Category: Good News
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Ten medals for Romanian students at the International Pluridisciplinary Olympiad in Russia
Romanian students were awarded at four subjects at the Tuymaada International Pluridisciplinary Olympiad in Yakutsk, Russia. The students have managed to win tow gold medals, seven silver medals, a bronze medal and one mention at Mathematics, Informatics, Physics and Chemistry. At Informatics Andrei Costin Oncescu has won the gold medal , Alexandru Petrescu and…
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Monica Niculescu and Yanina Wickmayer win Washington tennis competition
Monica Niculescu, from Romania and Yanina Wickmayer from Belgium, have won the Citi Open Washington Doubles. The pair has managed to beat Shuko Aoyama and Risa Ozaki from Japan with 6-4,6-3. The game lasted an hour and 15 minutes and it was interrupted by rain in the first set with a score of 2-1 for the Romanian-Belgium…
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Ultra-sky marathon to be organised in Fagaras mountains
Marathon competitions are gaining popularity in Romania. So, there is no surprise that more difficult and diverse competitions started to appear. One of them is the 2×2 Race, which is the only ultra-sky marathon in Romania. The route includes Negoiu peak (2.535 m) and Moldoveanu peak (2.544 m). Both peaks are in Fagaras mountains. The…
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Romania wins four medals at World Championship of Performing Arts
The Romanian team has won six medals at the World Championship of Performing Arts. The competition is open to dancers, singers and theatre performers. The Romanian team has won several medals for modern dance, lyrical dance and contemporary dance. The absolute winner was 9 year old Giada Giardinelli from Straoane commune, Vrancea county. She has…
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Two lawyers offer free help and support for female victims of domestic violence
Two lawyers have chosen to help abused women by offering free consultations and representation in court. Diana Micu Olosutean and Flavia Barbur are two young lawyers that work at a private law firm. They have decided to work with an association that helps women abused by their partners and represent them in court free of…
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Team Romania wins International Debate competition in Prague
Team Romania has won the Prague Debate Spring 2016. The team has managed to beat Malaysia at the debate competition. The students have debated on the motion “This House supports civil disobedience as a response to injustice”. Previously Romania has beaten South Afrika in the semifinals on the debate of “THBT is is legitimate for…
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Ovidiu Avadanei wins silver medal at International Mathematics Olympiad
Ovidiu Avadanei from Emile Racovita National College, Iasi city has won the silver medal at the International Mathematics Olympiad in Hong Kong. This is the 57th edition of the olympiad and over 100 countries have participated. Paula Gavrilescu, the director of the college noted ” Ovidiu is an exceptional student who, despite the fact that…
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Romania’s women’s table tennis team wins gold medals at European championship
The female table tennis team has won the gold medals at the European Youth table tennis championships in Zagreb. The girls, coached by Petre Arnautu, managed to beat Serbia with 3-0. Romanian player Adina Diaconu has had very good scores, beating Izabela Lupulescku with 3-2 ( (6-11, 7-11, 14-12, 11-6, 11-3). Andreea Dragoman also has had…
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Simona Halep wins BRD Bucharest Open
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has won the BRD Bucharest Open on Sunday. She has beaten Anastasija Sevastova in the finals with a score of 6-0,6-0 in 46 minutes. This is the fourth time the Romanian player manages a perfect score. The last time she won with the same score was in 2012 against…
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Amazing 13 year old Ana Dascal to represent Romania at the Rio Summer Olympics
Ana Iulia Dascal is the youngest swimmer to compete for the Romanian team at the Rio Olympics. The swimmer from Cluj-Napoca has been coached by Edi and Beatrice Caslaru. She is only 13 years old. Eduard Caslaru stated that it is a fantastic acheivement for her since they have been working together. The coach praised…
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