Sports Roundup

A roundup of the weekend's most important sporting events

Florin Orban, 10.07.2023, 13:45

The European Junior Swimming Championships have ended in Belgrade. Although
without the multiple world champion David Popovici, who is no longer allowed to
compete in junior competitions, the Romanian team has obtained good results and
walked away with six medals. Three of these have been reaped by Vlad Stancu,
silver in the 800 and 15 hundred meter races and bronze in the free-style 400
meters race. Daria Silişteanu became silver medalist in the 100 meter
backstroke race and bronze in the 50 meter race. Also from the Romanian
delegation, Vlad Mihalache won silver in the 200 meter butterfly race. In the
nations ranking, Romania came 14th with Italy, Hungary and Denmark
on the first places.

Romania went third in the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne after Britain and
the Netherlands. Our athletes reaped six medals. The double scull team made up
of Ancuta Bodnar and Simona Radis and the Romanian four made up of Mădălina
Bereş, Maria Tivodariu, Magdalena Rusu and Amalia Bereş won gold. Four medals
were silver and were won by the Romanian women’s double made up of Ioana
Vrânceanu and Roxana Anghel, and by our men’s double made up of Marius Cozmiuc and
Sergiu Bejan. The lightweight women’s double made up of Mariana-Laura Dumitru and
Ionela Cozmiuc also became silver medalist and so did the men’s four made up of
Mihai Chiruţă, Andrei-Sebastian Cornea, Ioan Prundeanu and Marian Enache.

Romania’s Football Super Cup has been won for the second year in a row
by Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. This Transylvanian side, which is also holder of
Romania’s Cup, on Saturday outperformed Romania’s Champion side Farul
Constanţa, one-nil. The only goal of the match was scored by Ion Gheorghe, in
the first minute of the second half. Only Steaua Bucureşti, presently known as FCSB,
Dinamo Bucharest and CFR Cluj have won the trophy for more than two times. Rapid
Bucharest and Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe have also won two editions of the
aforementioned competition.

This weekend will see the resumption of the Romanian domestic football championships. Until then, the Romanian football side Farul Constanţa takes on Sheriff
Tiraspol in the first preliminary round of the Champions League. The first
match is due on Wednesday in Ovidiu, south-eastern Romania.

(bill)