Romania won eight medals, namely two gold, two silver, and four bronze, at the Under-21 European Table Tennis Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.<\/p>\n
Eduard Ionescu and Darius Movileanu won gold in the men’s doubles, after defeating the pair Andre Bertelsmeier (Germany) \/ Tiago Abiodun (Portugal) in the final with a score of 3-1. The win came after\u00a0Darius Movileanu and Elena Zaharia also won gold in mixed doubles.<\/p>\n
Silver was won by Iulian Chiri\u021b\u0103 in men’s singles on Sunday, May 11, after he lost the final to French player Flavien Coton, 3-4. In the semifinals, Chiri\u021b\u0103 had defeated Andre Bertelsmeier 4-2.<\/p>\n
The other silver medal was won by Elena Zaharia and Bianca Mei-Ro\u0219u in women’s doubles, after losing the final to Anna Hursey (Wales) \/ Mia Griesel (Germany), 0-3.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bronze medals were won by Ioana S\u00eengeorzan and Elena Zaharia in women’s singles, after losing in the semifinals. S\u00eengeorzan lost to Welsh player Anna Hursey, 0-4, and Zaharia was defeated by Ukraine’s Veronika Matiunina, 3-4.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese results are not accidental. They are the outcome of a strategy and a professional vision, materially supported by the National Sports Agency, the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, partners, and sponsors,\u201d said Cristi Romanescu, president of the Romanian Table Tennis Federation, on Facebook.<\/p>\n
Other bronze medals were previously won by Ioana S\u00eengeorzan in women’s doubles, alongside Croatian Hana Arapovic, and by the pair Iulian Chiri\u021b\u0103 \/ Andrei Istrate in men’s doubles.\u00a0<\/p>\n