Sports Roundup
Romania’s athletes walked away with medals from the European Individual Table Tennis Championships
Florin Orban, 19.10.2026, 13:45
Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana last week hosted the European Individual Table Tennis Championships. Athletes from Romania attending the aforementioned competition obtained two bronze medals. The Romanian pair, Bernadette Szőcs / Eduard Ionescu stepped onto the podium in the mixed double event and Bernadette Szőcs / Elizabeta Samara, in the women’s doubles. In the singles contest, Bernadette Szőcs and Elena Zaharia, got the best results for Romania by making it to the quarterfinals.
The Romanian women’s handball side Gloria Bistriţa clinched a 33-26 win on their own ground on Saturday against the Norwegians from Storhamar. The match counted towards the Champions League’s Group B in women’s handball. The best players for the Romanian side were Spanish Danila So Delgado, with 10 goals, and Austrian Johanna Reichert with 7. Romania’s champions are ranking third in the group and will be taking on Croatian side, Podravka Koprivnica on November 8.
Also in the Champions League, in Group A, CSM Bucharest on Sunday conceded a home defeat to Sola, another Norwegian side. It was an easy win for Sola which controlled the match most of the time. That was their first win after five consecutive defeats. The best player of the Romanian side was the Danish Emma Friis, with 7 goals. From the Norwegian side, a good show was put up by goalie Rikke Granlund, who denied three shots on goal. Presently ranking 4th in the group, CSM will be taking on Brest Bretagne in an away match on November 7.
The Romanian ice hockey side ACSH Gheorgheni outperformed Fenestela 68 6-4 on Sunday. The game counted towards the National Championship and the regional competition Erste Liga. In another domestic game, CSM Galaţi secured a 6-3 win against Steaua Bucharest.
Last weekend saw the football matches of the 12th leg of the Romanian Superleague. On Friday in Galati, local side Otelul and Csikszereda ended in a one-all draw their game, while in Bucharest, Dinamo clinched a 2-0 win against FC Botosani.
On Saturday, the game in Ploiesti, pitching local side, Petrolul, against Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe ended in a one-all draw.
In Bucharest, local side Rapid clinched a 2-0 win against Corvinul Hunedoara. On Sunday, UTA Arad obtained a 1-0 win against CFR Cluj, while Universitatea Craiova outperformed Farul Constanta 2-0. Dinamo ranks first in the championship with 29 points, followed by the legendary football side Rapid with 27 and Craiova with 26.
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