Gabriela Szabo

Former and current Olympic, world and European champions such as Nadia Comaneci, Cristina Neagu, Mihai Covaliu, Gabriela Szabo, Marian Dragulescu, Elizabeta Samara or Ionela Cozmiuc have recently gone public, encouraging Romanians to stay at home and observe the orders of the authorities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Renasterea Foundation organised on Sunday the fifth edition of the 'Happy Run! - Race for the Cure' event, the largest and most successful women's health information and fundraising event hosted by Herastrau Park in Bucharest.

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, WTA's 4th, presented the trophy won in the tournament of Wimbledon, the second Grand Slam of her career after Roland Garros, on Wednesday evening, within a ceremony organised on the National Arena of the Capital, which saw approximately 20,000 Bucharesters in attendance.

Four great retired Romanian athletes - Nadia Comaneci, Camelia Potec, Gabriela Szabo and Gheorghe Hagi - have agreed to be members on the board that will select the projects submitted for funding under the - Investing in Children , Investing in the Future' Growth Programme, initiated by the Romanian Government.

Through the AGERPRES National News Agency, the public in Romania can select the objective information that it needs, Olympic Champion Gabriela Szabo says in a message sent on 130th anniversary since the news agency started its activity. "First of all, allow me to wish you happy birthday! 130 years of history, 130 years of work, 130 years of news.

Radu Paltineanu is the first Romanian to have cycled the Americas north to south from Alaska (US) to Tierra del Fuego - Argentine, in a more than 34,500 km journey that started on August 5, 2015 and saw him reach the finish in Ushuaia, at the 'End of the World' on the evening of October 22, 2018, after 3 years, 2 months and 17 days.

The Romanian tennis player and once again No. 1 WTA Simona Halep has been granted on Monday night the Honorary Citizen of Bucharest title by General Mayor Gabriela Firea, in a ceremony at Excelsior Theatre.

Sports and Youth Minister Gabriela Szabo and Prince Nicholas of Romania participated on Thursday night in the ceremonial start of the 15th Danube Delta Rally in downtown Tulcea.

Retired three-time world champion runner Gabriela Szabo, retired artistic gymnast Andreea Raducan, a multiple gold medallist, and tennis player Victor Hanescu are among the public figures to participate in the Wings for Life World Run, a sports event with charitable purposes to be staged on May 3 in Bucharest, organisers report.

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A version of Victor Eftimiu's magic poem 'Insir'te margarite' (String, pearl!) adapted and directed by actor Dan Puric premiered on Saturday evening in the Grand Hall of the National Theatre of Bucharest (TNB) after four years of renovation works on the building.

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