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Romanian
\nrower Catalin Chirila on Friday advanced to the semifinal of the men’s canoe
\nsingle 1000m race in Tokyo. Chirila won the first heat of the qualifiers. On
\nSaturday morning, Catalin competes in the first semifinal, jointly with seven
\nother competitors. The first four rowers in descending order book their ticket
\nfor the final, to be held also on Saturday. In heat 4, Victor Mihalachi came in
\n5th. Mihalachi also competed for the quarterfinals, where he was
\nagain 5th-placed, so he failed to qualify to the semifinals. <\/p>\n
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All
\nRomanian wrestlers who fought in Tokyo on Friday sustained defeats from the competition’s very first round. In the 97-kilogram category, Albert Saritov was
\noverpowered by Cuban-born Italian challenger Abraham Conyedo Ruano. In the
\n50-kilogram category as part of the women’s version of the competition, Alina
\nVuc was outclassed by European title holder, Bulgaria’s Miglena Georgyeva
\nSelishka.<\/p>\n
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On
\nSunday, javelin thrower Alexandru Mihaita Novac competes in the final of the
\nevent. On Wednesday, Novac’s throw of 83 meters and 27 centimeters, which is
\nalso a personal record for the Romanian, took him to the final. Alexandru Novac
\ncame in 4th in Group A and was 7th-placed, overall. <\/p>\n
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In
\nnews from football, the coming weekend will see matches being played, counting
\ntowards domestic League One’s fourth round. On Friday, FC Botosani take on UTA Arad
\nand CS Mioveni face CFR Cluj. On Saturday in Clinceni, the local side Academica
\nplay FC U Craiova. In the southern Romanian town of Pitesti, FC Arge\u0219 receive
\nthe visit of Rapid from Bucharest. On Sunday, Dinamo Bucharest play Chindia
\nTargoviste in Buzau. On the National Arena in Bucharest, FCSB face Gaz Metan
\nMedias. The fourth round’s closing fixture on Monday will see Farul Constanta
\nplaying Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe. In Craiova, the local side Universitatea play FC
\nVoluntari. CFR Cluj are at the top of the table with 9 points, followed by
\nRapid Bucharest and FC Botosani, with 7 points each. <\/p>\n
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