Bucharest, 1 February 2021 – The Alexandrion Trophies Gala, the most important gala of Romanian sport, organised by the Alexandrion Foundation for the sixth consecutive year, will be broadcast on 6 February on B1 TV, starting at 19:00. The gala will also be streamed online on the Facebook page of the Alexandrion Foundation, starting at 20:00. This year, the Alexandrion Foundation has reconfigured the format of the event in order to comply with all the legal measures in force, imposed by the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, so the awards ceremony will be held without an audience.
The distinctions are awarded annually by the Alexandrion Foundation following consultation with representatives of more than 20 sports editorial offices in Romania, as well as several authorised public institutions. The trophies and financial rewards offered at the event are dedicated to athletes who achieved outstanding results in 2020 and are the only initiative of this kind organised and supported entirely by a private entity.
At the gala, the “Hope” trophies are awarded to young athletes who have stood out through their talent and who have very good prospects for development. The Alexandrion Foundation also presents special awards and the Alexandrion lifetime achievement trophy.
The winners of the Alexandrion Trophies are chosen on the basis of national and international performance in the previous year. In the five previous editions, the Alexandrion Foundation has awarded 91 trophies.
Among the winners of past editions are: Marian Drăgulescu (gymnastics), Anghel Iordănescu (football), Tiberiu Dolniceanu (fencing), Cristina Stancu (martial arts), Andreea Chițu (judo), Horia Tecău (tennis), Elisabeta Samara (table tennis), Simona Halep (tennis), Ana-Maria Brânză-Popescu (fencing), Cristina Neagu (handball), the members of Romania’s 8+1 rowing boat – Mihaela Petrilă, Ioana Strungaru, Mădălina Bereș, Laura Oprea, Adelina Maria Boguș, Andreea Boghian, Roxana Cogianu, Iuliana Popa and Daniela Druncea, Daniela Dodean (table tennis), Alexandru Bologa (judo), the members of the women’s épée team – Simona Gherman, Simona Pop, Ana-Maria Brânză-Popescu and Loredana Dinu, the pair Horia Tecău/Florin Mergea (tennis), Cătălina Ponor (gymnastics), Albert Saritov (wrestling), Oana Manea (handball), Gianina Beleagă and Ionela Lehaci (rowing), Loredana Toma (weightlifting), Alina Vuc (wrestling), Romania’s women’s 8+1 rowing team – Laura Oprea, Mădălina Bereș, Adelina Maria Boguș, Mihaela Petrilă, Viviana Iuliana Bejunariu, Ioana Vrînceanu, Iuliana Popa, Denisa Tilvescu, Daniela Drunceanu, the women’s table tennis team – Adina Mihaela Diaconu, Elizabeta Samara, Irina Ciobanu, Daniela Dodean Monteiro, Bernadette Cynthia Szocs, Nicolae Onică (weightlifting), Mirel Rădoi (football), Ianis Hagi (football), Robert Glință (swimming), Ovidiu Ionescu (table tennis), Mihai Mihuț (wrestling), Laura Coman (sport shooting), Elena Andrieș (weightlifting), Bianca Pascu (fencing), Constantin Ștefan (handball).
The Alexandrion “Hope” Trophies were awarded in the last two editions, and among the winners in this category are: Elena Chiriac (taekwondo), Andra Simion (tennis), Theo Matican (Paralympic cycling), Diana Cimpoca (skating), Claudiu Borțuneanu (football), Muscalu Nicoleta Angelica and Pavel Antonia Mihaela (synchronised platform diving), Arian Notrețu (swimming – Paralympic athlete), David Popovici (swimming), Ianis Sămărghițan-Dumitru (judo), Adrian Dorobanțu (football). In the 2019 and 2020 editions, Marius Iovi (a soldier wounded in Iraq and Invictus athlete) and Ciprian Anton (wheelchair tennis) won the special award, and the trophies for lifetime excellence in sport went to Mircea Lucescu and Helmut Duckadam.
Cycling, water polo and tennis are also among the sports the Foundation supports. Football, handball and rugby teams have not been forgotten either and benefit from the Foundation’s support.
The Alexandrion Trophies are, in fact, a natural continuation of the Alexandrion Foundation’s efforts to support Romanian sport. For years, the Alexandrion Foundation has supported not only sports teams but also the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, at three Olympic Games (Athens, London and Beijing). The Foundation has supported both handball teams (U Alexandrion Cluj and CSA Steaua Alexandrion) and football teams (Universitatea Craiova, CSM Politehnica Iași, ASU Politehnica Timișoara, Petrolul Ploiești, Universitatea Cluj, Unirea Urziceni, Steaua București, Concordia Chiajna, Dinamo București and Metaloglobus București). The Alexandrion Foundation also supports other sports such as golf, rugby, cycling, boxing, polo and tennis.
