Balgarianovinite.com Ukraine has cemented its dominance in the women’s division at the European Wrestling Championships in Tirana, claiming three more titles to finish with a total of six and a commanding lead in the medal standings. Ukraine’s six gold medals put it four ahead of Turkiye, Azerbaijan, and the team of neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus. Bulgaria shares sixth place with Romania, each with one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals.
The final day began with a title for 20-year-old Maria Efremova, who defeated Maria Prevolaraki 2–1 in the 53 kg final. Bronze medals went to Russia’s Natalia Malysheva and Germany’s Annika Wendle. Ukraine’s second gold of the day came as Iryna Koliadenko defeated neutral athlete Alina Kasabieva 9–0 in the 65 kg final—her fourth European title. Bronze in that category went to Poland’s Natalia Kubaty and Turkiye’s Beyza Akkus.
In the last bout of the day, Nadiia Sokolovska secured Ukraine’s sixth gold with a 5–3 victory over Poland’s Wiktoria Choluj in the 72 kg final. Bronze medals were claimed by Russia’s Kristina Bratchikova and Turkiye’s Buse Tosun.
Earlier on Friday, Bulgaria earned its fourth medal of the tournament thanks to Bilyana Dudova, who defeated Sweden’s Johanna Lindborg 3–1 in the 62 kg bronze medal bout. Germany’s Naemi Leistner took silver, while Grace Bullen won the title after pinning Amina Tandelova – bringing Norway its first medal of the championships in Tirana.
Magdalena Liszewska defeated Turkiye’s Elvira Suleyman 5–1 to secure Poland’s first gold medal. Poland finished fourth overall with one gold, two silver, and one bronze. The team is coached by Petar Kasabov. Bronze medals in the 57 kg category went to Azerbaijan’s Zhala Aliyeva and Ukraine’s Solomiia Vynnyk. Ukraine Dominates Women’s Wrestling in Tirana with Three More Titles, Bulgaria and Romania Share Sixth Place 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-25 07:11:54 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law