“The contact sport comes with such situations”

Andreea Ana won the first world career medal on Tuesday, a bronze in the 55 kg category, and on Friday she returned to the country. “For me this medal means a lot. It is a threshold that I have surpassed, I am glad to climb, finally, on the world podium. It was the hardest to achieve distinction,” she said by Agerpres.

The legitimated fighter at Steaua București continued: “It was a difficult competition in total. I had five intense matches, each different. I am glad to adapt, focus and finally climb the podium. I look at the Olympic games. I want to do everything for me to fulfill that purpose.”

Andreea also spoke about the most difficult moment from the World Championships. “It was quite difficult to gather, especially since I lost a very tight score. But that means being a professional, because you have to get a medal, it doesn't matter what color it has. The color difference has made this time for me some tactic mistakes,” she told the quoted source.

Andreea Ana, Medalaita with world bronze: “In a week they are like new”

The triple European champion was chosen next to the world bronze and with a forehead wound. “S.The contact port comes with such situations. There's nothing serious. I'll recover. In a week I am like new. I cannot say which of the opponents scratched or hit me, I do not know exactly where I hit, but I stayed with this Souvenir from the World Cup. But it happens, the sport of contact comes to the package with such situations ”, Andreea Ana said upon returning to the country, quoted by Agerpres.

Andreea Ana upon arrival in the country foo frl

Romania has participated in the World Championships (September 13-21) with a batch of ten athletes, only Andreea Ana managing to climb the podium so far.

At the 2024 edition of the World Championships, where only the non-Olympic categories were included, Romania won two medals: a silver through Kateryna Zelenykh (female fights, 65 kg) and a tan by Denis Mihai (Greek-Roman, 55 kg).

At a complete edition of world championships, Romania had conquered the latest medals in 2022, when Alexandra Anghel (72 kg) and Alin Alexuc (Greek-Roman, 130 kg) obtained a bronze.