A roundup of the most important sporting events
Romanian athlete David Popovici won silver in the 200m freestyle event on Sunday at the World Swimming Championships (25m) in Melbourne. David Popovici finished the final race in 1.40.79 seconds, outranked by Sunwoo Hwang of South Korea, who also set the competition record. Tom Dean of Great Britain scooped bronze in the same event. This was the only medal for Romania, which was represented by three swimmer as the championships in Melbourne: David Popovici, Robert Glință and Andrei Anghel. For 18-year-old Popovici, 2022 has been a remarkable year. Our athlete won gold medals in the 100m and 200m freestyle events, both in the senior European Championships, as well as in the senior World Championships.
In news from women's handball, in EHF Champions League, CSM Bucharest is now leader of Group A after on Sunday the team defeated the defending champios Vipers Kristiansand of Norway, 27-24 at home. Cristina Neagu was the topscorer for CSM with 9 goals. CSM Bucharest tops the group tables with 15 points, while Vipers is in runner-up position with 13 points. The competition will resume after the winter holidays break on January 7, when CSM will play Banik Most of the Czech Republic.
In Group B, Rapid Bucharest defeated another team from Norway, Storhamar, 36-29 away from home. Sorina Grozav scored 7 goals for Rapid. The Romanian champions are ranked 4th in the group tables with 14 points, the same as the teams in second and third position, Team Esbjerg of Denmark and Győr of Hungary, respectively. Metz of France tops the group tables with 15 points. Rapid will next take on Buducnost Podgorica of Montenegro on January 8 at home.
This weekend saw matches counting towards the 21st round of the Romanian Football SuperLeague. On Friday, FC Voluntari drew 1-1 against Farul Constanța. On Saturday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe defeated Universitatea Cluj 2-1 at home, while Universitatea Craiova won 3-0 against Chindia Târgoviște, also on home turf. Sunday's fixtures each ended in a draw: FC Argeș drew 2-2 against CS Mioveni, Petrolul Ploiești drew 1-1 against FC U Craiova, while UTA Arad drew 1-1 against Rapid Bucharest. On Monday, FCSB is playing FC Botoșani at home, while on Tuesday, in Cluj, the local side CFR will play FC Hermannstadt. Farul tops the league tables with 45 points, followed by CFR with 44 points. (VP)
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