Sports Roundup

Athletes from Romania won 29 medals at the Balkans Athletics Championships hosted by the city of Cluj, in western Romania, on Saturday and Sunday. Out of these medals 8 were gold, 14 silver and 7 bronze. Rares Toader won gold for Romania in the shot put event on Saturday.

Claudia Bobocea became the second gold medalist in the 800 meter dash and so did the women's 4x100 meter relay team. Discus thrower Alin Alexandru Firfirica, hammer-thrower Bianca Florentina Ghelber, shot-putter Andreea Apachiţe, high-jumper Daniela Stanciu, and runner Claudia Bobocea stepped onto the podium's first step on Sunday.

In the Champions' League Group A, the Romanian women's handball side CSM Bucharest on Sunday secured a 30-29 away win against Danish side Esbjerg. Cristina Neagu scored the victory goal for the Romanian side in the game's last second.

Neagu, who is also the left back of Romania's national handball side, was the top scorer during the match against Esbjerg with ten goals scored. The match on Sunday was the second win of the Bucharest side in the present edition of the Champions League.  Unfortunately, Romania's champions SCM Ramnicu Valcea have come a cropper in their home match against Odense, the other Danish side in the competition, who secured a 30-21 win.

Last weekend saw the matches of Romania's first football league. On Friday in Ploiesti, FC Hermannstadt clinched a 3-1 win against Chindia Targoviste, while in Giurgiu, southern Romania, CFR Cluj outperformed the local side Astra 2-0. On Saturday in Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania, local squad Sepsi ended in a one-all draw their game against Viitorul Constanta. In Craiova, southern Romania, the local eleven, Universitatea, secured a 2-1 win against FC Voluntari.

Sunday saw three matches. FC Botosani ended in a goaless draw their home match against Academica Clincheni, while Poli Iasi secured a 3-2 away win against UTA Arad. FCSB outperformed FC Arges 3-0. Craiova ranks first in the standings with 12 points followed by CFR with 10 and FCSB with 9.

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