Sports weekend
The latest news from sports.
Florin Orban, 05.07.2024, 13:45
The domestic football season has begun with the Romanian Supercup final. Romanian champions FCSB defeated trophy holders, the second tier side Corvinul Hunedoara, 3-nil in a match held in Bucharest. The two sides will next week play in the European competitions, both away. In the Champions League qualifiers, FCSB will face Virtus in San Marino, while Corvinus will play the Hungarian side Paks in a Europa League qualifying match.
Rowing couple Ionela and Marius Cozmiuc will be Romania’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on 26th July, the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee announced on Thursday. Together, the two have 19 medals to their names, won at important competitions. Ionela has three world titles and another three European titles and has taken part in two editions of the Olympic Games, in Rio in 2016 and in Tokyo in 2020. Marius is two-time European and world champion. He has taken part in three editions of the Games, in London in 2012, in Rio in 2016, and in Tokyo in 2020, winning a silver medal in Tokyo.
Romania’s rugby side are on tour in North America, playing two test matches: first against the United States in Chicago, on what is Saturday morning in Romania, and then against Canada in Ottawa, on 12th July.
Romania’s men’s water polo side are doing their final training ahead of the Paris Olympic Games. In Belgrade, which is playing host to an international friendly tournament, Romania lost to Serbia 13-7, before taking on Montenegro on Friday. They will also play France and Australia on Saturday and Germany on Sunday.
The Sibiu Cycling Tour, one of the most important road cycling competitions in eastern Europe, is taking place from Saturday till Tuesday. Participants will cycle 673 km over the course of five stages, with two finishing with a climb and one consisting of a short time trial. 25 teams are taking part, from Kazakhstan, the Philippines and Mexico, as well as better-known teams from Europe.
