Romania conquered the gold medal in the mixed doubles event at the Table Tennis Balkan Championships in Albena, Bulgaria, on Saturday, through pairing Cristian Chirita/Andreea Dragoman, who defeated Turks Zihni Batuhan Sahin/Merve Ozturk, 3-0.
Romania also won bronze, through Alina Zaharia, who paired with Serbian Stefan Kostadinovic, the two being defeated in the semifinals by Turk players Sahin/Ozturk 3-2 (9-11, 8-11, 14-12, 11-6, 12-10).
The other bronze medal went to Bulgarians Radoslav Kotev/Kalina Hristova, defeated by Romanians Chirita/Dragoman, in the other semifinal, 3-2 (5-11, 11-6, 11-2, 9-11, 11-8).
Romania also won another gold medal in Albena, through the women’s team, and a silver one, through the men’s team.