Rio Olympics

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, 5th WTA, announced on Friday on Facebook she will not compete at Rio Olympics, due to the dangers incurred by the Zika virus. “I regret to announce that I’ve decided not to compete at the Olympic…

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep says she is very worried about the effects of the Zika virus and this might make her pull out of Rio Olympics. The statements were made in an interview with Reuters news agency, quoted by Romanian media.…

The current legislation will be amended by Emergency Ordinance, probably on Wednesday, so the TVR debt to European Broadcasting Union (EBU), accumulated during 2008-2016, amounting to CHF17 million (EUR 15 million) to be considered as…

The national team of women’s handball was defeated by Belarus 23-20 (9-9) on Saturday in Piatra Neamt, in the last qualifying match in Group 1 for the European Championship in 2016. The Romanian team is already qualified for the…

At the World Cup stage in Duisburg, Germany, the Romanian men’s crew made up by Leonid Carp and Stefan Strat (both aged 19), freshly qualified to the Rio Olympics, have won on Sunday the silver medal in canoe double – 1,000 meters event.…

The women’s table tennis team of Romania, made up by Elizabeta Samara (photo), Daniela Dodean Monteiro and Bernadette Szocs, has qualified to the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the National Table Tennis Federation has announced,…

The Romanian Tennis Federation (FRT) has announced on Friday the athletes chosen to represent Romania at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer. Tennis players: Simona Halep, Irina Begu, Monica Niculescu, Horia Tecau, Florin Mergea,…