{"id":1071442,"date":"2026-10-15T13:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=1071442"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:27:54","slug":"sports-roundup-561","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/sport\/sports-roundup-561-id1071442.html","title":{"rendered":"Sports Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Individual Table Tennis Championships are taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, this week. On Wednesday, Eduard Ionescu and Bernadette Sz\u0151cs secured a medal in the mixed doubles event. The Romanian pair beat France\u2019s Thibault Poret and Prithika Pavade 3-2 in the quarter-finals. At the previous edition of the European Individual Championships, held in Linz, Austria, two years ago, Romania won two medals: bronze in the women\u2019s singles, through Bernadette Sz\u0151cs, and silver in the women\u2019s doubles, with Sz\u0151cs partnering Austria\u2019s Sofia Polcanova.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In men\u2019s basketball, CSM Universitatea Craiova were beaten 97-77 by Portugal\u2019s Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday. The match was played at the Multipurpose Hall in Craiova and counted towards Group C of the FIBA Europe Cup. In the women\u2019s EuroLeague, Rapid Bucharest lost 98-66 to French side Flammes Carolo Basket. The match was played in Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res in the opening round of Group C.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two Romanian teams competing in European women\u2019s handball secured convincing home victories in the domestic league on Wednesday. Romanian champions Gloria Bistri\u021ba beat CSM Universitatea Craiova 32-26. On Saturday, Gloria will host Norway\u2019s Storhamar in the EHF Champions League. CSM R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea, who recently qualified for the final qualifying round of the EHF European League, defeated newly promoted \u0218tiin\u021ba Bucharest 39-26. The other Romanian side to progress beyond the second qualifying round of the European League, Corona Bra\u0219ov, lost 22-20 at home to CSM T\u00e2rgu Jiu.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships begin in Rotterdam this weekend. Romania\u2019s women\u2019s team will compete in the qualifying rounds on Sunday. The Romanian squad consists of Sabrina Maneca Voinea, Ariana Cotu, Alexia Bl\u0103naru, Daria T\u0103nas\u0103, Iris Iordache and Anamaria Mih\u0103escu. The top three teams in the team finals will qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In the men\u2019s competition, Romania will be represented in Rotterdam by Nicholas \u021aarc\u0103, who will compete on Saturday. 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