Hungarian Open International Table Tennis Competition

March 12 - 13, 2004

Budapest, Hungary

There were 152 competitors, classed 1 - 10, from 18 different countries who participated in this competitionin. Three players from the Lamont Centre took part: Bobi Simion, Dacian Makszin and Mihai Miron.  All three competed in the Open, Singles and Doubles events.   None of the players were placed in any awards, but there was a great difference in their scores in this competition from their last international competition.Even though they didn't place in any awards, it was wonderful to see the progress the three competitors have made since last October. Psychologically, they know now they can compete well, and their progress is due to their hard work with their wonderful trainer Anca. We are confident that in July at Debrecen, Hungary we have a good chance of moving into the quarter finals!

Cros Popular

2.5 km Run for People with DisabilitiesMay 9, 2004

Bucharest, Romania

This is the second year of this very popular event designed specifically for people with physical and mental disabilities.  There are 4 categories: people who use wheelchairs, people with mental disabilities, people who are deaf or blind, and people with physical disabilities.  130 people participated, including 7 people from the Lamont Centre: Alex, Boby, Daniel, Delia, Ovidiu, Petre and Sandor.  Ovidiu won 2nd place in the 4th category.

Sportrio II

May 7 - 10, 2004

Bucharest, Romania

Sportrio is a European project for national sports associations for people with disabilities within 7 countries.  The principle partner is the Finnish Association for Sports for the Disabled.  The first meeting took place in Findland from November 29 - December 2, 2003.  The second was in Pisa, Italy from February 27 - March 1, 2004.  Bucharest was the 3rd meeting and Barcelona, Spain, will be the 4th meeting from June 10 - 14, 2004.The aim is to introduce all types of sports to people with disabilities and to familiarize them with the methodology and organization of each National Sport Association.  Usually seven participants from Romania go to each meeting.  Until now, it has been a success by giving insights and unique opportunity for each participant.Participants from the Lamont Centre include:Rodica, who went to Finland and skiied for the first time.  Daniel and Sandor attended the meeting in Bucharest and Ovidiu will go to Spain.  The Cros Popular was the highlight of this meeting in Bucharest.  

Jocurile Nationale

May 20 - 23, 2004

Bucharest, Romania

This event took place to celebrate 2004 as the European Year for Education through Sport and will become an annual event.  

It's aim is to encourage young people with disabilities to take up sport in order to participate in future international paralympic events.  It is the first event of it's kind in Romania to encompass all disabilities and ages.  It comprises of athletcis, chess, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, reduced football, and Golball.  

Altogether, there were 150 participants of which 7 members of the Lamont Centre took part.

AWARDS

Name

Prizes

4th place - Table Tennis

5th place - Chess

Hungarian National Cup in Table Tennis

July 16 - 18, 2004Debrecen, Hungary

Quality overcame quantity in this competition. There were only 26 participants in total, but two of the top Olympic players in Hungary took part. For Delia and Petru it was their first time in an international match and they both did really well, playing calmly and with maturity. In the doubles matches, classes were not taken into consideration and therefore there was no chance for those in the greater classes of disability e.g. 6,7,8: it was certain that those in Class 9 & 10 would win the first places, which they did. There were also mixed doubles for the first time and Delia was sought after by all 7 Lamont Centre members but in the end she played with Dorel. They were knocked out in the first round but it was another experience for us. However in the end we were delighted with the results, which demonstrates our progress internationally. 

Singles

Romanian National 

Table Tennis ChampionshipsJuly 23 - 24, 2004Galati, Romania

The National Table Tennis championships and the Danube Cup, comprising Athletics, Bowling and Shooting attracted 86 participants from Romania. Twelve members from the Lamont Centre took part and as you can see from the results below we did very well in the Table–Tennis event. In fact there was no other team in Romania that did so well. These results very much reflect the training provided by our new coach, Anca Kereches. In the Danube Cup we achieved 6^th place.

Individual

Doubles 

Danube Cup

Athletics and Bowling

Delia Miron        

Ana-Lugojana National Cup

July 29 - August 1, 2004

Lugoj, Romania

12 teams participated, 66 participants in total, 54 from Romania and 9 from Hungary. The sports were table-tennis and athletics. The Lamont Centre was placed second in the table tennis competition with 8 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 3 bronze medals amassing 132 points with 11 participants, while Lugoj was in first place with 141 points with 12 participants but only 6 gold medals. It is obvious that with every competition we are improving. 

Doubles - Male

Doubles - Female

Open - Male

Athletics

Dacian Makszim

3rd place - 100 m

2nd place - darts

Petru Ifrosa                  

4th place - 100 m

Alex Diaconu                

2nd place - 100 m

Valentin Rad                 

3rd place - 100 m

2nd place - javelin

Delia Miron                  

2nd place - 100 m

3rd place - darts

Sandor Deak                

3rd place - darts

Nyitni-Kek Cup

August 6 - 8, 2004

Szekszard, Hungary

Singles

National Cup in Athletics

September 10 - 11, 2004

Constanta, Romania

Miriana Mihoc Basketball Cup

December 3, 2004

Bucharest, Romania