During a news
\nconference on Thursday Andreea Raducan announced her intention to step down
\nfrom the position of president of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation after
\nRomania had blown its chances to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo next
\nyear. Romania will only be represented by Marian Dragulescu in the vault event
\nand Maria Holbura in the individual all round contest. A former Olympic and
\nworld champion, Raducan occupied the aforementioned position since august 2017.
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Dinamo
\nBucharest’s saber fencer Bianca Pascu has been designated the best Romanian
\nfencer of 2019. Her best performance this year was a bronze medal at the World Championships
\nhosted by Budapest in July. Pascu was the only Romanian to have made it to the
\npodium in Budapest. <\/p>\n
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Now let’s have a
\nlook at the latest from football as Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday saw the
\nmatches of the 19th leg of Romania’s first football league. On
\nTuesday in Medias, central Romania, local side Gaz Metan secured a 1-0 win
\nagainst FC Voluntari while FCSB defeated Poli Iasi 2-1. <\/p>\n
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On Wednesday in
\nClinceni, southern Romania, local side Academica managed a one-all draw against
\nFC Hermannstadt while in Cluj, local eleven CFR clinched a 1-0 win against
\nSepsi Sfantu Gheorghe. In Bucharest, Dinamo thrashed Chindia Targoviste 4-1
\nwhile Universitatea Craiova secured a 3-1 victory against FC Botosani. In
\nOvidiu, southern Romania, local team Astra Giurgiu outperformed FC Viitorul
\n1-0. CFR tops the table with 38 points followed by Astra with 37 and Craiova
\nwith 34. <\/p>\n
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The Romanian
\nwomen’s handball side on Friday won their match against Hungary 28-27 and has
\nthus qualified for the main groups of the World Championship in Japan. Romania
\nstill stands chances to qualify for the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. <\/p>\n
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