The reactions of the medals at the World Worlds in Shanghai + Magdalena Rusu's suffering, which was close to miss the big competition

The first day of the finals at Shanghai Water Sports Center also brought the first medals for Romania. Gold and silver in double frames, feminine, respectively masculine.

For Magdalena Rusu and Simona Radișas a team, everything in 2025 was a premiere. Victories, medals, titles, happy moments for a boat ended this season, but also difficulties, sufferings overcome with tight teeth and the help of those close to, the medical team, the coaches, the colleagues.

The two, already winners of world gold in other samples, 8 plus 1 frames for both and doubles in the case of Simona, have also triumphed. They crossed the finish line in 7: 08.52, with 4.79 s in front of the opponents in France, the second position. An additional medal in the track record, the seventh gold for Romania in the respective female test, 23 years old.

Simona Radiș: “I had told Magdei before, we have to leave loud”

“It was certainly not easy to conquer it. It was difficult, but we are happy and grateful, even more so, it was not easy to touch it. And in the future it can only be better and better“, Simona told Simona for the social networks of the boating.

“Indeed, it was difficult at first, it was too, it was also, but you know how it is, everything is good when it is good. And for that I am happy, I am happy for Simona, that she had patience with me, she also trusted that I had patience with her. And she ended,”

They then talked about the established tactics, that of having a strong start. “That's what I had told Magdei before, we have to leave loudly, to force them to do it, to shoot much more at first than they could normally, because we increase their chances that their energy will end faster, and we know how trained we are, we trusted that we will succeed.”, Explained Radiș.

All this joy, the relief, the satisfaction of the target reached were in danger because of the difficult medical situation that Magda Rusu went shortly before the supreme competition.

Magdalena Rusu's ordeal: “I was crying every day, I couldn't go back”

“I can say that it is a little more difficult, because we depend on each other,” she said about how to conquer a medal in a smaller boat. “But I am more enjoyed for this medal, because about three weeks ago I was not able to go, but to rush. And I remember I was crying every day because I couldn't ride my back, I was walking like that“She revealed, leaning down and showing in what position it was.

“Simona came out simply during that period and I was thinking about all the possibilities, that I would not go to the World Cup, I was even thinking about what a girl could get Simona. Instead, I had a medical team that encouraged me, plus the coaches, plus Mr. Dorin, plus Mrs. Veronica Cochela, especially the doctor and I felt powerless, I was crying every day, I was very weak“She continued.

“When I started going out on the water, a day-two before we came here, I arrived here, it was very hot, they were 37 degrees, with a temperature felt at 45-47 and it gave me” Colossala “, so”, continued Rusu.

“I was about to faint and the doctor told me that I was patient, that I would be fine. I started to go back, to support myself in the back and, as a proof, with a lot of work, with the dedication of many, not just mine, I managed to stay in the boat and make my blow, but I went through a very difficult year and I am glad that it was done well. And not only God works wonders, do people, certain people, God through people do wonders”, She ended her confession.

Florin Arteni and Florin Lehaci, at the first world medal

In the similar male sample, Florin Arteni and Florin Lehaci They became world vice -champions, a continuation of the high results succeeded in 2025: the European title and Victoria in the World Cup stage in Lucerne.

“Yes, it was a heavy race! In my opinion, I passed everywhere,” said Arteni for the quoted source. “We are satisfied with both myself and Florin, who, unfortunately, are in a less pleasant state, that it was a little bad because of the excessive heat that is here in Shanghai. We behaved exemplary until the end, we fought and, in the end, we chose with silver, which is a huge performance for us and our boat”, Concluded the 24 -year -old channel.

Romanians' program on day six, September 26

• 07:49 am » Simple Schip (M) »Mihai Chiruță – semi -final 1
• 08:29 am » double rows (f) »Bianca Ifteni, Mariana Dumitru – final b
• 09:51 hour » double rows (m) »Andrei Cornea, Marian Enache – final
• 10:05 am » 4 frames (f) »Ancuța Bodnar, Geanina Juncănariu, Adama Adam, Amalia Bereș – final
• 10:19 am » 4 frames (m) »Ștefan Berariu, Sergiu Bejan, Andrei Mândrilă, Ciprian Tudosă – final

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