For the fourth year running, the Alexandrion Foundation is organising the Alexandrion Trophies Gala. The distinctions and financial rewards offered at the event are dedicated to athletes who achieved outstanding performances in 2018, and they represent the only initiative of this kind organised and supported entirely by a private entity. The awards ceremony, during which the 10 trophies will be presented, will take place on 7 February in Bucharest, in the presence of over 300 guests.
A rigorous selection based on the recommendations of specialists
The Alexandrion Trophies are intended to reward excellent results in sport, but also to help athletes draw attention to the enormous needs in this field, which requires constant and more active involvement from the state as well as from the private sector.
The Alexandrion Trophies are awarded annually by the Alexandrion Foundation following consultation with representatives of over 20 sports newsrooms in Romania, as well as with competent public institutions. In choosing the winners, the national and international achievements of the athletes in the year just ended are taken into account.
The Alexandrion Trophies become a tradition
At previous editions, 34 Trophies have already been presented. Among the winners are: Marian Drăgulescu (gymnastics), Elizabeta Samara and Daniela Dodean (table tennis), Simona Halep (tennis), Horia Tecău (tennis), Anghel Iordănescu (football), Tiberiu Dolniceanu (épée), Ana Maria Brânză (fencing), Cristina Neagu (handball), Cristiana Stancu (martial arts) and Andreea Chițu (judo), the Romanian 8+1 rowing crew that won bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games, Alexandru Bologa (judo), the members of the 2016 women’s épée team, Simona Gherman, Simona Pop, Ana-Maria Popescu and Loredana Dinu, Oana Manea (handball), the pair Horia Tecău/Florin Mergea (tennis) – Olympic silver medallists, Cătălina Ponor (gymnastics), Albert Saritov (wrestling), Gianina Beleagă and Ionela Lehaci (world rowing champion), Loredana Toma (weightlifting – 3 gold medals at the World Championships), Alina Vuc (world wrestling runner-up), the Romanian women’s 8+1 rowing crew, made up of Laura Oprea, Mădălina Bereș, Adelina Maria Bogus, Mihaela Petrila, Viviana Iuliana Bejunariu, Ioana Vrinceanu, Iuliana Popa, Denisa Tilvescu and Daniela Drunceanu (world and European champions), and the women’s table tennis team made up of Adina Mihaela Diaconu, Elizabeta Samara, Irina Ciobanu, Daniela Dodean Monteiro and Bernadette Szocs (European champions).
For 2018, too, there are winners of the Alexandrion “Hope” Trophies
For 2017, the winners of the Alexandrion “Hope” Trophies were: Elena Chiriac (taekwondo); Andra Simion (tennis); Theo Matican (Paralympic cyclist) and Diana Cimpoca (skating).
The Alexandrion Foundation’s involvement in supporting Romanian sport
Cycling, water polo and tennis are also among the sports supported by the Alexandrion Foundation. Football, handball and rugby teams have not been forgotten either and benefit from the Foundation’s support.
The Alexandrion Trophies are a first of their kind in Romania and form part of the Foundation’s strategy of supporting excellence and sporting performance. At the same time, the Foundation is one of the most active supporters of Romanian culture, annually honouring established cultural personalities and those at the start of their careers through the two galas it organises – the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala and the Matei Brâncoveanu Awards Gala.
