{"id":757722,"date":"2024-05-09T13:45:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=757722"},"modified":"2024-05-09T11:59:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T08:59:26","slug":"sports-flash-201","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/sport\/sports-flash-201-id757722.html","title":{"rendered":"Sports Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Romanian men\u2019s handball team defeated Czechia 31-30 on Wednesday in Baia-Mare, in the first leg of the 2025 World Cup playoffs. In their first match with George Buricea as headcoach, the Romanian handballers secured a narrow win, after at one point leading 7 goals. The return leg will be played in Brno on Sunday. Romania has taken part in the World Cup 14 times, the last time in 2011 when our team ranked 19. The World Cup will be held in 2025 over January 14 \u2013 February 2 in Croatia, Denmark and Norway.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Istanbul is hosting a pre-Olympic wrestling tournament, the last chance for athletes to book tickets to the Paris Olympics. Romania\u2019s delegation includes 13 wrestlers, and its objective is to qualify at least 2 athletes to the Olympic Games. So far, only Andreea Beatrice Ana has qualified to the Paris Olympics in the 53-kg category, following the pre-Olympic tournament hosted by Baku in April. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Romania had a delegation consisting of five wrestlers \u2013 three in the women\u2019s competition, one in the men\u2019s freestyle competition and one in the Greek-Roman competition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>27 Romanian cyclists are representing Romania in the European Mountain Bike Championships hosted by Cheile Gr\u0103di\u015ftei, 200 km north of Bucharest. The team includes Vlad Dasc\u0103lu, the European champion in Olympic cross-country, who will also represent Romania at the Paris Olympics. Organizers say worldclass athletes will be at the lineup, including Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, several-time world champion in mountain bike events, as well as her compatriot Victor Koretzky, several-time champion in the relay event. The seniors finals are slated for Sunday. (VP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Romanian men\u2019s handball team defeated Czechia 31-30 on Wednesday in Baia-Mare, in the first leg of the 2025 World Cup playoffs. In their first match with George Buricea as headcoach, the Romanian handballers secured a narrow win, after at one point leading 7 goals. The return leg will be played in Brno on Sunday. 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