Athlete Ion Luchianov reaches European final

Athlete Ion Luchianov qualified to the final of the 3000m steeplechase competition at the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The Moldovan had an excellent performance in the qualification round, where he obtained the second best result -8 minutes and 29.28 seconds, Info-Prim Neo reports. At the previous European tournament, in Barcelona, the Moldovan athlete managed a historic result for Moldovan athletics by winning the bronze medal in this competition. Also on Wednesday, June 27, Olesea Cojuhari finished fifth in her preliminary group and, thus, missed her chance at the 400m running final. Sisters Zalina and Marina Marghiev (hammer throw), along with Natalia Artac (discus throw) and Alexandru Cuharenco (long jump) will represent Moldova in this tournament.