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Romania plans to host the Women’s EHF EURO 2026

Romania intends to host the 2026 edition of the Women's EHF EURO 2026 in Bucharest and Râmnicu-Vâlcea, announces Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu: "I fully support this initiative: Romanian sport needs major competitions held in our country".

Romanian Women’s Handball Team Wins Against Tunisia In World Championship

Romania’s national women’s handball team won Wednesday against Tunisia, 39-22 (23-10), the fourth win in the preliminary C group of the World Championship taking place in China.

Romanian Women’s Handball Team Wins Against Japan In World Championship

Romania’s national women’s handball team won Sunday against Japan, 37-28 (17-17), in the preliminary C group of the World Championship taking place in China.

Romanian Women’s Handball Team Wins Against Chile In World Championship

Romania’s national women’s handball team won Saturday against Chile, 51-17 (20-7), in the first match of the C group preliminary round in the World Championship taking place in China.

EHF Suspends Romanian Coach, Handball Federation Ex-VP Over Match Fixing Attempts

The European Handball Federation said Thursday that Romania’s national team coach Aihan Omer and the former vice-president of the Romanian Handball Federation, Petru Paleu, have been suspended from all international competitions for five years because they tried to bribe referees.

Hungarian Police Arrests New Suspect In Romanian Handball Player Murder

Hungarian police arrested Wednesday a 26-year old man connected to the murder of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma in February, said Police spokesman Zoltan Csanyi, quoted by Hungarian press agency MTI.

Main Suspects In Murder Of Romanian Handball Player, Extradited To Hungary

Romania’s interior affairs attaché to Budapest, Ioan Bente, told MEDIAFAX that two suspects in the murder of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma will be extradited to Hungary Friday from Austria.

Hungarian Police Arrest 4th Suspect In Handball Player Killing

Hungarian police arrested a fourth suspect in connection to the stabbing of a Romanian handball player in west Hungary over a week, local police told Hungarian news agency MTI Tuesday.

Handball Player Murder Suspect Sztojka Ivan Turned Himself In

Sztojka Ivan, one of the suspects in the killing of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, turned himself in to the Veszprem police Thursday night, Hungarian media reported.

Hungarian Police Offers Reward For Information On Third Murder Suspect

The Hungarian police offers a EUR3,500 reward to the person who offers information leading to the arrest of Sztojka Ivan, suspect in the murder of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, Magyar media reported.

Hungarian Police Official Accuses Raffael Sandor Of Stabbing Romanian Handball Player

A high-ranking official of the Hungarian police said Monday on Hungarian public television that Romanian handball player Marian Cozma was stabbed and killed by Raffael Sandor, one of the three arrested late Sunday in Austria, MTI reported.

Three Arrested In Romanian Handball Player Murder

Police in the southern province of Styria, tipped off by their Hungarian counterparts, stopped a vehicle with Hungarian plates Sunday evening on the A2 motorway near Fuerstenfeld, on the way to Italy, local police said, quoted by AFP.

Autopsy Of Romanian Handball Player Killed In Hungary Performed Today

The autopsy of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, murdered in Hungary, will be performed today (Monday – e.n.), as this is necessary to enable his repatriation, Romania’s attaché for Interior Affairs in Budapest, Ioan Bentze, told MEDIAFAX.

Hungarian Police Find Another Suspect In Murder of Romanian Handball Player

The Hungarian Police arrested another suspect in the murder of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, Romania’s attaché for interior affairs in Budapest, Ion Bentze, told MEDIAFAX.

People Pay Tribute To Romanian Player Killed In Veszprem

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the sports hall in Szeged, while many others gathered in other several cities Hungary to show their solidarity with the family of the Romanian handball player of Veszprem team, Marian Cozma, who was stabbed in the heart Saturday night.

Attackers Mistook Cozma For Someone Else – Veszprem Club President

Akos Hunyadfalvy, head of the handball club Veszprem, said clues show that the attackers of Romanian handball player weren’t locals and they mistook him for someone else.

Romanian Handball Player Marian Cozma Killed In Hungary

Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, aged 26, was killed Saturday night in a club in Veszprem, Hungary. Serbian Zarko Sesum and Croatian Ivan Pesic, other two players of the team MKB Veszprem, were involved in the incident.

Romania’a Women’s Handball Team Gets Top Score In European Championship Preliminary Group

Romania’s women’s handball team is the only team with maximum score in the preliminary Group A of the European Championship held in Macedonia, after the match between Hungary’s and Denmark’s national teams resulted in a tie.

Romania To Host Asian Handball Championships

The president of the Romanian Handball Federation, Cristian Gatu, said federation board members decided Monday, at the request of the International Handball Federation, that Romania will host the matches of the men and women Asian Handball Championships.

Romania Qualifies In 2007 Women’s Handball World Championship Quarterfinals

Romania qualified Saturday in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Women’s Handball World Championship in France , in Group II, after it beat Spain 32-19 (19-6).