RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

Sports roundup

A roundup of the week's main sporting events

Sports roundup
Sports roundup

, 24.06.2019, 14:25

Romanian fencers came empty-handed
from the European fencing championships held last week in Dusseldorf, Germany. Ranking
fourth in the standings, male sabers from our delegation came closest to the
podium.






In the Round of 16, Romania secured
a 45-31 win against Belgium and outperformed Russia 45-42 in the quarters. Our
athletes were stopped in their tracks by Hungary 45-40 and they also lost the
contest for the third position 35-45 to Italy.






Sambo fighters from Romania,
Daniela Poroineanu in the 56 kilogram category, Anda Mihaela Valvoi in the 64
and Alina – Petronela Paunescu in the 80+ kilogram on Saturday walked away with
bronze medals from the European Games in Minsk.






In the same competition Romanian boxers,
Cosmin Petre Girleanu and Maria Claudia Nechita on Sunday qualified for the
quarter-finals of their categories. Girleanu, world under-21 champion in 2015,
obtained a 3-2 win against Hungarian Attila Bernath in the eighth finals. The
Romanian will be up against Armenian Artur Hovhasinian in the quarters. In the
women’s contest, Claudia Nechita has qualified for the quarter finals of the 51
kilogram category after 5-0 win against Veronica Losvik of Norway and will be
up against Svetlana Soluianova of Russia in the quarters on Wednesday.






Romania’s athletics team has
qualified for the quarter finals of the same competition. They were part of a
qualifying series that also included Russia, France, Italy, Slovenia and
Estonia. The best Romanian athletes were Mihai Donisan, who came first in the
high jump event and Florentina Iusco who came second in the long jump event.
The quarter finals are due on Tuesday.




Monica Niculescu has won the ITF
lawn tournament in Ilkley, Great Britain. On Sunday, the Romanian defeated
Timea Babos of Hungary in the finals 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.



(translated by bill)

(Credits: www.FRR.ro)
Sport Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Sport Club RRI – Romania qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup

Every four years, the world’s best rugby teams fight for the world title. The World Rugby Cup is more than just a sports tournament, it is a global...

Sport Club RRI – Romania qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup
Photo: Agerpres
Sport Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Athlete of the week

  There are 2 rounds left in the group stage of the women’s handball Champions League. Of the 3 Romanian teams in the competition, only one,...

Athlete of the week
Sports Weekend
Sport Monday, 10 February 2025

Sports roundup

Romania’s national rugby team has qualified to the 2027 edition of the World Cup, to be held in Australia. According to the rankings of Rugby...

Sports roundup
Sports Weekend
Sport Friday, 07 February 2025

Sports weekend

Football fans in Romania are in for an eventful week. On Thursday, the domestic championship’s 25th round drew to a close, while the 26th round is...

Sports weekend
Sport Thursday, 06 February 2025

Sports Flash

In the 25th edition of the Romanian Football Superleague, scheduled midweek, FC Botosani outperformed Gloria Buzau 2-0 in an away match on Tuesday....

Sports Flash
Sport Monday, 03 February 2025

Sports Roundup

Figure skater Julia Sauter, Romania’s representative at the European Figure Skating Championships held last week in Tallinn, Estonia, ranked...

Sports Roundup
Sport Friday, 31 January 2025

Sports Weekend

The Romanian football club FCSB finished in 11th place the main group phase of Europa League. Given that 36 teams participated in this phase of the...

Sports Weekend
Sport Thursday, 30 January 2025

Sports Flash

  At the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, the Romanian athlete Julia Sauter came out 8th in the short program on...

Sports Flash

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company