Piatra Craiului Marathon is the oldest continuous running event organized in Romania, as I am aware of, at least. Dated back in 2006, in 2023 it had registered its 16th edition, because the ones from 2020 and 2021 were cancelled, mostly because of the pandemic. Now, about this one, I’ve heard around 2018 and I…
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Why a “poor” country like Romania needs a sports team like CSM Bucharest
I am not placing “poor” into quotes by accident, because it is like a metaphor for Romania. We are not, literally speaking, a poor country. No, not at all. We have a lot of resources and pretty much of everything, the biggest problem being the human quality of its inhabitants and this makes Romania really…
World Champion stories: Denisa Dragomir, mountain trail running
Denisa Dragomir is a mountain runner, a sky runner. I know this sport is not as many others and it doesn’t grow much interest, but this has nothing to do necessary with the complexity or its level. It is simply because fewer understand and have patience with this kind of sport. The context is that…
Romania – Finland 1-0, Giulești: when a stadium wins you a game
Being a Romanian and being soooo familiar with everything that is happening in this country’s football, I was pretty sure that Romania – Finland will end up in a heavy defeat, for the Nordics. What I did really underestimate was the atmosphere from Giulești, the newly rebuilt Rapid’s stadium. This is the exact purpose for…
Răzvan Lucescu, the vice-president goalkeeper
Now, Răzvan Lucescu, is the manager of Romanian national football team, but he used to train with great success Rapid Bucharest. More than that, Lucescu even played a full season for the club from Giulești. It is well known that Răzvan is a big supporter of Rapid and the fans of the club love him…
What happened in 1967?
11 June 1967 it’s a day that all football fans around Romania know very well. Particularly, those of Rapid Bucharest. That date marked the first title in the history of the team from Giulești and one of the only three such trophies that Rapid achieved so far. 1967, a year to remember! I don’t want…
Despre rugby, ceva special
Despre rugby, ceva special. Dintotdeauna mi s-a părut fotbalul dificil, în special din punct de vedere tehnic. Poate cel mai greu. Cu toate acestea, consider că există sporturi şi mai solicitante, mai ales în ceea ce priveşte efortul fizic. Aş spune chiar că regele acestora este rugbyul. Duritatea sa nu poate fi percepută în adevăratul…