Teodor Ciobanu

Romania wins gold, silver at Dragon Boat European Championships

Romania won three medals: one gold and two silver at the 2019 ECA Dragon Boat Nations and Clubs European Championships in Moscow that ended on Sunday, where competing were 900 rowers from Germany, Hungary, France, Romania, Moldova, Armenia and Russia. The competition was part of the international calendar of the European Canoe Association (ECA).

Romania's Cheru and Zaharia, European champions at the Kata European Judo Championships

Romanian judokas Alina Cheru and Alina Zaharia won the gold medal in the Ju No Kata event at the Kata European Judo Championships in Grand Canaria (Spain). Cheru and Zaharia ranked 1st with 401.5 points in the Ju No Kata event, followed by Mathieu Coulon/Carole Heras (France) with 396.5 points and Mariano Arroyo Martin/Garcia Pozo Juan Manuel (Spain) with 394.5 points.

Fencing: Bianca Pascu secures bronze medal in sabre individual event of World Fencing Championships

Romanian Bianca Pascu secured the bronze medal in the women sabre individual event, within the World Fencing Championships of Budapest, after her qualification on Saturday for the semifinals, where she will face off Olga Kharlan from Ukraine.

Tennis: Horia Tecau/Jean-Julien Rojer qualify for 3rd round of doubles event at Wimbledon

Romanian-Dutch pair Horia Tecau/Jean-Julien Rojer, seed no 5, on Friday qualified for the 3rd round of the doubles event of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, the third Grand Slam of the year, after defeating French pair Hugo Nys/Fabrice Martin, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Tecau and Rojer won a cheque worth 32,000 pound sterling and 180 ATP points.

Romania's Halep qualifies for semis of WTA tournament in Madrid

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, WTA's 3rd, qualified on Thursday for the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open), with total prizes worth 7,021,128 US dollars, after defeating Australian player Ashleigh Barty, with a score of 7-5, 7-5. Halep (aged 27) needed only one hour and 32 minutes to defeat her opponent, WTA's 2nd.

Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for quarter-finals of WTA tournament in Madrid, in a quick victory

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world's no. 3, easily qualified for the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Madrid, with total prizes worth 7,021,128 US dollars, after defeating Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova, 6-0, 6-0. Halep (27) only needed 44 minutes to seal her victory against Kuzmova (20), world's no. 46.

UPDATE/Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for the round of sixteen of WTA tournament in Madrid

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world's no. 3, on Tuesday qualified for the round of sixteen of the WTA tournament in Madrid, with total prizes worth 7,021,128 US dollars, after defeating British player Johanna Konta (27, WTA's 41), 7-5, 6-1. Halep (27 of age) sealed her victory in 1 hour and 29 minutes. The two players' score in their direct matches so far is 4-3 for Halep.

Tennis - Fed Cup: Romania - France 1 - 0, after Simona Halep's victory

AGERPRES special correspondent Teodor Ciobanu reports: Romania is leading France 1 - 0, in the Fed Cup semifinals, after Simona Halep, WTA's 2nd, defeated Kristina Mladenovic, 6 - 3, 6 - 1, on Saturday, in a match played in Kindarena in Rouen. AGERPRES (RO - editor: Mihai Tenea; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)

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