ROMANIAN TO COACH ARMENIAN OLYMPIC JUDO TEAM
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18:30, July 25, 2012
For three Summer Olympics, Adrian Croitoru competed as a middleweight
in judo for Romania — placing as high as fifth in both the 1992
Barcelona Games and again in Atlanta in ’96. That’s why his new gig
as coach of the Armenians is quite a change of pace — and still a
little bit strange, too.
“Now, it’s more difficult for me as a coach,” Croitoru reflected as
he arrived at Heathrow Airport early Wednesday with several athletes.
“I’m Romanian. I coach the Armenians,” the 41-year-old said with a
smile as everybody’s bags were piled on one sled-like cart before
they made their way off.
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