Sports weekend
The latest from gymnastics, basketball and football
Florin Orban, 06.10.2023, 13:45
The World Gymnastics Championships will come to a close in Belgiums Antwerp. Apparatus pieces final are scheduled on Saturday and Sunday. Sabrina Voinea will represent Romania in the womens floor final on Sunday. Sabrina got the eighth mark in the qualifiers. Following a 12-year gap, the World Championships in Belgium have enabled Romanias national womens team to the 2024 edition of the Olympic Games in Paris. We recall that the London Olympics were the last games the Romanian gymnastics team took part in, in the nations competition. Back then the team walked away with the bronze medals. Also securing his qualification to the Olympic Games in Paris was Andrei Muntean. He came in 30th as part of mens individual all-around event qualifiers.
As part of the ongoing World Rugby Cup in France, in Lille on Sunday, Romania plays its last fixture, taking on the team of Tonga state. In Group B, Romania and Tonga are at bottom of the table, with no points on their record sheet. Top of the table is South Africa, followed by Ireland and Scotland. We recall that two years ago Romania defeated Tonga in Bucharest, 32-20.
In news from basketball, this coming Saturday CS Voluntari play a home game against cu U-BT Cluj-Napoca, as part of Mens National basketball league. After two rounds, CS Voluntari are at the top of the table in Group A. U-BT Cluj-Napoca have recently defeated the finalist of the 2022 of EuroCup, Türk Telekom Ankara, 80-71.
This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the Romanian football Superleagues 12th round. On Friday, FC U Craiova 1948 play FC Hermannstadt, while Rapid Bucharest take on Poli Iaşi. On Saturday, in Ploiesti, the local side Petrolul face UTA Arad, while FC Voluntari play a home game against Universitatea Craiova. Also on home turf, FC Botoşani go against FCSB. On Sunday, the newly-promoted Otelul Galati play a home game against defending champions Farul Constanta. In Bucharest, Dinamo are pitted against CFR Cluj. The 12 rounds last fixture is scheduled this coming Monday, with Universitatea Cluj taking on Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. FCSB continue to be at the top of the table in the Superleague.
