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RESENDING TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE CROP OF AJM190 - Romania's David Popovici competes during the men's 100m freestyle final at the European swimming championships, in Rome, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Romanian teen swimmer Popovici breaks 2009 mark in 100 free

Aug. 13, 2022 02:32 PM EDT

Romania's Simona Halep returns to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in a women's singles semifinal match on day eleven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Wimbledon Women Singles

Jul. 07, 2022 03:38 PM EDT

Romania's Bernadette Szocs competes during the table tennis women's team round of 16 against Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Egypt 21A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 02:07 AM EDT

Elizabeta Samara of Romania eyes the ball during table tennis women's team round of 16 against Farah Abdelaziz of Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
ITF Egypt 21A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 12:51 AM EDT

Romania's Elizabeta Samara, left, and Daniela Dodean compete during the table tennis women's team round of 16 against Egypt's Yousra Helmy and Farah Abdelaziz at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Egypt 21A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 12:37 AM EDT

Romania starting players pose for a photo prior to a men's soccer match against New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
New Zealand vs Romania 7/28/2021

Jul. 28, 2021 04:47 AM EDT

Dmitriy Gruzdev of Kazakhstan, Nikias Arndt of Germany and Mohcine El Kouraji of Morocco compete in the men's cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (Tim de Waele/Pool Photo via AP)
Olympics Latest: Latvia wins gold in men's 3-on-3

Jul. 27, 2021 08:40 PM EDT

Singapore's Yu Mengyu competes during the table tennis women's singles third round match against Taiwan's Cheng I-ching at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Germany 08A, Women Singles

Jul. 27, 2021 12:55 AM EDT

South Korea's Hwang Uijo (16) celebrates after a Romania own goal during a men's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Republic of Korea vs Romania 7/25/2021

Jul. 25, 2021 09:21 AM EDT

Singapore's Yu Mengyu reacts during the table tennis women's singles second round match against Portugal's Shao Jieni at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Olympic Tournament Women Singles

Jul. 25, 2021 03:59 AM EDT

Hong Kong's Lam Siu-hang celebrates after winning the table tennis men's singles second round match against India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Olympic Tournament Men Singles

Jul. 25, 2021 03:31 AM EDT

Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting, left, and Doo Hoi-kem argue during table tennis mixed doubles quarterfinal match against France's Emmanue Lebesson and Yuan Jia Nan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Olympic Tournament Men Double

Jul. 24, 2021 10:31 PM EDT

Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting,m right, and Doo Hoi-kem compete during table tennis mixed doubles round of 16 match against Hungary's Adam Szudi and Szandra Pergel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Olympic Tournament Men Double

Jul. 23, 2021 11:11 PM EDT

Mongolia's Enkhbat Lkhagvasuren competes during men's table tennis singles preliminary round match against Nikhil Kumar, of United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF USA F9, Men Singles

Jul. 23, 2021 10:13 PM EDT

Alexandro Pascanu of Romania, right, and Honduras's Jorge Benguche battle for the ball during a men's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Romania vs Honduras 7/22/2021

Jul. 22, 2021 07:23 AM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

Romania banned from Olympic weightlifting over doping

Jun. 17, 2021 12:20 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Romania has been banned from competing in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics over past doping cases, the International...

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 file photo the Henri Delaunay Trophy is displayed on the stage at the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland. France won the last major international soccer tournament — the World Cup in 2018 — by defending compactly, hitting teams on the break with clinical finishing, and being effective at set pieces. What will the winning approach be at the European Championship? (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
EURO 2020: Capsules for teams at the European Championship

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2021 11:54 AM EDT

United States Serena Williams prepares to serve to Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu during their first round match on day two of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
French Open Women Singles

May. 31, 2021 05:01 PM EDT

Japan's Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Romania's Patricia Maria Tig during their first round match of the French open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Sunday, May 30, 2021 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
French Open Women Singles

May. 31, 2021 02:17 PM EDT