The pair made of
\nSorana C\u00eerstea and Andreea Mitu won the women’s doubles event of the tennis
\ntournament in Lugano, Switzerland, with 250,000 USD in prize money. This past
\nSunday, the Romanians grabbed a 1-6, 6-2,10-8 win against the 1st-seed
\npair made of Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan.
\n For both Cirstea and Mitu, it was the
\nfirst final they won in 2019 and the first title they won together. Cirstea’s record
\nincludes four WTA doubles titles and five finals played, while Mitu’s record
\nincludes three WTA titles and one final played.<\/p>\n
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Romania’s record at
\nthe European Weightlifting Championships hosted by the Georgian city of Batumi
\nlast week is way above par, as the Romanian delegation walked away with 14
\nmedals, of which six were gold. There of the gold medals went to Elena Andries
\nin the 49-kilogram category, while the other three were won by Loredana Toma,
\nin the 64-kilogram category. The 14-strong Romanian delegation also took
\nadvantage of the opportunity to amass the number of points required for the
\nparticipation in the 2020 edition of the Olympic Games in Japan. <\/p>\n
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The European Wrestling
\nChampionships ended in Bucharest this past Sunday. More than 600 wrestlers from
\n40 countries took part in the event. Consisting of 29 wrestlers, the Romanian
\ndelegation walked away with four medals. In the women’s version of the
\ncompetition, Kriszta Incze won silver in the 65-kilogram category, and Andreea
\nBeatrice Ana walked home with bronze, in the 55-kilogram category. In the men’s
\nversion of the competition, the Greek-Roman style, Florin Tita won silver in
\nthe 55-kilogram category, while Alin Alexuc Ciurariu won bronze, in the 130-kilogram
\ncategory.<\/p>\n
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Last week, the
\nPolish city of Sczeczin hosted the European
\nGymnastics Championships. The Romanian delegation walked home with no medal on
\ntheir record sheet. In the women’s version of the championships, the best
\nresults were obtained by Denisa Golgota, who came in 4th in the
\nfloor event, 5th in the beam and 6th in the vault event.
\nGolgota was 17th-palced in the all-round event. <\/p>\n
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It’s news from
\nwomen’s handball now. CSM Bucharest wasted the opportunity to become part of the Champions League’s elite teams, as this
\npast Saturday they sustained a 23-22 away defeat by the French team Metz Handball,
\nin the second leg of the quarterfinals. We recall that CSM had also lost the
\nfirst leg played at home, 26-31.<\/p>\n
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We go out with news
\nfrom domestic football. After the first half of Group 1 as part of League One’s
\ndomestic championship, CFR Cluj are top of the table, with three points more
\nthan second-placed FCSB. This past Sunday, on home turf, CFR took on FCSB, and
\nthe match ended in a goalless draw. Also in Group 1, in the fifth round,
\nViitorul Constanta grabbed a 2-1 home win against Universitatea Craiova, this
\npast Saturday. In Grouo1 on Friday, Concordia Chiajna secured a 3-nil home win
\nagainst Dunarea Calarasi, while away from home, Dinamo Bucharest won the game
\nagainst Politehnica Iasi, 1-nil. On Saturday, FC Botosani won the home game
\nagainst FC Hermannstadt also 1-nil. On Sunday, Gaz Metan Medias won the away
\ngame they played against FC Voluntari, 2-1.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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