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, 15.12.2022, 12:57




At the 16th FINA World Swimming
Championships (25 m) in Melbourne, the Romanian swimmer David Popovici came out
4th in the 100m freestyle final with 45.64, a new world junior record.
First came the Australian athlete Kyle Chalmers. David Popovici is the
defending 100m freestyle world champion and holder of the world record in this
event.




In men’s basketball, on Wednesday in Riga, Latvia, the
Romanian side U-BT Cluj-Napoca was defeated by the Ukrainian team Prometey
Slobozhanske 105-82, in the EuroCup Group A. After 8 games, the Romanian
champions are ranking 8th, with 6 points. In the FIBA Europe Cup,
CSM Oradea beat the German side Bamberg on home turf, 82 – 80, in the first
match in Group L. In Group I of the same competition, SCM Craiova was defeated
at home by FC Porto, 83-73. Also worth noting is that the women’s team Baschet
Club Arad ended its participation in the EuroCup with a defeat. The Romanian
team was defeated in Poland by Arka Gdynia 87-53 and ranked last in the group D
of the competition.




Arcada Galaţi qualified in the play-offs of the CEV Cup
in men’s volleyball, after beating the Finnish side Savo Volley Kuopio 3-1, on
Wednesday at home, in the second leg of the round of 16. The Romanian champions
had already won in Finland, 3-1. In the play-off, Arcada will be facing the
Italian side Piacenza, which in the round of 16 defeated Fenerbahce Istanbul, 3-1
in both legs.




In women’s volleyball, on Wednesday, in the first leg
of the round of 32 of the CEV Cup, CSO Voluntari lost in Poland to Budowlani
Lodz, 3-0. In the Challenge Cup, also in the round of 32, the first leg, CSM Lugoj lost a dramatic match away from
home to PTT Ankara, 3-2.




On Wednesday, in a game counting towards round 20 of
the Romanian football SuperLeague, Rapid București beat Petrolul Ploiești on
the National Arena in Bucharest, 3-1. Two of Rapid’s goals were scored by the
Croatian player Marko Duganzic, and one by Ștefan Pănoiu, in overtime. Gheorghe
Grozav scored for the Ploiesti side. Top of the ranking at present is Farul
Constanța, with 44 points, followed by CFR, with 41 points. (AMP)

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