Table tennis: Camelia Ciripan secured a medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris

Table tennis: Camelia Ciripan secured a medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris

Romanian player Camelia Ciripan secured a medal after qualifying for the semi-finals of the women’s singles para table tennis (WS6) event at the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday after dramatically defeating Great Britain’s Felicity Pickard, with a score of 3-2 (6-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8).

Ciripan camellia. PHOTO: Youtube capture

According to Agerpres, the Romanian came back from 0-2 in the sets and won after 40 minutes of play. On Saturday, in the penultimate act, Camelia Ciripan (45 years old) will meet the Ukrainian Marina Litovchenko.

Camelia Ciripan, named athlete of the year 2022 in the Romanian Paralympic sport, following the bronze medal obtained at the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Spain, was Romania’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris.

Romania is participating with six athletes in this edition of the Paralympic Games, Alexandru Bologa and Daniel Vargoczki in judo, Eduard Novak and Theodor Matican in cycling, Camelia Ciripan and Bobi Simion in table tennis.

Adrian Stoica

Adrian Stoica

Adrian is the founder and the visionary behind Cluj Napoca, a media platform committed to capturing and sharing the vibrant stories of Cluj-Napoca and Romania with an international audience. A graduate in international journalism from the University of Bucharest and holder of a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Adrian has a robust educational background that equips him to understand and analyze the complexities of his native region's culture and history.