Gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu will receive on Friday the bronze medal won in the women's floor final of the Paris Olympic Games, the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee announced on Tuesday in a release.The medal will be handed to her by Octavian Morariu, member of the International Olympic Committee for Romania, and by Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee president Mihai Covaliu, in a ceremony that will take place on the esplanade of the Bucharest Olympic House on Friday, August 16, starting at 9:30.The Court of Arbitration for Sport decided that the Olympic bronze medal in the women's floor event should go to 18-year-old Ana Maria Barbosu, as per the initial finishing order, following the review applications filed by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation and the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee.As a result of this ruling, Ana Maria Barbosu was reinstated as bronze medalist, while her fellow national Sabrina Maneca Voinea finished 4th, because the appeal submitted by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation and Maneca Voinea was dismissed.Romanian gymnastics had experienced an Olympic podium drought since 2012 (London), when Sandra Izbasa won vault gold, Catalina Ponor took silver on floor, and the Romanian women's team claimed the bronze.Romania ended its participation in the Paris Olympic Games with nine medals - three gold, four silver and two bronze, placing 23rd in the nations' overall ranking.
NN, the leader of the life insurance and private pensions market in Romania, received the Top Employer 2025 certification for the seventh consecutive year. NN ranks second among top employers in Romania, up from fourth place last year as a result of its solid people-centric HR strategy, and NN Group ranks seventh in Europe based […]
Calvin Klein Inc. today announces its return to the official NYFW calendar to present Veronica Leoni’s debut Calvin Klein Collection for Fall/Winter 2025. It will be an intimate showing of both women’s and men’s looks and will take place at 12:00 PM on February 7, 2025. “Calvin Klein is thrilled to return to the global stage […]
Ten non-governmental organizations in Romania have issued a joint letter criticizing the executive for the emergency ordinance adopted on Thursday, January 16, which provides sanctions, including a turnover tax, for social media giants that fail to obey rules regarding electoral ads. Another government measure under fire from the opposition limits voting in the diaspora according […]
Dacia, part of the French Renault group, will launch several electric models to compete with Chinese brands for the affordable EV car market in Europe. The first electric model will be the next Sandero, which will appear sometime at the end of 2027, the brand's director, Denis Le Vot, said on Thursday, according to Reuters. […]
Happy 2025, dear Insiders, may it be a good year! And let it start with classics, some universal, some underground. Italian director Federico Fellini is one of the biggest names in the history of the medium. To say he was very influential is an understatement. He has his own adjective (Fellini-esque) while scenes from his […]
Romanian national airline Tarom announced the establishment of a new company, Tarom Tehnic, dedicated to providing maintenance and repair services for civilian aircraft, specializing in Boeing, Airbus, and ATR models. The new company is expected to generate revenues of up to EUR 10 million in its first year of operation, according to estimates from the […]
