Article by Luminița Paul – published on Saturday, September 27, 2025, 14:06 / Updated on Saturday, September 27, 2025 14:10
The female boat of Romania of 8 plus 1 frames won the silver medal in the final of the World World, crossing the finish line following the Netherlands. The tricolor canons have broken their disappointment, admitting that the opponents were better, but they are waiting for the revenge as soon as possible.
25 world medals had gathered Romania in the 8 plus 1 female frames, of which 10 gold, before the final at Shanghai Water Sports Center. They increased the dowry, this time with the eighth silver distinction, after in the previous two editions they were in the golden area of the podium.
Encouraged and embraced before the race by Elisabeta Lipă, the president without boating, the girls started confidently to the pontoon. On the water, however, from the beginning to the end they were behind the Netherlands boat, stronger and more determined, which set up its first female title in the Rere-King test.
The Romanians came at 2.73 seconds, and in the end the sensations were mixed. A medal cannot be ignored, for the debutants in the boat, Cristina Drugă and Iulia Bălăucă, was the first at the Senior World Cup, and for Geanina Juncănariu, after 4 frames.
Amalia Bereș: “It was actually seen that I had no rumor”
The more experienced canots felt a little more important for the bitter taste of regret. However, they all admitted with Fair-play that opponents with orange tassels were stronger.
The stroke of the boat, Amalia Bereș, synthesized the most lucid for the social networks of FR Rowing those on the penultimate day of the World Cup.
“A very difficult race, yes. They said their word, after all, and the other races, I lost on the departure, there it was actually seen that I had no rumor and I could not recover. I hoped to make a race to despair, possibly at the one thousand to stay behind, but it was today”She described the facts and sensations.
“I do not think they could recover,” he added, referring to the two seconds of advance taken by the Dutch, even from 500 m.
“I told the girls that if I gave the time back, I don't think we could have done something more today, here. Next year.
Then he referred with sympathy to the newcomers in the boat. “It is the first medal of the small girls and I said to enjoy 10 times more than us. We are used to gold and we are a little rained. It is a worked medal. I didn't think I would miss my anthem to be singing“, Concluded Bereș, world champion with” Optul “in 2022 and 2023 and Olympic at Jo 2024.
Yes, it was a little difficult, but in the end, I took the medal, my first medal at the Senior World Cup – Cristina Drugă
Two of silver equal one of gold. Hard, they were better today than us. But, it's a good silver, as I said, two of silver, one of gold – Adrian Adam
It was a difficult race, indeed, but they showed that they were better than us today. Next time we take revenge – Victoria Petreanu
I say nothing. It's over, I make a big cross, it's over this year well and see you healthy in the year and so on – Geanina Juncănariu
Another experienced channel, Roxana Anghel, a world champion at 8 plus 1 in Belgrade 2023, has summarized her experiences. “It was a race how should it be, what to do? We left very confident, gave everything I had and this was the result. I don't think they surprised us. I knew everyone was going to leave. I knew that everyone would fight for the medal, for the brightest medal but that was to be today“She concluded.
Prior to the last day with finals at the Shanghai Water Sports Center, Romania has 5 medals, one of them gold, double female frames, and four silver, in the order of their conquest: double male frames, 4 female frames, 4 male frames, 8 plus 1 female frames.
Romanians' program on the eighth day, September 28
- 05:11 » double mixed rows »Andrei Cornea, Mădălina Cornea – Series 2
- 05:19 am » 8 plus 1 mixed frames »Magdalena Rusu, Maria Lehaci, Andrada Moroșanu, Florin Lehaci, Florin Arteni, Ciprian Tudosă, Ștefan Berariu, Simona Radiș, Victoria Petreanu – Series 1
- 08:25 am » Simple Schip (M) »Mihai Chiruță – Final B
- 09:44 hour » double mixed rows »Andrei Cornea, Mădălina Cornea – final (if qualified)
- 09:57 am » 8 plus 1 mixed frames »Magdalena Rusu, Maria Lehaci, Andrada Moroșanu, Florin Lehaci, Florin Arteni, Ciprian Tudosă, Ștefan Berariu, Simona Radiș, Victoria Petreanu – final (if qualified)
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