Polo in Romania

Hello dear readers! Today I will present you an article that I just got over it because is very beautiful and is drawn directly from the appropriate source.

How and when playing polo appeared in our country? Quite late, compared to other countries in Central, or West of our continent, about the end of the third decade. First form of entertainment (and entertainment) of swimmers at the end of training or competitions. Pull the two gates in water immediately appear a leather ball, similar to that used by players and teams made up on the spot. By 1931 - Romanian Swimming Federation was established on 21 December 1930 - may not be an organized activity.polo

Exists today in Romania old specialists say that the first European Championship Polo organized in 1926, in Budapest, was present and selected our country. Consulting all official documents to premiere this competition, I found confirmation required. Only in the press of the time in 1928 I could meet a note about the first official game, which opposed selectionatele Oradea and Cluj and ended indecisively: 3-3. A year later, in Cluj, was held the first match between two club teams: University-MSE Tg. Mures 8-6. And in 1930, the same band of students simply blow Cluj - 12-1 (6-0) - a team of TCR Bucharest -'s.

Bucharest, Oradea, Cluj, Tg. Mures Timisoara - these were cities that occurred first polo team, composed mostly of swimmers. In 1932, Cluj University met again on MSE Tg. Mures, defeating 4-1.

A sports Almanac 1933 National Championships reminds us conduct swimming (swimming, water polo and diving) to Kisseleff (from the road) in Bucharest, on days 3,4 and 5 September. Polo, the winner was awarded a trophy called "FA Cup". The first day: M.S.E. Tg. P.T.T Mures. Bucharest 4-1 (3-1) and ILSA C.F.R Timisoara. Bucharest 6-1 (2-0). Surprisingly, sport game with student, university Cluj had not! The next day was the sport among the students in the match with poloistii forfaiteze Mures. So the final opposite the last day of competition on MSE Tg. Mures and ILSA. Timisoara were players techniques, but slower and could not oppose vigorous poloisti Mures, 4-0 winners (2-0). At M.S.E. then played Szigyarto, Vance, Schwartz, Henselman, Kovacs, Muller and Daroczi that I could meet and swim among the protagonists races and colors ILSA, they were machines Bader, Molnar, Chefer, Ravasz, Fischer, Lustig and Freund. Finally reissued the following year Muresenilor success (3-2) were obtained at the end of a fierce battle.

Source: Federatia Romana de Polo

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Lia Manoliu

Hello dear readers! Today I thought to introduce someone whose name sport everyone knows it, but I bet many stop there.

Lia Manoliu (who lived between 25 April 1932 and 9 January 1998) was a Romanian woman athlete, winner of gold at the Mexico Olympic Games in 1968 and bronze in Rome Summer Olympics 1960 Summer Olympics Tokyo 1964 at throwing the disc.

Also in legislature 1990-1992, was elected as a senator in Bucharest on party lists NSF.

Between 1990-1998, he held the position of President of the Romanian Olympic Committee. Born in Chisinau on April 25, 1932, Lia Manoliu began practicing sport athletics (the Romanian Athletic Club), tennis, table tennis, volleyball and basketball, the last being part of team science discipline Bucharest. Along with sports activity Power graduated from the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest (1954). At 16 he started practicing athletics, specializing in discus throw, where he obtained excellent results up to 40 years. Participated in six consecutive editions of the Olympic Games (from Helsinki - Munich 1952 to 1972), has a record of longevity Olympic mentioned in the "Guinness World Records". She won three Olympic medals, one gold and two bronze in 1968 in 1960 and 1964. It was 12 times national champion and seven times champion of the Balkans, and the COR was vice president (1973-1990) and president (1990-1998) of the Romanian Olympic Committee.

Internationally, he was a member of the Committee functions within the Olympic Academy IOC Presidents Working Group issues athletes of the Association of National Olympic Committees, member of the Executive Committee of the Association of National Olympic Committees European individual member of honor ACNOE (since 1993), member of the Women of the international forum, and member of the athletics competitions at the European Athletics Association. He was awarded the Fair Play Trophy, awarded by UNESCO (1973), the Olympic Order "Bronze Collar" (1975), Women in Sport Trophy (CIO - 1990) and IOC Centenary Trophy (1994).

He died of a heart attack in January 1998 after he went into a coma during surgery for brain tumor a week before. He was buried at Bellu.

National stadium "Lia Manoliu" in Bucharest was named in her honor.

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Ilie Nastase

And now a brief from the world of sports!

Ilie Nastase (born July 19, 1946, Bucharest) is a former professional tennis player and one of the leading tennis players of the 1970s, the world number one twice, in 1972 and 1973.

Among the 57 titles in singles, which Ilie Nastase has won over his career include the U.S. Open in 1972, respectivRoland Garros in 1973. Won the doubles tournament at Wimbledon in 1973, 1970 Roland Garros and the U.S. Open in 1975. He also won four times Champions Tour in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975. For Romania Davis Cup team has played for 18 years a total of 146 singles and doubles matches, winning 109. Along with Ion Tiriac was finalist of the Davis Cup three times, in 1969, 1971 and 1972.

He was second in singles competition at Wimbledon twice, in 1972, playing the final against Stan Smith in 1976 against Björn Borg. Nastase was known for his jokes arena, but also a reputation for using aggressive tactics, many of them successful, so he earned the nickname Nasty ("mischievous") after several incidents.

He wrote several novels in French in 1980, then entered politics in 1990, standing as a candidate in 1996 for mayor of Bucharest. In 1994 he was captain unplayable Romania Davis Cup Team.

In 2005 "TENNIS Magazine" ranked 28th on the list of "40 greatest tennis players of the past 40 years." He was nominated four times "Best Romanian athlete of the year" (in 1969, 1972, 1973 and 1974). On 12 February 2008, after almost 11 years to lead the Romanian Tennis Federation, resigned as president of the Federation declaring himself "defeated by justice and the press in Romania".

Through a presidential decree of 1 December 2008, Ilie Nastase was filed in the level of Major General (2 stars) retired at the Ministry of Defense.

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Eduard Carol Novak

Hello! Today we will see a real example yes, this is right!

Eduard Carol Novak won the gold medal race at the track cycling competition at the Paralympic Games in London. Romanian was followed by Czech Jiri Jezek and Jody Cundy Britain. Cycling gold in the sample is first in the history of Romania's participation in the Paralympic Games.

Carol Eduard Novak, aged 36, is vice Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, the sample of step and double world champion on both the road and the contretemps, and in London held for the second time in his career flag ceremony opening. "Gold Medal has the most to me. I am happy that we managed to do that for Romania, especially since our country is not one tradition in cycling ", said the champion.

Romania won the first gold medal at the London Paralympics, established in 1960 and part of 1972 our country. Rated with the best chance at the podium of the delegation tricolor, Edward Charles Novak did not disappoint. The rider of Ciuc, vice Beijing Olympic test contretemps, Saturday won the Olympic title in sample 4 km time tracking with 4:42,000 velodrome after the qualifications established a new world record 4:40,315. "I'm pretty happy, but I still enjoy very much because there are two tests on the road and should be focused on what to do there. E joy that I fulfilled my dream, it was possible to do this, but I want even more, "she said to Prosport, Charles Edward Novak.

Eduard Novak practiced speed skating performance is 11 times national champion, set records at juvenile and finished in 10th place at the Junior World Cup. At the age of 20 years suffered a car accident resulting in the right foot was amputated. He had to quit skating and using a special hearing started cycling. "First you have to move quickly over time, we have only one life and we must seize it. You can choose to pity your life or try to do something, to overcome what happened. It's important that you set a goal long and one short, then do whatever it takes to satisfy you "is the message champion for those who are going through difficult times.

Paraciclism triple world champion, won the Athlete of Ciuc four years ago in Beijing, the first medal in the history of Paralympic sport in Romania. In the final he defeated former teammate, Czech Jiri Jezek and knew that helped and also gave him confidence. "I was about 99% sure I can beat him because I knew that in the second race after he goes low qualifications. I said I had to give everything I surpass, to make no mistake and fight to the end, "said Edward. For this medal athlete worked if we were to add up and speed skating, 25 years, and if we speak strictly cycling, 11 years. "My desire to become Olympic champion was stronger than all the difficulties that we encountered was the thing that always made me keep going," said Romanian champion.

Evolution to the Paralympics:

-Athens 2004: "I went as an amateur. I had no one near me, I did not bike, but more will and desire to do as much".

-Beijing 2008: "We had a strong team was better than Athens but even the fact that I had three bikes. Was the first medal won and when I said that if I continue I will fight achieve the dream of being Olympic champion. "

-London 2012: "I can say that I went to a professional with a real staff consists of my coach, Cristiano Volpi, Dad, that's coach, mechanic, and six bicycle".

Source: gazeta romaneasca

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Sandra Izbasa

Hello and welcome back to this blog, where this time you get a new character sports section, because we are talking about a young gymnast who is in full swing!

Sadra Raluca Izbasa, born on June 18, 1990, is a talented world-class Romanian gymnast, participating in competitions and medals large scale since 2004.

And because I liked an article I read about it, this time I will not have its own post, but I'll copy of GSP: "Sandra Izbasa viewed from a different perspective."

Perfect gymnast must be harmonious, expressive and think. Is defined Sandra Izbasa, double Olympic champion Sunday. And Sandra is always looking for perfection. "We defects, but work to get rid of them," she says. Go perfection when he started gymnastics. More specifically, 18. Years with two workouts each day and few hours off.

Years since the gyms in Bucharest, from Onesti, from Deva and from Izvorani.

When he was barely 14, he gave his first interview. "La Antena 1 Deva. Was terrible, I had some nervous," she says. Seeing it now, on the podium, it's hard to imagine that Sandra can trembled with emotion. Also in that time have an impressive collection of stickers that you keep the red folders. There was concern that filled his hours in the home of Deva. Where the first birthday cakes and where dreams of becoming Olympic champion.

Since when was trenchant and said that no idol, because she wants to become a model. Superciliousness? Only determination and ambition. His first major competition was the European Championships in Volos in 2006. Little Blonde wearing braces and champion the ground. But a gold saves not working, broken hands, the training you dry through their routine. Sandra knew that has many steps to go. Away from parents satisfied with their visits on Sunday.

In the early years of gymnastics one coach that taught her to be an artist, but not on stage but on four machines. Although he was a child down on his milk-white face many colors. Because gymnastics is a sport where you have to shine. "The less I wanted to makeup, to have a face mimics. When I could not, I helped antrenoarele". From the little that he could not put makeup on the eyelids, Sandra became a Master. Now collect anything. Before leaving for London, Mariana Bitang an obvious joke a bit telling him not to fill the suitcase with makeup. 60 minutes before each contest are busy building her image as an artist. But this look would not be meaningful if Sandra would not shine and executions.

For the life of gymnasts not only gathers golden glow and tears of joy. "Many of them gave me no chance of recovery," says Sandra's darkest moment of his career. It happened in September 2009 at a training ground in a diagonal. Sandra was already Olympic champion of the device, but also have a European Championship after which received much criticism from coaches. A missed landing and Achilles tendon in his right leg was broken. To avoid a tragedy, put his hand down. Fracture. Like proud, he wanted people to see her as the plaster helpless.

He went through moments of despair. Followed recovery and longer. Evidence. Like any woman when he wants to overcome a difficult period, changed hair color. Perhaps he felt cheated gymnastics, sport who entered the blood. The smiling brunette Sandra in 2009, at the end, but gymnastics was something that belonged to the past. So some were thinking. But it does not. "I'm back in the game room, doing everything from playing until he came to Mr. Belu and Mrs Bitang lot and told me that I have potential."

A confirmation he needed and took her away to other medals. That injury but had to leave traces psychological as well as physical. In 2011 he missed the World Championships because it is all formed hematoma. He went back into the operating room, but then returned to the gym and started working on four machines. "I stinging palms, night cream give them and then start over." Just arrived in London to make three full contests and win the gold medal on vault.

But the story does not end there London. Today it enters the final ground, where it has a title to defend. Adriana Pop and found the perfect song. "Shine on you crazy diamond". A diamond girl, who at 22 still looking for perfection.

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Let know Romania!

Hello everybody!

From this coming Monday, this blog will have a new page for people around the world who want to know about Romania, its culture, history, magnific lands, important artists, scientists and monuments. Furthermore, in Sundays we will have few words from Bible or just a christian message.

First of all, I want to inform you about a very important thing: this page will be just a traslated one from the romanian original „HAI CA PUTEM!” page. This is becouse I want to respect all the people equally, romanian or others and becouse of the time limit I have to write, too.

Secondly, as you probably guessed, both pages will have the same program and it looks like this:

-          Monday – history

-          Tuesday – geography

-          Wednesday – monuments

-          Thursday – personalities

-          Friday – sport

-          Saturday – no posts

-          Sunday – faith

So this is it and I hope you will appreciate the articles, becouse i will put all my love in it for makeing somthing good for you, my readers.

God bless you!