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, 17.05.2021, 13:45

The delegation to represent Romania at the Olympic Games in
Tokyo grew up to 84 athletes on Sunday. 18 athletes making up the Romanian
men’s and women’s eights have secured their qualification during the
pre-Olympic regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.




The two boats have come second in the races, getting the
plane tickets for Tokyo. In the women’s competition Romania’s boat came second
to China and before Germany while our male rowers came after New Zealand with
Italy in the third position.


In the single scull, Mihai Chiruţă has failed to qualify for
Tokyo and so has the Romanian four. So, Romania will send to Tokyo 36 athletes
and nine teams who will be competing in the men’s and women’s four oar races,
women’s pair oar and double sculls, the men’s pair and the men’s and women’s
eight races.




Last weekend saw the matches of the eighth leg of the
Romania’s first football league. On Friday in Clinceni, southern Romania, local
side Academica secured a 4-3 win against FC Botosani. On Saturday, CFR Cluj
clinched a 3-1 away win against Universitatea Craiova whereas the game pitching
Sepsi against FCSB ended in a 2-all draw.




Viitorul Constanta outperformed Chindia Targoviste 2-0 on
Friday while Hermannstadt obtained 1-0 win against Poli Iasi. FC Voluntari
defeated Astra Giurgiu 3-0 while UTA Arad secured a 1-0 win against Gaz Metan
Medias. Dinamo Bucharest outperformed FC Arges 2-1 in Pitesti, southern
Romania. Poli Iasi and Hermannstadt are on the last two places in the ranking
and will demote to the second football league. Astra Giurgiu and FC Voluntari are to play tie
matches to keep their position in the first league.


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