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Romania will be represented by 26 athletes at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, instead of 25 athletes, as originally announced, the Romanian Olympic and Sporting Committee (COSR) has informed on Friday. Following the completion of the…

Romanian businessman Ion Tiriac has announced on Monday he has opened a lawsuit against the National Bank of Romania (BNR). “There are documents we have submitted to the Bucharest Court today, so today we have opened the lawsuit against…

Romanian athlete Ana Luiza Filiorianu ranked third in the all-around event of the rhythmic gymnastics Irina Deleanu Cup international tournament, hosted by the Polyvalent Hall. Filiorianu accumulated 66.950 points - 17.700 in the circle…

Military and athletes joined forces to remove the snow in the Capital city, also urging the population to follow in their footsteps. “How about the alleys amid blocks of flats? Have you helped your neighbor, the Romanian citizen in need?…

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced on Thursday that four weightlifters, among them Gabriel Sincraian, broke the anti-doping regulations at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and were thus disqualified. The…

The President of the Romanian Olympic and Sport Committee, Alin Petrache, on Monday resigned from office for not observing the target at the Rio Olympic Games. Petrache also announced he would not run anymore for the committee’s elections…

Romanian athletes Paula Claudia Todoran and Elena Daniela Cîrlan have been robbed of a backpack with personal items on Tuesday in the beach-volley area at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the website of the Romanian Olympic and Sports…

The 11th day of the Rio Olympic Games was another poor day for Romanian athletes. Wresting – Alin Alexuc Ciurariu ranked 5th in men’s Greco-Roman 98 kg, being defeated by Cenk Idlem (Turkey), whereas Iulian Panait was eliminated in the…

Alin Petrache, the President of the Romanian Olympic Committee (COSR) has announced in a release posted on the institution’s website he will resign after the end of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. According to ProSport, his decision…

The Government agreed on Saturday on a mechanism to increase the prizes awarded to all medallist athletes. The decision has been taken following talks with the sportsmen’s representatives. “Following the meeting with the sportsmen, we…