The Romanian school of gymnastics has for years been known as on one of the world\u2019s most valuable. Gymnastics centers in Deva, Onesti and Bucharest have for a long time been genuine breeding grounds for European and world champions, such as Nadia Comaneci, Ecaterina Szabo, Andreea Raducan and Sandra Izbasa, who have constantly grabbed the headlines in international sports publications.<\/p>\n
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Less known though are the successes obtained by Romanian athletes in aerobic gymnastics. Last week, gymnasts from Romania walked away with three gold and two bronze medals from the Sport Aerobics World Cup held in the Bulgarian town of Borovet.<\/p>\n
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Romanian Oana Corina Constantin reaped the gold medal in the women\u2019s contest in Borovet, where Bianca Beczec, also from Romania, came third. Mircea Zamfir ended in the third place of the men\u2019s contest. Anca Claudia Surdu, Andrea Bogati and Oana Corina Constantin have placed Romania on the first position of the trio section, while a team made up of Bianca Maria Gorgovan, Anca Claudia Surdu, Oana Corina Constantin, Andreea Bogati and Maria Bianca Benczec obtained the first place in the finals. The next World Cup leg will take place in Ponta Delgada, Portugal, over May 16th and 18th.<\/p>\n
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Now let\u2019s move on to artistic gymnastics, as Bulgarian capital Sofia will this week be playing venue for the 30th edition of the European Women\u2019s Gymnastics Championships. We recall the first edition of this prestigious event was hosted by Bucharest back in 1957. Also worth noting is the fact that Romania is the team with most of the titles won in European senior tournaments. The favourites of the Romanian team in the upcoming competition are Larisa Iordache and Diana Bulimar.<\/p>\n
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