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Steliu Lambru, 08.04.2015, 13:22
Dinamo wrestler, 25-year old Alin Alexuc has won the bronze medal in the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan” Memorial International Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, in the 98-kilogram category, Greco-Roman style, according to the announcement made by Dinamo. The Romanian wrestler competed in five matches, of which he won four, conceding one defeat only, in the match against Turkey’s Ildem Cenk, who had also defeated Alexuc in the 2014 edition of the World Championships. In the match for the bronze medal in Istanbul, Alexuc defeated Timofey Deynichenko of Belarus.
In the Istanbul tournament, another Romanian wrestler, Virgil Munteanu, came in fifth in the 59-kilogram category, while yet another Romanian, Tomi Hinoveanu, competed in the tournament’s 71-kilogram category. Last month, Alexuc came in third in Hungary’s Grand Prix. Taking part in the Istanbul tournament were 300 Greco-Roman wrestlers. After the competition in Turkey, wrestlers will be travelling straight to Bulgaria, for a training stage that will come to an end on April 26, after the Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov Memorial International tournament.
Born in Botosani, northern Romania, Alin Alexuc represented our country in the 2012 London Olympics, in the 96-kilogram category, where he conceded defeat to Bulgarian wrestler Elis Guri, 3-nil, in the competition’s very first round
In June 2015, Romania will be playing host to the World Beach Wrestling Championships, according to the announcement posted by the Romanian Wrestling federation on its official Facebook page. The event will be hosted by the Romanian Black Sea resort of Mangalia, where “the world’s top-flight wrestlers” are expected.
Romania has also been officially granted permission to host the 2016 edition of the European Juniors Championships, to be held in Bucharest over June 21 and 26. The Romanian Wrestling Federation also keeps its hopes high it would organize the European Seniors Championships in 2017. Three-time world beach wrestling champion Vlad Caras, who also won gold in the World Championships, will now have the chance to defend his titles in front of his fans, according to the Romanian Wrestling Federation.
