 3rd position in the group. On Saturday,
November 3rd, Romania will take on the Low Countries team, in its
debut fixture as part of the 2022 edition of the European Championship. On November the
5th Romania will face France, while on Wednesday, November 9th,
our national squad go against North Macedonia.(EN)

26 October 2022
Sports roundup

Romania has worn 30 medals at the World Juniors and
Youth Weightlifting Championships in Durres, Albania. 7 medals were gold, 13
silver and 10 bronze, Gold went to Under-23 Valentin Iancu, who
competed in the 55 kilogram-category. Iancu walked away with gold in the clean-and-jerk and snatch styles, and in total. In
the juniors’ competition, Mihaela Cambei, in the 49-kilogram category, won gold,
also in the clean-and-jerk and snatch styles, and overall. In the 45-kilogram
category, junior weightlifter Cosmin Isofache won gold, in total.

Rapid Bucharest women’s handball team has a no-defeat record in the Champions League. In the sixth round as part of the competition’s group stage, holders Rapid this past
Sunday grabbed a 27-25 home win against Norway’s Storhamar. With 6 goals, Rapid’s
Spanish handballer Jennifer Gutierrez Bermejo was the top scorer for her team. Rapid
are 2nd-placed in Group B, with 10 points, on a par with top-of-the-table team, Hungary’s Gyor, but with a poorer goal average. On Saturday,
December 3rd, after the European women’s handball championships,
Rapid Bucharest will play an away game against Gyor.

On Saturday,
in a Group A fixture, CSM Bucharest sustained their first defeat in the League’s
ongoing edition. In Norway, Vipers Kristiansand defeated Rapid, 35-29. Cristina
Neagu scored 10 goals for Rapid, but that was not enough for her team. With a similar number of points but with a different goal average, Germany’s Bietigheim, Kristiansand and CSM
have the lead in the group. On Sunday, December 4, CSM Bucharest will play a home game
against Ferencvaros Budapest.

Matches counting towards the Romanian Superleague in football’s
15th round, the last round of the home series, were played this past
weekend. On Friday in Bucharest, Rapid and Farul Constanța drew, 1-all. On
Saturday, Chindia Târgoviște grabbed a 3-nil away fixture against FC Voluntari
cu 3-0, while the home game FC U Craiova played against Hermannstadt, ended in
a 1-all draw. On Sunday, the match pitting CS Mioveni against FC Botoșani ended
in a blank draw, UTA Arad sustained a 1-2 home defeat by Universitatea Craiova,
and Universitatea Cluj were defeated by CFR Cluj, also 1 – 2 and also on home
turf. Farul are at the top of the table, with 34 points, followed by Rapid with
29 and CFR with 28.(EN)

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24 October 2022
Sports roundup

Romania has worn 30 medals at the World Juniors and
Youth Weightlifting Championships in Durres, Albania. 7 medals were gold, 13
silver and 10 bronze, Gold went to Under-23 Valentin Iancu, who
competed in the 55 kilogram-category. Iancu walked away with gold in the clean-and-jerk and snatch styles, and in total. In
the juniors’ competition, Mihaela Cambei, in the 49-kilogram category, won gold,
also in the clean-and-jerk and snatch styles, and overall. In the 45-kilogram
category, junior weightlifter Cosmin Isofache won gold, in total.

Rapid Bucharest women’s handball team has a no-defeat record in the Champions League. In the sixth round as part of the competition’s group stage, holders Rapid this past
Sunday grabbed a 27-25 home win against Norway’s Storhamar. With 6 goals, Rapid’s
Spanish handballer Jennifer Gutierrez Bermejo was the top scorer for her team. Rapid
are 2nd-placed in Group B, with 10 points, on a par with top-of-the-table team, Hungary’s Gyor, but with a poorer goal average. On Saturday,
December 3rd, after the European women’s handball championships,
Rapid Bucharest will play an away game against Gyor.

On Saturday,
in a Group A fixture, CSM Bucharest sustained their first defeat in the League’s
ongoing edition. In Norway, Vipers Kristiansand defeated Rapid, 35-29. Cristina
Neagu scored 10 goals for Rapid, but that was not enough for her team. With a similar number of points but with a different goal average, Germany’s Bietigheim, Kristiansand and CSM
have the lead in the group. On Sunday, December 4, CSM Bucharest will play a home game
against Ferencvaros Budapest.

Matches counting towards the Romanian Superleague in football’s
15th round, the last round of the home series, were played this past
weekend. On Friday in Bucharest, Rapid and Farul Constanța drew, 1-all. On
Saturday, Chindia Târgoviște grabbed a 3-nil away fixture against FC Voluntari
cu 3-0, while the home game FC U Craiova played against Hermannstadt, ended in
a 1-all draw. On Sunday, the match pitting CS Mioveni against FC Botoșani ended
in a blank draw, UTA Arad sustained a 1-2 home defeat by Universitatea Craiova,
and Universitatea Cluj were defeated by CFR Cluj, also 1 – 2 and also on home
turf. Farul are at the top of the table, with 34 points, followed by Rapid with
29 and CFR with 28.(EN)

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24 October 2022
Sports weekend

The last four fixtures counting towards the first round as part of Romanian
Cup in Football’s group stage were played on Thursday. In Group A,
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe grabbed a 3-1 away win against Petrolul Ploiești. In
Group B, CS Mioveni secured a 1-nil away win against Oțelul
Galați. In Group C, in Cluj, Universitatea and CFR drew, 1-all, while in Group D,
in Baia Mare, the match pitting the local side Minaur against FC Argeș ended in
a blank draw.

Matches counting
towards Romanian football Superleague’s last round of the home series, the 15th
round, are played at the weekend. On Friday, Rapid Bucharest face Farul
Constanța. On Saturday, FC Voluntari play a home game against Chindia
Târgoviște, while FC U Craiova receive the visit of FC Hermannstadt. On Sunday,
CS Mioveni play FC Botoșani, also on home turf. In Arad, the local side UTA take
on Universitatea Craiova. Also on Sunday, Universitatea Cluj play the other
team from Cluj, CFR. The 15th round’s last two fixtures are scheduled on Monday, when Petrolul Ploiești are pitted against FC Argeș, while Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe go against FCSB. Farul are at the top of the table with 33 points,
followed by Rapid, with 28.

Matches counting towards the 6th round as part of the
Champions League in women’s handball are scheduled at the weekend. On Saturday,
in a Group A fixture, CSM Bucharest travel to Norway for a game against the
2021 winner of the League, Vipers Kristiansand. CSM have a no-defeat record so far. CSM are 2nd-placed in the group with 9 points, on a
par with German side Bietigheim, but with a poorer goal average. Vipers are 3rd-placed,
with two points less than CSM Bucharest on their record sheet.

In the Champions League’s Group B on Sunday, Rapid Bucharest play a home
game against another Norwegian team, Storhamar. Holders Rapid is Group B’s
only team with a no-defeat record in the 2022 edition of the Champions League. Rapid
are 2nd-placed with 8 points, on a par with Hungarian Győr, but with a
poorer goal average. Storhamar sustained three defeats in the five fixtures they
have played so far and are 6th-placed in the group. (EN)

21 October 2022