Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I muri i te reti a Beijing Covaliu ki te noho hei kaiako matua mo te roopu sabre Romanian. I raro i tana whakangungu, i toa a Romania i te mētara hiriwa i te 2009 European Championships i Plovdiv, ka wikitoria i te mētara koura i nga Toa o te Ao
i Antalya, Rareș Dumitrescu te tango i te hiriwa i roto i te kaupapa takitahi. Mo tenei mahinga, i whakawhiwhia a Covaliu ki te Order of Faithful Service. Ko Cosmin Hănceanu me Romania i whiwhi i te hiriwa i te 2010 World Fencing Championships i Paris, a ko Romania te tuarua i te London 2012 Summer Olympics. I muri mai ka whakatairangahia a Covaliu ki te rangatira o te Order of Faithful Service.