Sports Flash

Romania's handball side Dinamo Bucharest has ended the National League tour with a series of wins. The latest in this series was in Sfantu Gheorghe in a traditional derby against their archrivals Steaua Bucharest, whom they defeated 30-27. Dinamo's top-scorer was Dragos Hantaru who scored 7 times.

Andrei Mihalcea, scored 10 times for Steaua. In another top game, Potaissa Turda has secured a 24-18 win against Minaur Baia Mare but the leg's surprise came from CSM Bacau, which obtained a 29-28 win against CSM Bucharest. Dinamo tops the table with 45 points followed by Potaissa with 39.  

Gymnast Ana Maria Bărbosu has been designated Athlete of the Year in Vrancea county, southern Romania, as this remarkable athlete has obtained no less than 13 gold medals and one silver in top junior competitions. She walked away with 6 gold medals from the European Gymnastics Championships held in Turkey last week.

Eduard Novak, the country's new Minister of Youth and Sports said in an interview to AGERPRES news agency on Wednesday that he has no intention to give up competitions, during his mandate. His intention is to participate in the Paralimpic Games in Tokyo and win a medal in cycling competitions.

Novak graduated from the Law Faculty in Bucharest and initially took up speed skating. He lost his right foot in an accident in 1996 and shifted to cycling, where he turned professional. Novak, 44, won the gold medal in the Paralimpic Games of 2012. More recently, in 2019, he became bronze medalist in the World Para-cycling Championship held in the Dutch city of Emmen. In February 2020, Novak walked away with another three medals, one silver and two bronze, from the Para-Cycling Track World Championships hosted by Milton, in Canada.

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