Romania's major sports events in 2016
The year 2016 is a full of sports events, with the Rio Olympic Games and the UEFA Euro 2016 championship being the most important. Here's a list of events either happening in Romania, or where Romanian teams also take part. Romania will…
Irina Marica · Journalist
· Updated · 4 min read
The year 2016 is a full of sports events, with the Rio Olympic Games and the UEFA Euro 2016 championship being the most important. Here's a list of events either happening in Romania, or where Romanian teams also take part. Romania will not only participate in both this major events, but it will also host some important events as well, such as the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, the European Junior Wrestling Championship, the Fed Cup, the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy, and the Bucharest Marathon. The 2016 Summer Olympic Games will take place in Rio de Janeiro between August 5 and August 21. More than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries will compete in the event, fighting for more than 300 gold medals. However, Romania’s delegation will be smaller than in previous editions. Some 80 athletes are to represent the country at the Olympics, but it all depends on the women’s handball team. Find out more about the Olympics here. This year’s European football championship (UEFA Euro 2016) will take place between June 10 and July 10. Romania was drawn into the tournament’s group A, and will meet France, Switzerland, and Albania. On June 10, Romania’s football team will play the opening match against hosts France. Next, Romania’s team will play against Switzerland on June 15 and against Albania on June 19. Find out more here.
The
Lillehammer 2016
Winter Youth Olympic Games
will be organized between February 12 and February 21, and Romania will also be represented by 22 athletes. They will compete in nine of the Games’ 15 sports. Over 70 nations will be represented
in the sports program of Lillehammer 2016. Find out more about the event here. Three Romanians will also take part in the upcoming 6633 Arctic Ultra, which is considered one of the world’s toughest ultra marathons. The marathon will take place in March, and the three Romanians, namely Andrei Rosu, Vlad Tanase, and Tiberiu Useriu hve already started training for the big challenge by sleeping outside during the freeze that took over Romania this January
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