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A 19-strong delegation will travel
\nto China’s Beijing to prove their mettle in the Winter Olympic Games, to
\nkick-start on January 4, 2022. According to the head of the Romanian delegation,
\nFlorin Trisca, redistribution by international federation could create four
\nmore positions for the Romanian delegation. Trisca went on to say vaccination
\nwas not mandatory for the athletes’ participation in the Games. However, Florin
\nTrisca also said, all members of the Romanian delegation ahead of the Winter Olympic
\nGames were vaccinated. In another development, the President of the Romanian Olympic
\nand Sports Committee, Mihai Covaliu, stated the Romanian delegation’s set
\ntarget was to place themselves as closest to the podium as possible. All hopes
\nare pinned on the Romanian men’s and women’s bobsleigh crews to walk away with medals.
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In women’s tennis, the
\nRomanian Sorana C\u00eerstea has advanced to the third round as part of the
\nAustralian Open, defeating Slovak opponent Kristina Kucova, 6-2, 6-4. In the first round, the Romanian Simona Halep
\ngrabbed a 6-3, 6-3 win against Poland’s Magdalena Frech. In the second round, Gabriela Ruse sustained a 2-6,
\n5-7 defeat by Russian challenger Veronika Kudermetova. Another Romanian, Jaqueline Cristian, was defeated by
\nUS opponent Madison Keys, also 2-6, 5-7. <\/p>\n
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The Romanian – German
\npair made of Raluca Olaru and Anna-Lena Friedsam has advanced to the second round
\nof the women’s doubles, having outclassed the all-French pair made of Alize
\nCornet and Diane Parry, 6-4, 6-4. The Romanian Irina Begu, pairing up with
\nSerbia’s Nina Stojanovic, sustained a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 defeat by the Swedish – Russian
\npair made of Rebecca Peterson and Anatasia Potapova.<\/p>\n
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In the Scottish football
\nchampionship, top-of-the-table team Glasgow Rangers, with the Romanian Ianis
\nHagi on the line-up, were held to a 1-all draw by Aberdeen, away from home. Ianis
\nHagi scored for Rangers on 20 minutes. It was the Romanian’s first goal this
\nyear. <\/p>\n
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