Marius Tone

Bucharest, July 22 /Agerpres/ - Romanian pair made of Irina Begu and Andreea Mitu on Sunday won the trophy of the doubles event of the BRD Bucharest Open tennis tournament, after defeating in the final match the pair Danka Kovinic (Montenegro)/Maryna Zanevska (Belgium), 6-3, 6-4.

Irina Begu/Andreea Mitu pairing won the semifinal match against Jaqueline Cristian and Elena-Gabriela Ruse, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6, and qualified for the women's doubles semifinal of BRD Bucharest Open tennis tournament.

Weightlifter Nicolae Onica won on Saturday evening two gold medals in the men's 94 kg category (clean and jerk, total) at the European Weightlifting Championships that is taking place these days in Izvorani.

Defending world champion Loredana Toma on Thursday evening won three gold medals and Irina Lepsa won three silver medals in the women's 63 kg category (snatch, clean and jerk and total) of the European Weightlifting Championships at Izvorani.

Chairman of the Romanian Weightlifting Federation (FRH) Nicu Vlad told AGERPRES on Tuesday that he is proud that his association will host the European Senior Championships in the year Romania celebrates its Greater Union Centennial.

Romania leads Canada 2-0 in the Fed Cup World Group II first-round tie, after Irina Begu (WTA's 37th) clinched the victory against Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2 (173 WTA) in the second rubber of the day played at the Cluj Napoca Multipurpose Hall.

Romania's Sorana Cirstea, WTA 38th, defeated on Saturday 6-2, 6-2 Canadian Carol Zhao (138th WTA), bringing Romania a 1 - 0 lead over Canada after the first match of the Fed Cup World Group II first-round tie played on the indoor hard court of the Cluj Napoca Multipurpose Hall.