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GO Scholarship
Performance
July 19, 2022

Interview with Valentina Necoară – pole vault champion and athlete enrolled in the Go Scholarship program!

Valentina Necoară, one of the athletes enrolled in the Go Scholarship program, won the silver medal at the U20 Balkan Championship.

Long training sessions and the desire to win led Valentina to add another medal to her record. The Balkan U20 Championship was an obscurity of proportions for the Romanian athlete.

In the pole vault event, Valentina Necoară managed to overcome the 3.8m threshold, ranking second on the podium.

Work and dedication are the paving stones of a successful sports career, and by the age of 16, Valentina managed to set the national record twice (3.4m and 3.5m) for the U16 age category.

The young athlete continues to surprise with her performances, and her passion for athletics can lead her to restore the national pole vault record set by Gabriela Mihalcea 23 years ago.

The last challenge of this competitive season will be the Romanian Cup held next weekend. We keep our fingers crossed for the athlete for another success completed by a gold medal.

Valentina Necoară is a young sportswoman whose ambition, dedication and love for sport define her completely. The Go Scholarship was a surprise and an innovation for the first 30 athletes selected and evaluated for this program.

To find out more details about what Go Scholarship means, Valentina offered to share with us her experiences and tell us how this program influenced her life.

 

  • How did you feel when you were chosen to participate in the Go Scholarship program?

“At first I didn’t know what to expect. The idea of working with so many specialists sounded incredible and we were very excited to get started.”

  • On what level did participating in the Go Scholarship program help you the most?

“Certainly, the program helped me in all ways. For me, this competitive season was full of ups and downs, but the ideas offered by Cristi Olteanu, our psychotherapist, were extremely valuable.”

  • What do you like most about the trainings/workshops you do?

“At the workshops, I really like that we don’t focus only on sports. Thus, we learn useful information for everyday life, as happened last week with the first aid workshop. When it comes to training, I really like Dimi and Erwah’s energy. I really like that we focus on the question “why?” behind every move. We are always learning about our bodies and how we should move. “

  • Which of the specialists in the program did you interact with the most and what did you learn from that interaction?

“Thanks to the fact that we see each other almost weekly, Cristi Olteanu is the one I interact with the most. It taught me how to ask myself questions, how to look at things from a different perspective, how to be in a state of continuous presence, and many other insights.”

  • What does participating in the Go Scholarship program mean to you?

“Participating in the program is an honor for me. I have the honor of working with so many specialists who share with us essential information that is the basis of performance sports. Also, my participation in the program is a confirmation that I am on the right track, having other top athletes from different disciplines as my colleagues. “

  • What are the next contests/competitions you will participate in?

“This season I have only two more competitions, the U20 Balkaniad in Turkey, this weekend, and the Romanian Cup, which will take place on July 23-24.”

  • What goal have you set for yourself for the next 5 years?

“From a sporting point of view, I would like to qualify for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 and be present on the podiums of the most important international competitions. In everyday life, my object is to be happy. “

  • What title/award do you want most?

“I think that any athlete, especially those who practice an individual sport, want an Olympic medal and I think that I also long for such a prize, maybe even a gold one. “

Gold at the Olympics and a happy life are the biggest wishes for Valentina Necoară. The work she puts in at every practice and the support provided by the Go Scholarship program will help her achieve both of her goals. We wish her success in this season’s competitions and we want to see her on the podiums of the big competitions in the next 6 years.

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Performance
July 13, 2022

Go Scholarship Athlete Awards Week!

Athletes enrolled in the Go Scholarship program ticked off new performances last week. The summer competitions surprised 6 of them with medals in 3 sports disciplines.

Their determination and training sessions led them to the following results:

Athletics
  • Maria Bulavska – Finalist of the National Championship
  • Valentina Necoară – 5th place at the U18 European Championship, Israel, pole vault (3.75m)
 Box

Edwin Petrea

  • 1st place Oltenia Cup
  • 1st place Fight Championship Belt
Climb

Darius Râpa

  • 1st Place Overall at the European Junior Cups
  • 20th place at the European Youth Championship

 

Go Scholarship is the only project in Romania aimed at the performance and development of athletes on all levels. The Superbet Foundation supports the development of young generations of athletes both professionally and personally.

The achievements of the 30 athletes enrolled in the Go Scholarship program are growing every week and we wish them the best of luck in their future competitions.

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Performance
July 11, 2022

Interview with Andrei Frusinoiu – representative of the Romanian Kayak-Canoe Federation

The cross-border conflagration had a major impact on all sporting disciplines in Ukraine. Andrei Frusinoiu, representative of the Romanian Kayak-Canoe Federation, chose to explain in detail in an interview the situation of the Ukrainian kayak-canoe team and what impact the involvement of the Superbet Foundation had in hosting athletes from across the border.

 

  • How many athletes are now supported by the Superbet Foundation?

“Until June 4, we hosted 54 people from the national team of Ukraine. Many of the athletes came accompanied by their families and we were glad to be able to help them all. Currently, we have 8 athletes in the Nicolae Navasart National Sports Complex and their coach.”

  • What is the training schedule of the athletes?

“Ukrainian athletes have a personal trainer. We have a Ukrainian-speaking coach on the team staff. Training is done twice a day. We have the first training from 9:30 to 12:00 and the evening training from 15:30 to 18:00. We provide athletes with 3 meals a day, accommodation and everything they need for professional development. Arriving at our sports base, we offered them new kayaks with the help of the Romanian Kayak-Canoe Federation.”

  • How was the first contact with them?

“The request to receive the Ukrainian athletes came from the International Kayak-Canoe Federation. Later, we organized a social center inside the Nicolae Navasart National Sports Complex, the federation being the support entity in this endeavor. The problem started with the food funds. The state leadership offered us a support of 20 lei per athlete, and we made every effort to offer the Ukrainian athletes a menu similar to that of the Romanian athletes. We managed to overcome this problem with the financial involvement of the Superbet Foundation.”

  • Do you find it difficult to collaborate with athletes from across the border?

“No, it’s not difficult, the only problem was the language barrier, but we solved it with our colleague Nichita Şerban, one of the coaches from the team. He is always with them and makes communication easier.”

  • Do you think that the political situation affects them professionally?

“It’s clear that it affects them very much. I spoke to their coaches, they were all very thoughtful. Every day they received bad news related to the situation at home. Being a state of war, they were first notified that their budget had been cut. Later, they received the news that their salaries could no longer be paid and that they had to return to the country to participate in the war. A Ukrainian coach was showing me a video of a rocket landing a few tens of meters from his house. It is clear that these dramas are reflected in their performances.”

  • What competitions do Ukrainian athletes train for?

“A large part of them participated in the World Cup in June. In addition to this event, they had two other competitions that they participated in. I was first in Poland, then in the Czech Republic. They got medals there too. Those who stayed with us are training for future competitions. “

  • Is it possible to nationalize them and select them for the national team?

“The 8 athletes who stayed with us want to be naturalized. They expressed their desire to stay with our national team. They thought it would be better for them to compete for the Romanian team. If we succeed in naturalizing them, we will send them all to sports clubs to be financially supported by them. For now, this possibility does not exist because they are foreign citizens and the Romanian clubs belong to the state.”

  • What message would you send to other Ukrainian athletes?

“I wish them success in everything they propose. I would like this conflict across the border to end as soon as possible and for everyone to return to their families. I also wish them to pursue their passions because sport always brings people together.”

Andrei Frusinoiu sees the future of Ukrainian athletes with good eyes. With the necessary support, the Ukrainian athletes hosted by the Nicolae Navasart National Sports Complex will also be able to perform for the Romanian team at international competitions.

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Performance
July 9, 2022

Jan- Krysztof Duda, champion at SuperUnited Rapid&Blitz Poland 2022!

The month of May this year will remain memorable for professional chess fans around the world. The Superbet Chess Classic tournament in Bucharest delighted us with the most awaited games of the competitive season, and in addition to the show in Bucharest, we were able to enjoy the Superbet Rapid&Blitz Poland 2022 duels.

We started with an incredible appetite for chess after the great victory in Bucharest of the American Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and the performance of the players participating in the tournament in Poland rose to the level of the public’s expectations. After a fiery tournament and games where every move could change the fate of the game, Jan-Krysztof Duda won the sympathy of the fans, holding the Superbet Rapid&Blitz trophy at home, on the territory of Poland. With a difference of only 0.5 points in the final standings between the top two positions, the young Polish player once again strengthened the fans’ confidence with his performances. Winning the grand prize confirmed that Jan-Krysztof Duda will be one of the grandmasters who will remain etched in the memory of fans everywhere and in the Hall of Fame of Polish chess.

The good news doesn’t stop there! The next stage of the Grand Chess Tour will be held in Zagreb, a place appreciated and loved by chess lovers. World champion Magnus Carlsen will also participate in this tournament, and his stature and track record recommend him to the fans as a potential winner of the Zagreb trophy.

As we all know, chess is the sport where surprises can appear at any time. One of these being the performance of the representative of our country, David Gavrilescu. In his first participation in a competition of such scope, the Romanian chess player finished in 10th position in the competition in Poland. His score was strengthened by 4 prestigious blitz victories over grandmasters Anand, Korobov, Wojtaszek and Shevchenko, but also by the two draws achieved in rapid chess.

We are in for a surprise and the Zagreb tournament will surely complete a successful trio for both participating players and fans everywhere.

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Performance
July 7, 2022

Climb Again athletes were awarded at IMST Austria 2022

It was a weekend of awards for the athletes of our partners at Climb Again. 10 of the Climb Again club athletes managed to get a medal in the Kletterzentrum IMST competition, one of the most prestigious international paraclimbing competitions.

The performances of the blind athletes were remarkable, and the jury was impressed by the representative team of Romania. The long training sessions have taken their toll. Full of enthusiasm and with a desire to win, the Climb Again champions placed on the podium of the following visibility categories:

B1-with less than 1% visibility, B3-highest percentage of visibility

 

Category B1 Women

  • Adriana Tofan – Second place
  • Ariana Pero – Third place

Category B2 Women

  • Alina Dinuta – Third place
  • Category B3 Women
  • Ionela Grecu – First place

Category B1 Men

  • Răzvan Nedu – Second place
  • Angelo Simionescu – Third place

 Category B2 Men

  • Valentin Moise – Second place

Category B3 Men

  • Cosmin Candoi – 1st place
  • Robert Al-Radi – Third place

Category RP3 Men

  • Liviu Matei Third place

The dedication and desire of the Climb Again athletes is reflected in the formidable results achieved. We are happy to be with them and wish them good luck in the next competitions!

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Performance
July 6, 2022

Interview with Dumitru Butilcă, physical trainer in the Go Scholarship project

Dumitru Butilcă is one of the people who want to offer the current generations of athletes all the conditions they need. His love for sports and mobility led him to become an important piece in the Go Scholarship engine and to join the team of the only performance-oriented project in Romania.

Find out what led Dumitru to be a sports trainer in the Go Scholarship project and how this influenced him.

  • How long have you been working in this field?

“I have been working in this field for over 20 years. I was in my first year of college when I started working in a gym”

  • Why did you choose to be a sports trainer?

“My main passion is the human body. I have always been interested in movement, why it moves and how it moves. The more you learn about him, the more you realize how little you know. This fact motivates me very much in my field.”

  • What made you join the Go Scholarship program?

“I always wanted to leave something behind. I felt that the things I know have no value if I don’t pass them on to the younger generations. I also felt that Romanian sport is in great need of such a program. It is very easy to criticize from the outside and do nothing about it. I felt that my involvement could change something.”

  • Did you have any emotions about doing this project?

“It is difficult to say this. In the past, I did theater. The moment you went on stage without any emotion was the moment you were sure to break your neck. It’s the same in sports, it’s impossible not to have a feeling related to each project. A little excitement is always there.”

  • Is working with teenagers a challenge for you?

“Working with teenagers is a challenge. They are in a transition period where they become adults from children. Often they don’t understand the problems they have either. However, there are also many beautiful parts of working with teenagers.”

  • Has working with the Go Scholarship project influenced your career in any way?

“It’s a big challenge for me, and I’ve always liked challenges. It is also a great joy, I have the satisfaction of being able to pass on my teachings. I will not live forever and I feel that I must pass on what I have learned”

  • What professional satisfactions do you think the Go Scholarship project could bring you?

“The project is still at an early stage. We don’t even have a year of activity. I am sure that this project will grow, and in 3-5 years there will be results. The satisfactions will also appear along the way”

  • What message would you send to the young athletes in Romania?

“From the point of view of possibilities, we are living in some sensational times. We can’t say we miss that much, especially since help is just a stone’s throw away. I recommend young athletes not to be afraid and always ask for help, regardless of its nature. Also, it’s nice to dream, I support that, but you always have to work for your dream.”

Dumitru is sure that his involvement can change something in Romanian sport. Like him is the entire Go Scholarship team, and with their help, today’s athletes can become tomorrow’s world champions.

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Performance
July 5, 2022

More than 20 awards won by athletes enrolled in the Go Scholarship program

The Go Scholarship track record grows with each competition. Twelve of the athletes enrolled in the Go Scholarship program have achieved more than 20 awards in 9 sports disciplines.

The last sports competitions were completed to the applause of the audience by the Go Scholarship athletes. Twelve athletes selected in this program have achieved formidable results in both national and international competitions.

 

Athletics

Maria Bulavska

  • 3rd place at the International Championships of Romania – Long jump (5.83m)
  • 7th place at the National Competition for Seniors and Youth – Long Jump (5.80m)

Valentina Necoara

  • 2nd place at the International Championships of Romania – Pole Vault (3.65m)
  • 1st place for seniors and 1st place for youth at the National Competition for Seniors and Youth – Pole Vault (3.80m)

Cristina Spînu

  • 6th place at the U18 Balkan Championship-Long Jump (5.80m)
  • Open 7th place and junior 2nd place at HONVED KUPA – Hungary

 

Box

Edwin Petrea

  • 1st place at the Urban Boxing Gala
  • 1st place at the FULL Kempo National Championship, 12-14 years and 45kg.
  • 1st place at the International Boxing Championship

 

Cycling

Luca Bodareu

  • 2nd place at the National Cup of XCO-cadets
  • 7th place out of 19 at the National CTI Championship (against time-12km)
  • 6th place at the CTI National Championship (long-distance race-57km)

Alexander Ilia

  • 1st place at stage 2 of the XCO National Cup
  • 2nd place at the National Championship – junior XCC event
  • 2nd place at Campionato di Galicia de Maceda

 

Climbing

Darius Rapa

  • 4th place in the European Youth Cup Lead

 

Football 

Ioana Stancu

  • 3rd place at the U17 National Championship

 

Handball

Mihaela Mihai

  • Player of the match in the match against Mexico at the U20 World Championship

 

 Fencing

Emma Sont

  • 2nd place at the National Championship of Seniors-sword

 

Triathlon

Ana Besenya

  • 5th place at the World Multisport Championship – Cross Triathlon event

 

Volley-ball

Caroline Radu

  • 1st place at the Municipal Final Tournament of the junior division

 

Their performance has exceeded everyone’s expectations, and the dedication they show in every practice brings them one step closer to the podium of the big competitions. We keep our fingers crossed and hope that 2022 will be the beginning of a successful sporting journey.

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Community
July 4, 2022

Find out the story of Victoria! From successful real estate investor to refugee in Romania!

What city do you come from?

“My hometown is Kherson, a wonderful place that, unfortunately, is currently occupied by the Russian army.”

When did you leave Ukraine?

“I left the country on May 1, but I left my hometown on the first day of the war. It was quite difficult for me. The cities of Kherson and Nikolaiev are a key point for enemy armed forces. For this reason, I am very happy that I had the chance to escape on the first day of the war, since the first tanks appeared on the city streets. The shelling did not stop for a second, and my first instinct was to pack a small bag and go to my parents’ house between Kherson and Nikolaiev.”

What was the state of the war when you left the country?

“At the time, the situation was 50-50 for us. The southern part of the country suffered a lot from the attacks sustained by the Russian armed forces. On the other hand, many of the cities were not affected by this conflagration, especially those in the northern area. We know that Putin’s plan from the beginning was to occupy the southern area in order to have access to the Black Sea. Although many of the country’s major cities were spared from the attacks, people were scared and fled to the border with Poland.”

What was your life like before the war?

“I can say that I was the happiest woman in the world. I had a real estate business in Kherson. I was passionate about Real Estate, and in recent years I continued my ex-husband’s project. I was feeling very well before this war started. I had a quiet life and enjoyed every moment. I was excited because I got to buy a new car. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to enjoy it because it was destroyed in the bombings. Going through this, I know that God has a plan for everyone and that everything will be okay at some point.”

Tell us how you left your hometown and how you arrived in Romania?

“The first day of the war was very tense. The tanks of the Russian army occupied the city in 2-3 hours and it was impossible for us to leave the city. All the inhabitants were very frightened and we feared that something very bad would happen. The moment I realized what was happening, I spoke to my father on the phone and he told me to come to my parents’ house between Kherson and Nikolaiev. Right after the talk with my father I also talked with my sister and she told me that her husband was notified from work that important points of the city were destroyed. I had to leave very quickly, and in order to avoid the areas occupied by Russian tanks, I had to go to my parents’ house only on unpaved roads. For 60 days I stayed with my parents and lived with the vegetables they grew in their own yard. After exactly 60 days, the Russian army began to attack my parents’ village, at which point my car was destroyed by one of the Russians’ missiles. That day I was very scared, I went out into the street and saw the house of our neighbors turned into a ruin. We thought there would be no survivors after such an attack, but luck was on our neighbor’s side. 200m away from the house he was under his own roof torn off by the impact of the rocket. We welcomed him to our place and he told us that he is quite worried about his daughters in Nikolaiev. We decided to leave together, and in the car I was driving there were only people, no luggage. Our goal was to get as many people from the village as possible and leave as soon as possible. Only I managed to get 6 people in the car and we headed to Chilia. In that locality I received a home from a friend in Lithuania. My parents never traveled outside the country, and not having a passport was quite a problem for them. I decided to come to Romania myself, and in case I find a solution and accommodation, I will also invite them to stay together after they solve the document problem”

How were you greeted by the authorities when you arrived in the country?

“I left for Romania by bus from Odessa. It’s been quite a long road, though”

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Performance
May 23, 2022

Warsaw fell in love with chess. Huge success of Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland 2022

Thousands of fans, great chess emotions, autographs and the impressive success of Jan-Krzysztof Duda – this is the balance of one of the most heavily attended tournaments in Poland organised by Superbet as part of the Grand Chess Tour series. This shows that both the brand and the Superbet Foundation are ready to create great things for the sake of the community.

In Warsaw, the so-called round-robin was played, where everyone plays against everyone else, and the prize pool was 175 thousand dollars. Jan-Krzysztof Duda received 40 thousand for his victory. The tournament itself had a unique character because of the appearance of the legendary Garry Kasparov, who is an unsurpassed role model for many young people, and the winner of the simultaneous tournament was a ten-year-old Ukrainian, as mentioned by Adam Lamentowicz, the President of the Management Board of the Polish company Superbet:

– His schedule is very tight, so we are happy that he could visit us. The simultaneous display with his participation was an unbelievable experience for many of us, also for some very young, promising players from our country. The winner of the simultaneous display was a 10-year-old from the Ukrainian Bucha, which only emphasises the symbolic dimension of this event. We have been involved with the Grand Chess Tour series for the third year, this is our first adventure in Poland. The experience after the tournament in Warsaw is excellent, and we will continue our commitment to such initiatives that create great things which are good for the general public, and at the same time promote our brand – emphasised Adam Lamentowicz.

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Education
May 18, 2022

Michael Khodarkovsky, president of the Kasparov Foundation, challenged to a game of chess by one of the students of the Step by Step Middle School

Michael Khodarkovsky, President of the Kasparov Foundation was challenged to a game of chess by one of the students of the Step by Step Middle School where the foundation’s chess textbooks established by Garry Kasparov are used in a pilot program supported by the Superbet Foundation.

Present in Bucharest for the opening stage of the international chess circuit, Grand Chess Tour 2022, a circuit endowed with total prizes of 1.4 million dollars, Michael Khodarkovsky visited the Step by Step Secondary School on the very day the educational institution celebrated its anniversary 10 years of existence.

The great champion was accompanied by Tereza Pribanova, vice-president of the international tournament, Anastasia Karlovych, Ukrainian chess grandmaster and Augusta Dragic, president of the Superbet Foundation.

The students had the extraordinary opportunity to receive advice from one of the greatest international champions, but also to ask him for his autograph on the manual of which he is the co-author.

At the end of the visit, Vlad Buturuga, a student in the 4th grade, challenged Michael Khodarkovsky to a game of chess, a challenge accepted with delight. The game was played digitally, on a laptop. Broadcast with the help of the video projector, the game was opened by Vlad, who consulted throughout the match with his colleagues, which helped him to build a strong game strategy and have a broad vision of the match.

The game did not have a winner because Vlad had the ability to retire, to the amazement of his colleagues who did not understand this decision in the first moments. However, Michael Khodarkovsky thanked his playing partner and explained to the students who witnessed the game that in chess there are such moments and that they do not mean that the player is cowardly or uncompetitive if he gives up the game, but only shows that he understands very well well the evolution of the game and is aware of the moments when he has to give up.

The Step by Step Secondary School is one of the five educational units in which the methodology developed by the Garry Kasparov Foundation is used and condensed into a kit of three textbooks, within the pilot program carried out by the Step by Step Center and financed by the Superbet Foundation.

The program that started in February includes five educational institutions (three schools and two kindergartens) from several cities. 300 chess sets were purchased and distributed, and 10 of these are used in learning activities benefiting 200 refugee children from Ukraine.

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