RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

Athlete of the week

The European Juniors’ swimming Championships, held in
Otopeni, nearby Bucharest, have drawn to close this past Sunday. Staged as an
absolute first in Romania, the competition brought 494 swimmers from 42
countries to the start line, The 26-strong Romanian delegation, made of 14 men
and 12 women, came in 3rd in the overall national competition
rankings, The Romanians walked away with 9 medals, 5 of which were gold and 4
silver. The delegations of Hungary and
Poland were the only ones that outclassed Romania. The most substantial contribution
to Romania’s medal tally was provided by swimmer David Popovici. David was a member
of Romania’s gold-winning freestyle relay team and of Romania’s mixed relay
team, which also scooped gold in the 4X100m freestyle event. Reason enough for radio
Romania International to designate David the Athlete of the week.

Athlete of the week
Athlete of the week

, 12.07.2022, 11:39

The European Juniors’ swimming Championships, held in
Otopeni, nearby Bucharest, have drawn to close this past Sunday. Staged as an
absolute first in Romania, the competition brought 494 swimmers from 42
countries to the start line, The 26-strong Romanian delegation, made of 14 men
and 12 women, came in 3rd in the overall national competition
rankings, The Romanians walked away with 9 medals, 5 of which were gold and 4
silver. The delegations of Hungary and
Poland were the only ones that outclassed Romania. The most substantial contribution
to Romania’s medal tally was provided by swimmer David Popovici. David was a member
of Romania’s gold-winning freestyle relay team and of Romania’s mixed relay
team, which also scooped gold in the 4X100m freestyle event. Reason enough for radio
Romania International to designate David the Athlete of the week.


As a result of their scintillating run in Otopeni, David
Popovici and the French Mary-Ambre Moluh were designated the championships’
best swimmers, according to the number of points reflecting their results in
the competition. Top of the table with 951 points was Popovici. Following in
descending order were Ksawery Masiuk of Poland, with 941, and the Italian Lorenzo
Galossi, with 897. In the women’s version of the championships, Moluh had 920 points.


David Popovici was born in Bucharest on September 15,
2004. He distinguished himself at the juniors’ competition in 2021, when at the
European championships in Rome, David stepped onto the first step of the podium
at the European Championships in Rome, in the 200, 100 and 50m freestyle event.
David set a new world juniors’ record in the 50m event. Later, David broke the
world records in the 100 and 200m freestyle events. David also succeeded to
qualify for the Tokyo Olympics’, where he came in 4th in the 200m
freestyle event. Back then David Popovici was two hundredths of a second away
from stepping onto a step of the podium. In seniors’ competitions, David’s
major feat occurred in November 2021. We recall that in Kazan, Russia, he
became a European champion in the 200m freestyle event. At the world seniors’ championships
held in Budapest in June this year, David was at the top of the table in the
100 and 200m freestyle events. David’s next scheduled competition is the European
Seniors’ Championship, held in Rome, between August 11 and 17. Then in early
September David will be participating in the World Juniors’ Championships, held
in Lima, Peru.


(EN)

Sports Weekend
Sport Friday, 14 February 2025

Sports weekend

Romanian football team FCSB has made a giant leap towards Europa league’s round of 16. ON Wednesday in the first leg counting towards the...

Sports weekend
Sports Weekend
Sport Thursday, 13 February 2025

Sports flash

Corona Braşov and Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc on Wednesday won their regular season matches as part of the Erste Liga ice hockey competition....

Sports flash
(Credits: www.FRR.ro)
Sport Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Sport Club RRI – Romania qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup

Every four years, the world’s best rugby teams fight for the world title. The World Rugby Cup is more than just a sports tournament, it is a global...

Sport Club RRI – Romania qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup
Photo: Agerpres
Sport Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Athlete of the week

  There are 2 rounds left in the group stage of the women’s handball Champions League. Of the 3 Romanian teams in the competition, only one,...

Athlete of the week
Sport Monday, 10 February 2025

Sports roundup

Romania’s national rugby team has qualified to the 2027 edition of the World Cup, to be held in Australia. According to the rankings of Rugby...

Sports roundup
Sport Friday, 07 February 2025

Sports weekend

Football fans in Romania are in for an eventful week. On Thursday, the domestic championship’s 25th round drew to a close, while the 26th round is...

Sports weekend
Sport Thursday, 06 February 2025

Sports Flash

In the 25th edition of the Romanian Football Superleague, scheduled midweek, FC Botosani outperformed Gloria Buzau 2-0 in an away match on Tuesday....

Sports Flash
Sport Monday, 03 February 2025

Sports Roundup

Figure skater Julia Sauter, Romania’s representative at the European Figure Skating Championships held last week in Tallinn, Estonia, ranked...

Sports Roundup

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company