Veaceslav Manolachi was reelected as rector of the State University of Physical Education and Sport for a five-year period. This is his third term in office since his appointment in 2001.

Manolachi was voted in by 34 of the 39 members of the senate. The other candidates applying for this post were lecturers Viorel Dorgan and Anatol Budevici and freestyle wrestling coach Stanislav Armanov. Manolachi was elected by a secret vote.

“We must finish the construction of the stadium as the University needs it. We also need a kinetotherapy center that would be used by professional sportspersons to recover after injury,” Manolachi said after his reelection.

Veaceslav Manolachi is also the president of the National Judo Federation and the head of the Olympic Academy.