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Romanian youth achieve international success in archery and astronomy
Romanian students and athletes have achieved significant international recognition in sports and science.
In sports, 17-year-old archer Daria Graur has qualified for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Representing Romania in the women's individual recurve event, Graur has shown rapid progression, recording a career-best score of 632 points. She is trained by Zoltan Miklos.
In science, the Romanian team secured five medals at the 19th International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad held in Hanoi, Vietnam. The team earned three gold medals, won by Alexandru-Ioan Jicu, Teodor Bichir, and Robert-Cristian Amariei, and two silver medals, won by Vlad Toncu and Vlad-Tudor Bolohan. The competition involved 315 students from 64 countries and included theoretical, practical, planetarium, data analysis, and team components.