Romanian NOC News

02 December 2024 - Find here the latest news from the National Olympic Committee: events, courses, general assemblies and elections, trophies and much more.

02 December 2024 - On 25 November in Bucharest, the NOC organised a gala to celebrate 110 years of Olympism in Romania. Over 400 guests, legendary champions, medallists and guests from the international Olympic Movement were present. NOC President Mihai Covaliu, NOC Secretary General George Boroi and the ROSC team were joined by National Sports Agency President Elisabeta Lipă, European Olympic Committees (EOC) President and IOC Member Spyros Capralos and EOC Secretary General Raffaele Pagnozzi, along with presidents and leaders of national sports organisations. Video messages from the IOC President and IOC Member in Romania Octavian Morariu were broadcast. The NOC awarded the Golden Olympic Necklace to the EOC President and Secretary General in recognition of their contributions to Olympism. The awards were presented by Mihai Covaliu, George Boroi and Olympic legend Nadia Comăneci. In addition, the NOC and Toyota Romania presented car keys to the medallists from the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. More info here at www.cosr.ro

08 October 2021 - The nine Team Romania athletes who won medals at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 were honoured during an Award Gala Evening held at Olympic House in Bucharest. They were presented with their prizes by the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee and its partner, Toyota Romania. The Embassy of Japan in Bucharest was the co-organiser of the Gala. On this occasion, Toyota Romania told the audience about the TOP Partner Toyota project Beyond Zero, which is intended to eliminate the carbon emissions of its vehicles in the near future. More info here.

16 November 2020 - The NOC of Romania, in partnership with the Aspen Institute Romania, the Romanian Commercial Bank, the Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Youth and Sport, has launched the national online platform “Playing into Sports”. Inspired by the Aspen Institute’s “Project Play” programme, “Playing into Sports” is a national programme designed to promote mass sport and physical participation among children. The idea is to let the kids have fun with a wide range of specific educational sports exercises and to inspire parents to encourage their children to do sport while spending quality time together. A number of Romanian Olympic champions, local sports icons and celebrities joined the initiative as Ambassadors, offering their advice and promoting the platform on various media channels. More info at www.cosr.ro

12 October 2020 - The Romanian NOC held its elections outdoors, on the field of play at the NOC’s Olympic Training Centre in Izvorani by Bucharest – a facility named “Sydney 2000” – due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 crisis. During the NOC General Assembly held on 24 September, Mihai Covaliu (Olympic champion in fencing, photo) was re-elected as President, and three new Vice-Presidents were elected. They are: Camelia Potec (Olympic champion in swimming), Elisabeta Lipa (Olympic champion in rowing) and Alexandru Dedu (President of the Romanian Handball Federation). Octavian Morariu retained his place in the Executive Committee, as the IOC Member in Romania. More info at www.cosr.ro.

10 december 2018 - The Romanian NOC created an “Olympic Forest” on land in the open-air Village Museum in Bucharest, near the Romanian NOC headquarters. One hundred Romanian Olympic stars planted 100 trees this year to celebrate thecountry’s centenary. The Olympic Forest symbolises life, tradition, human performance and the essence of mother nature, by using the Olympic values as an image vector. Representatives from the NOC of Romania, chaired by Mihai Covaliu,representatives from the national Olympic movement, as well as the Minister of Youth and Sports and school children attended the ceremony. Octavian Morariu, IOC Member in Romania, delivered a message from the IOC President while Djordje Visacki, amember of the European Olympic Committee (EOC) Executive Committee, brought a message from EOC President Janez Kocijancic. More info here.