Sports weekend

The latest from water polo, men's and women's handball, and football

Florin Orban, 12.01.2024, 13:45

Romania’s men’s water polo team has qualified
to the quarterfinals as part of the European Championship in Croatia. On Thursday
in Zagreb, in the quarterfinal’s playoffs Romania outclassed Georgia, 18 to 11. The team’s
top scorer was Vlad Georgescu, with five goals. Silvian Colodrovschi scored four goals while Andrei
Neamţu, three. Gaining accession among the championship’s first eight teams
also meant the direct qualification, for Romania, to the World Championship scheduled
in February in Dubai. Romanian also secured its ticket for the Olympic Games in
Paris, this coming summer.

The European Men’s Handball Championship is
underway in Germany. In Group B on Friday, Romania faces Austria. On Sunday, Romania
takes on Spain, while on Tuesday, our national team plays Croatia. Following a
28-year gap, Romania has returned to the European championship. In 1996, when
Spain was the host country of the European championship, Romania was 9th-placed.

In women’s handball, matches are scheduled, counting
towards the European Cups. In the Champions League, Rapid and CSM play their
games this coming Sunday. In Group B, Rapid plays a home fixture against French
opponents Metz. Romanian vice-champions Rapid are 7th-placed according
to Group B tables, with 7 points. Metz are second-placed with 14. In group A, CSM Bucharest play an
away fixture against another French team, Brest Bretagne. At present, holders CSM
are 3rd-placed, with 11 points, while Brest Bretagne are 5th-placed,
with 9 points on their record sheet.

Three Romanian teams play in the EHF European
League. In Group B on Saturday, Dunărea Brăila play an away fixture against German
opponents Thuringer. Germania, cu Thüringer. Also on Saturday, Gloria Bistriţa plays
an away Group C game against Bensheim / Auerbach, also in Germany. In Group D on
Sunday, CSM Târgu-Jiu plays a home match against Spanish team Costa del Sol, of
Malaga.