25 Mar 2026
Turning pressure into fuel: Romania’s World Champion Matei Barbu, 17, prepares for ICF SUP Junior Cup on home turf
At just 17, Matei Barbu is already the ICF Junior World SUP Champion and Vice World Champion in sprints (2024 Gold and 2025 Silver), representing the new generation of European paddlers emerging from a rapidly growing Eastern European scene alongside athletes from Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and beyond. Originally from ConstanČ›a, Romania, Matei […]
























































