Ankuca Bodnar and Simona Radis, the Olympic champions, qualified for Friday’s sculls final at the World Rowing Championships in Racita, while Romania’s men’s coxed eight (8+1) crew was also successful.

Romania now has nine crews competing for medals in the finals scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Racita.

Ankutsa Bodnar and Simona Radish (double rowing), in the final of the World Rowing Championships

Bodnar and Radish clearly won the second semi-final in double rowing with a result of 6 minutes.

In the first series of men’s requalification 8+1, the tricolor crew of Miheitsa Tsiganescu/Mugurel Semchuk/Florin Arteni/Konstantin Adam/Marius Kozmiuk/Sergiu Bejan/Stefan Berariu/Florin Lehaci/Adrian Munteanu took second place with a time of 5 min.25 sec.56/100 , qualifying for the finals along with Australia (5 min 25 sec 12/100), which is ranked first.

Nine Romanian crews competing in the finals of the World Rowing Championships

• Men’s singles, light category (Friday): Ionela Kozmiyuk;

• Women’s doubles frames (Saturday): Ioana Vrynčanu, Denisa Tilvescu;

• Men’s doubles frames (Saturday): Marius Kozmiyuk, Serhiu Bezhan;

• Women’s foursome (Saturday): Mădălina Bereş, Amalia Bereş, Magdalena Rusu and Roxana Anghel;

• Men, four frames (Saturday): Micheice Ciganescu, Mugurel Semchuk, Stefan Berariu, Forin Lehaci;

• Men’s foursome (Saturday): Mihai Chirucha, Ciprian Tudosa, Ioan Prundianu, Marian Enake;

• Women’s double rowing (Sunday): Ankutsa Bodnar, Simona Radish

• 8+1 women (Sunday): Magdalena Rusu, Iuliana Bugush, Adriana Aylinchai, Maria Tivodariu, Madalina Beres, Amalia Beres, Ioana Vrincanu, Denisa Tylveska and Victoria Stefania Petrianu;

• 8+1 men (Sunday): Mihaice Ciganescu, Mugurel Semchuk, Florin Arteni, Konstantin Adam, Marius Kozmiuk, Sergiu Bejan, Stefan Berariu, Florin Lehaci, Adrian Munteanu, reports Agerpres.