On the day of the anthem, “Wake up, Romanian!” He sounded at Singapore “” guilty “, the world champion David Popovici! Magnificent images

• Roxana Fleșeru, the reporter of the Sports Gazette, is in Singapore, from where the best information about the World Natation Championships.

The race was not devoid of emotions, after a start not in the force of our athlete, who recovered fabulous for the last 50 meters, finishing the first and conquering the gold medal.

Photo. Images after a few seconds from the conquest of the gold medal

David smiled broadly after seeing that he first reached the finish line and enjoyed the basin for the medal.

Immediately after leaving the pool, he received a tricolor that he wore on his back and waved in front of the fans present in Singapore.

The extraordinary success of David Popovici came fixed by The Day of the National Anthem, “Wake up, Romanian!”which was heard again in a competition of such a major, in Singapore, the premiere being scheduled for a few minutes.

“I trained a lot, that's why I am here. This success came after a more relaxing year. I am happier than after the Olympic final. I trained a lot for the Olympic final, and now I was more relaxed. I had to do this, I had confidence, I knew I could.

I told myself that I would succeed. I had to give my best and did it. That's how I motivate myself, I had to win and everything happened very well, “said David Popovici, immediately after leaving the pool.

Final 200 -meter sample ranking at Singapore World Cup

1. David Popovici (Romania) – 1: 43.53

2. Luke Hobson (US) – 1: 43.84

3. Murasa Tatsuya (Japan) – 1: 44.54

4. Sunwoo Hwang (South Korea) – 1: 44.72

5. Kamil Sieriedzki (Poland) – 1: 45.22

6. Carlos Dambrosio (Italy) – 1: 45.27

7. James Guy (UK) – 1.45: 28

8. Gabriel Jett (USA) – 1: 45.92

For David Popovici is the second world title in the record, after the one in Budapest (2022).