LFA WINS THE MILITARY PENTATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP
From 30th of March to 3rd of April, “Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy of Sibiu hosted the Ministry of National Defence Final Stage of the Military Pentathlon Championship for Military Educational Institutions. Among the distinguished guests attending the event, we mention Brigadier General Emilian Chirea, Deputy Chief of Staff for Support at the Multinational Division South-East Headquarters in Sibiu, representing the Romanian Defence Staff.
Organized by the Military Physical Education Office of the Defence Staff, the championship brought together athletes from eight military academies and warrant officers' and non-commissioned officers' schools: “Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy of Sibiu, “Henri Coandă” Air Force Academy of Brașov, “Mircea cel Bătrân” Naval Academy of Constanța, “Ferdinand I” Military Technical Academy of Bucharest, “Basarab I” Military School for Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Land Forces (Pitești), “Traian Vuia” Military School for Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Air Force (Boboc), “Admiral Ion Murgescu” Military School for Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Naval Forces (Constanța), and the Military School for Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers for Communications, Information Technology and Cyber Defence (Sibiu). Competitors contested one of the most demanding military skills disciplines—the Military Pentathlon.
– The athletes of “Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy, coached by Colonel (Ret.) Professor Robert Stănciulescu, PhD, and led by Major Robert Băban, dominated the competition, following the five events – 50 m swimming, the CISM obstacle course (500 m with 20 obstacles), 100 m rifle shooting (precision and rapid fire), training grenade throwing (distance and accuracy), and the cross-country race (8 km for men and 4 km for women), securing first place in both the individual events and the men's and women's team rankings.
In addition, during the CISM obstacle course event, the LFA team achieved qualification results for the European and World Military Pentathlon Championships, with Cadet Sergeant David Ghiță recording an outstanding time of 2:34.54.
Individual Men's Ranking:
- 1st place – Cadet Laurențiu Croitor;
- 2nd place – Cadet David Ghiță;
- 3rd place – Cadet Andrei Cucu.
Individual Women's Ranking:
- 1st place – Cadet Izabela Florea;
- 2nd place – Cadet Denisa Costa;
- 3rd place – Cadet Karina Dragomir.
Men's Team Ranking:
- 1st place – “Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy of Sibiu;
- 2nd place – “Mircea cel Bătrân” Naval Academy of Constanța;
- 3rd place – “Basarab I” Military School for Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Land Forces, Pitești.
Women's Team Ranking:
- 1st place – “Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy of Sibiu
- 2nd place – Military School for Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers for Communications, Information Technology and Cyber Defence, Sibiu;
- 3rd place – “Basarab I” Military School for Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Land Forces, Pitești.
Overall Institutional Ranking:
- 1st place – “Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy of Sibiu
- 2nd place – “Basarab I” Military School for Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Land Forces, Pitești;
- 3rd place – “Mircea cel Bătrân” Naval Academy of Constanța.
Congratulations to all competitors on their outstanding performances!
