During the speech at the Cotroceni Palace, the president misread what was written on the sheet in front of him and said “commemoration” instead of “ceremony”. “Today’s commemoration is the snapshot of many years of work by athletes, of young generations of people in sports, of a long history with many joys, but also with challenges,” said Iohannis.
While commemoration means a ceremony intended to evoke the memory of an important person or even, a ceremony is a set of rules, of external, protocol forms, customary at solemnities.
🏅 National Order “Star of Romania,” Grand Officer Rank:
- Elisabeta Lipă
🏅 National Order “Star of Romania,” Knight Rank:
- Mihai-Claudiu Covaliu
🏅 National Order “Faithful Service,” Knight Rank:
- George Boroi
🏅 National Order “Faithful Service,” Knight Rank:
- Camelia-Alina Potec
🏅 National Order “For Merit,” Knight Rank:
- Florin Mișcă
🏅 National Order “Faithful Service,” Knight Rank:
- Ancuța Nicoleta Bodnar
- Simona Geanina Radiș
🏅 National Order “For Merit,” Knight Rank:
- Roxana Iuliana Anghel
- Ioana Vrînceanu
🏅 “Sports Merit” Order, 1st Class:
- Adriana Adam
- Amalia Bereș
- Sebastian Andrei Cornea
- Marian Florian Enache
- Maria Lehaci
- Victoria Ștefania Petreanu
- David Popovici
- Maria Magdalena Rusu
🏅 “Sports Merit” Order, 2nd Class with a Stripe:
- Mihaela Valentina Cambei
- Ionela Livia Cozmiuc
- Gianina Elena Van Groningen
🏅 “Sports Merit” Order, 3rd Class with Two Stripes:
- Ana Maria Bărbosu
🏅 “Sports Merit” Order, 3rd Class:
- Sabrina-Alexia Maneca-Voinea
🏅 National Order “Faithful Service,” Knight Rank:
- Antonio Colamonici
- Adrian Rădulescu
🏅 National Order “For Merit,” Knight Rank:
- Adrian Ionescu
- Corina Moroșan
Romania won 9 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics: 3 gold (David Popovici – swimming, men’s double sculls rowing, women’s eight rowing), 4 silver (women’s double sculls rowing, women’s coxless pair rowing, lightweight double sculls, Mihaela Cambei – weightlifting), and 2 bronze (David Popovici – swimming, Ana Maria Bărbosu – gymnastics, following TAS decision).
🏅 “Sports Merit” Order, 1st Class:
- Florin-Alexandru Bologa
🏅 “Sports Merit” Order, 3rd Class with Two Stripes:
- Camelia Ioana Roxana Ciripan
At the Paris Paralympic Games, Bologa won gold in judo for the visually impaired, 73 kg category (J1), while Ciripan won bronze in women’s singles table tennis (WS6).