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, 22.12.2021, 11:10


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)

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