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Sport in Moldova has reached international levels as individuals compete at the European, World and Olympic levels. Most notably, Moldova has won a range of medals at the European championships in boxing, Judo, weightlifting and wrestling.
Sports.md – all about Moldovan sport (Все о спорте в Молдове)
– Moldavian First Football Division
{{Sport in Europe
Sports
Basketball
Moldova has an increasingly successful team at theFIBA European Championship for Small Countries
The FIBA European Championship for Small Countries is the lowest-ranked tier of the biennial FIBA EuroBasket competition, organized by FIBA Europe.
History
This championship was first introduced in 1988, as the Promotion Cup, the competition org ...
. There, Moldova has won two silver medals (in 2008 and 2012)
The country has a professional basketball league, the Moldovan National Division
The Moldovan Super Liga is an association football league that is currently the top division of Moldovan football league system. The competition was established in 1992, when the country became independent from the Soviet Union. It was formed in ...
.
Cycling
The most prestigiouscycling race
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s ...
is the Moldova President's Cup, which was first run in 2004.
Football
Football is the most popular sport in Moldova.Rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
is becoming more popular. Since 2004, the number of players at all levels has doubled to 3,200. Despite the hardships and deprivations the national team are ranked 34th in the world. More than 10,000 supporters turn out for home internationals.
Wrestling
'' Trânta'' (a form ofwrestling
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...
) is the national sport in Moldova.
Major achievements by sporting event
Olympic Games
Paralympic Games
Youth Olympic Games
World Championships
World Games
European Championships
European Games
See also
*Football in Moldova
After gaining its independence from the USSR in 1992, Moldova became a member of FIFA in 1994. Football is the most popular sport in Moldova.
In qualification for Euro 2004, Moldova beat Austria 1-0 and Belarus 2–1, but lost to the Netherl ...
* Moldova at the Olympics
The Republic of Moldova first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then.
Previously, Moldovan athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1 ...
* Rugby union in Moldova
References
External links
Sports.md – all about Moldovan sport (Все о спорте в Молдове)
– Moldavian First Football Division
{{Sport in Europe