athletics

The organizers of the Brasov Running Festival, the most important athletics event in the World Athletics calendar in Southeast Europe, aim to double the number of participants in 2024. Therefore, 2,500 amateur runners are expected to…

The European Throwing Cup is an annual athletics competition in Europe centered around sporting events like discus, javelin, hammer throwing, and shot put. This tournament started in 2001 in Nice, France, and has since then become a very…

Romanian athlete Alin Alexandru Firfirica won on Monday the silver medal in the men’s discus throw event at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan. Firfirica managed the best result in the qualifying, namely 61.98 m. In the…

Romanian athlete Alina Rotaru has won the long jump event gold medal on Thursday, at the Summer Universiade Games in Taipei, Taiwan. Rotaru’s jump was of 6.65 metres, followed by Nekratia Panayi (Cyprus) 6.42 metres and Anna Buehler…

Minister of Youth and Sport, Marius Dunca (photo), has presented on Thursday the delegation that will represent Romania at the Francophone Games, the sports disciplines in which Romania will compete, as well as the official sports…

Monday was another disappointing day for Romanian athletes competing in Rio. Gymnastics - Romanian gymnast Catalina Ponor was ranked 7th in the beam final. Ponor, three time Olympic champion in Athens in 2004, had a hesitating…

The series of poor results continued on Sunday for Romanian athletes in Rio. Handball – Women’s team was defeated by Norway 28-27 in the last match of Group A and failed to qualify to the quarter-finals. Athletics – In marathon, Paula…

Rowing – Romania women’s coxed eight won the bronze medal on Saturday in Rio. The team made up by Roxana Cogianu, Ioana Strungaru, Mihaela Petrilă, Iuliana Popa, Mădălina Bereș, Laura Oprea, Adelina Boguș, Andreea Boghian and Daniela…

Tennis – Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (photo) have been awarded the silver medals in the doubles event on Friday. In the final the Romanian pair was defeated by the Spanish pair made up by Rafael Nadal/Marc Lopez 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in 2 hours…

All components of the Romanian kayak canoe lot, including those qualified to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, have been tested positive with Meldonium, TVR and Digi 24 inform. On the list of doped athletes in canoeing there are not…