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Dutch cyclist Alex Molenaar of
\nMonkey Town – A Block CT has won the 52nd edition of Romania’s
\nCycling Tour an event that has recently drawn to a close in Bucharest this past
\nSunday. Molenaar’s runner-up cyclist was Russia’s Savva Novikov, of Lokosphinx,
\nwho crossed the finish line 15 second later than the winner. Third-placed was
\nCzech cyclist Karel Hnik of Elkov Author, who finished the tour 46 seconds
\nlater. Fourth came in last year’s winner, Romanian cyclist Sergey Tzvetkov, who
\nwas only two seconds away from the podium.<\/p>\n
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In news from boxing, as part of the
\nongoing World Boxing Championships hosted by the city of Ekaterinburg in
\nRussia, in the 81-kilogram category, this past Sunday Paul Andrei Aradoaie defeated
\nDutch opponent Artjom Kasparian on points, 3-2. The match secured the Romanian
\nthe qualification to the competition’s round of 16, where Aradoaie is pitted
\nagainst Uzbek challenger Dilshobek Ruzmetov on September 17. Paul Aradoaie is the
\nonly Romanian boxer to have remained in the race for a medal. We recall that Marian
\nGabriel Schiopu, in the 52-kilogram category, Vasile Suciu, in the 62-kilogram
\ncategory and Cristian Razvan Filip, in the 91-kilogram category, were defeated
\nin their debut matches. 2011 was the year when Romania last won a medal at the
\nWorld Championships. We recall that back then in Azeri capital Baku, Bogdan
\nJuratoni walked away with gold, in the 71-kilogram category.<\/p>\n
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This past weekend saw the debut of
\nthe World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan, where a 14-strong Romanian delegation
\nwill fight for a medal. A win in the competition
\nalso secured the qualification to the 2020 edition of the Olympic Games in
\nJapan. The first five wrestlers in descending order in each category will book their
\nticket to Tokyo. At the 2018 edition of the Word Championship held in Budapest,
\nthe Romanian delegation walked home with no medal. We recall that in Paris in
\n2017, Alina Vuc stepped onto a step of the podium in a world championship.<\/p>\n
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In news from football, this past weekend saw matches being played, counting towards League One’s 9th-round.
\nIn the southern Romanian town of Giurgiu on Friday, Academica Clinceni held
\nAstra Giurgiu to a 1-all draw, while in Cluj, CFR thrashed FC Voluntari, 5-nil.
\nOn Saturday, in Ploiesti, Chindia Targoviste held Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe to a
\nblank draw. On the National Arena in Bucharest, the match pitting Dinamo
\nagainst FC Botosani ended 1-all. In the round’s derby, FCSB grabbed a 1-nil
\naway win against Universitatea Craiova. CFR are at the top of the table, with
\n20 points, followed by Gaz Metan Medias, with 18 points.<\/p>\n
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