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.
See also: Moldova national basketball team. Moldova has an increasingly successful team at the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. There, Moldova has won two silver medals (in 2008 and 2012) for men and two bronze medals (in 2006 and 2016)[1] [2] for women.
The country has a professional basketball league, the Moldovan National Division.[3]
The most prestigious cycling race is the Moldova President's Cup, which was first run in 2004.
See also: Moldova national football team. Football is the most popular sport in Moldova.
Rugby union 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.[4]
Trânta (a form of wrestling) is the national sport in Moldova.
See main article: Moldova at the Olympics.
See main article: Moldova at the Paralympics.
| Sport | Event | Athlete(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1996 Summer Paralympics | Nikolai Tchoumak | ||
| Table tennis | 1996 Summer Paralympics | Vladimir Polkanov |
| Sport | Event | Athlete(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Daniil Svaresciuc | ||
| Canoeing | 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Serghei Tarnovschi | ||
| Wrestling | 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Iulia Leorda | ||
| Wrestling | 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Dmitri Ceacusta | ||
| Wrestling | 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Tatiano Doncila |
| Sport | Event | Athlete(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling | 2015 European Games | Piotr Ianulov | ||
| Wrestling | 2015 European Games | Svetlana Saenko | ||
| Wrestling | 2015 European Games | Alexandru Chirtoaca |