Article by Luminița Paul – published on Sunday, September 28, 2025, 09:12 / Updated Sunday, September 28, 2025 09:15
The Romanian doubles boats, Mădălina Cornea and Andrei Cornea, and 8 plus 1 mixed frames, will evolve in the finals of the Shanghai World Championships. The balance of medals of “tricolors” is so far five medals, one gold and 4 silver.
The last day of competition at the Shanghai Water Sports Center has two finals with Romanian participation, in the newly introduced mixed samples.
Qualifications were also played today, in the first part of the session, when Mădălina Cornea and Andrei Cornea They won the series 2 of the sample in 6: 41.49, in front of the Boats of the Netherlands and Germany.
A quarter of an hour later sat at the beginning and the components of the 8 plus 1 mixed frames, Magdalena Rusu, Maria Lehaci, Andrada Moroșanu, Florin Lehaci, Florin Arteni, Ciprian Tudos, Ștefan Berariu, Simona Radiș and Victoria Petreanuwhich prevailed in series 1 in 5: 50.02. It was followed by the canots in Italy, 5: 56.73, and those in Switzerland, 6: 03.54.
The mixed samples are first played at the World Championships since this edition.
- 09:44 hour » double mixed rows »Mădălina Cornea, Andrei Cornea
- 09:57 am » 8 plus 1 mixed frames »Magdalena Rusu, Maria Lehaci, Andrada Moroșanu, Florin Lehaci, Florin Arteni, Ciprian Tudosă, Stefan Berariu, Simona Radiș, Victoria Petreanu
Mihai Chiruță, 1st place in the final B
Mihai Chiruță, 1st place in final B at CM 2025 Photo: Detlev Seyb
At the simple sketch, Mihai Chiruță evolved in the final B, managing to impose and occupy the 7th place in the final hierarchy of the sample. The Romanian channel, medalist with European bronze this year, was in the second position in the first three landmarks of the race, with the Austrian Lorenz Lindorfer.
However, he gave up on the last portion, dripping on 4, while Mihai took the place in the forehead and crossed the finish line in 6: 56.71. The Danish Bastian Secher followed him, 6: 58,10, and the neo-Zeeland Logan Ullrich, 6: 58.55.
Romania's Medalille at the Shanghai World Championships
- Gold
- double frames (f) »Magdalena Rusu, Simona Radiș
- Silver
- double frames (m) »Florin Arteni, Florin Lehaci
- 4 frames (f) » Ancuța Bodnar, Geanina Juncănariu, Adrian Adam, Amalia Bereș
- 4 frames (m) » Ștefan Berariu, Sergiu Bejan, Andrei Mândrilă, Ciprian Tudosă
- 8 plus 1 frames (f) » Cristina Drugă, Roxana Anghel, Iulia Bălăucă, Maria Lehaci, Ancuța Bodnar, Geanina Juncănariu, Adam Adam, Amalia Bereș, Victoria Petreanu
(P) Petrom is the main sponsor of the Romanian Rowing Federation and supports the future generation of champions through the “Energy for Performance” program.
