David Popovici, live from 3:13 pm, in the semifinals of the 200 m free at Singapore's birth cm

• The semifinals of the 200 m free sample are also scheduled today, from 3:07 pm and 15:13, television on TVR Sport and on TVR 1 and with real -time information on GSP.ro;

• David Popovici obtained the best time in the series, 1: 45.43. Will compete on aisle 4 in the second semifinal;

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

LIVE 15:13 | David Popovici returns to the basin for semifinals of 200 meters free

David Popovici had eight hours between the 200 -meter sample series and semifinals from the Singapore World Natation Championships. Hours in which he had to respect a routine, one he knows so well.

First semifinal at 200 meters free:

1. Sander Kjaer Sorensen (Norway) – 1: 46.63

2. James Guy (UK) – 1: 46,19

3. Flynn Southam (Australia) – 1: 46.00

4. Luke Hobson (US) – 1: 45.61

5. Gabriel Jett (USA) – 1: 45.91

6. Sunwoo Hwang (South Korea) – 1: 46.12

7. Kamil Sieriedzki (Poland) – 1: 46.31

8. Carlos Dambrosio (Italy) – 1: 46.67

Second semifinal at 200 meters free:

1. Filippo Megli (Italy) – 1.46: 39

2. Zhanshuo Zhang (China) – 1: 46,17

3. Tatsuaya Murasa (Japan) – 1: 45.92

4. David Popovici (Romania) – 1: 45.43

5. Matthew Richards (UK) – 1: 45.66

6. Lucas Pierre Henveaux (Belgium) – 1: 46.03

7. Dimitrios Markos (Greece) – 1: 46.28

8. Evan Bailey (Ireland) – 1: 46.66

In the morning, David smiled several times before plunging into the basin. In a quiet atmosphere, because many of the 4,800 seats of the WCH Arena remained empty, David managed the best time of the six series and received the fourth corridor in the second semifinal.

But the evening session is much more loud, the Crainters have more zeal. The only constant thing remains the organized gallery of China, directed by a leader and shaking flags, regardless of the stakes of the races.

All the results of the Singapore evening session

In the first final of the evening session, the Chinese Haiyang qin He won the 100 -meter male Bras sample, with a time of 58.23 seconds. Was followed by Italian Nicolo Martinenghi (58.58) and Kyrgyss Denis Petrashov (58.88)

Haiyang qin

Americanca Gretchen Walsh confirmed the status of favorite at 100 meters female butterfly. He won the gold, establishing a record of the competition, 54.73 seconds. The podium was completed by the Belgian Roos Vantoterdijk (55,84) and the Australian Alexandria Perkins (56,33).

Gretchen Walsh

Reduced assistance to World Swimming Championships

The World Natation Championships did not have the impact of the organizers, the spectators being in small numbers, but with the beginning of the swimming tests and the presence of world -class stars, they hoped that things would change.

Those who come are dedicated fans, they form tails at the entrance minutes before access is allowed. Football is more popular than the birth in Singapore, where 38,720 fans attended the national stadium, with a capacity of 55,000 seats, located near the WCH Arena, at a match between Arsenal and Newcastle, part of the football festival, where AC Milan also participated.

The first match, the one between Arsenal and AC Milan collected 22,318 spectators. Sunday evening, the streets near Sports Hub, an area with multiple sports arena, were full of Fans dressed in T-shirts of Arsenal, a team that won 3-2.

As in the morning session, David Popovici did not warm up in the main arena, but in the training located immediately near the WCH Arena.

He did not compete in the format of the semifinal-final from the Paris Olympic Games. The two competitions, which the national championships and the European U23 championships, have only the major competitions had only series and final.

David Popovici, the Favorit of the 200 meter free sample at the World Natation Championships

Because he had the best time after the evening session, the Romanian was assigned on the fourth corridor in the second semifinal.

In the first, Luke Hobson, bronze medalist in Paris and the second time holder of the season, will take place with the British James Guy and Sunwoo Hwang, the world champion.

David, a gold medal in the planetary competition in this sample, will have Matt Richards, the Paris vice -champion and the 2023 world champion.