Romania\u2019s men\u2019s sabre team won bronze medals on Thursday at the World Fencing Championships in Hong Kong. Vlad Covaliu, George Dragomir, Radu Ni\u0163u and R\u0103zvan Ursachi defeated the Hungarian team 45\u201339 in the third-place play-off. The Romanian fencers\u2019 haul at these world championships also included a bronze medal won by Radu Ni\u0163u in the individual sabre event.<\/p>\n
We are also expecting medals for Romania this weekend, given that the European Rowing Championships are taking place in Varese, Italy. The Romanian team comprises 41 athletes competing in 14 events, of which 12 are Olympic and 2 are non-Olympic. At last year\u2019s European Championships, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Romania won seven medals: three gold, two silver and two bronze.<\/p>\n
Moving on to football. The number of Romanian teams in European competitions was halved on Thursday, as FCSB and Universitatea Cluj were knocked out of the Conference League qualifiers. FCSB were beaten 4\u20131 in Riga by the Latvian side Auda. In the first leg, in Bucharest, the Latvians had won 3\u20132. The Cluj students were knocked out by the Norwegian side Brann Bergen, who beat them 3\u20131 away on Thursday. In Romania, a week earlier, the score had been a 2\u20132 draw. The Cluj-based side CFR are through to the next round of the Conference League. On Thursday, the Transylvanians beat the Armenian side Alashkert 3\u20130, following a 1\u20131 draw in the first leg of the two-legged tie in Yerevan. In the third qualifying round of the Conference League, CFR will face Norwegian side Troms\u00f8. We recall that Universitatea Craiova were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers on Wednesday and will now play in the Europa League against Finnish champions KuPS Kuopio.<\/p>\n
The third round of the Romanian Superliga football championship takes place this weekend. On Friday, there are two matches: FC Arge\u015f v Csikszereda and O\u0163elul Gala\u0163i v Dinamo Bucharest. On Saturday, FC Voluntari play at home against UTA, whilst Universitatea Craiova host Petrolul Ploie\u015fti. On Sunday, in Hunedoara, Corvinul face Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe, whilst in Bucharest, Rapid take on CFR Cluj. The final two matches of the round are on Monday: Universitatea Cluj v FC Boto\u015fani and FCSB v Farul Constan\u0163a. FCSB top the table, the only team to have won both of their matches so far in the current Superliga season. (MI)<\/p>\n
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