Judoka Ivan Nikolchev Wins Bulgaria’s First Medal at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

Judoka Ivan Nikolchev won Bulgaria’s first medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, claiming bronze in the under-81 kg category.
The European cadet champion, who competed in a higher weight category than his usual one, defeated Sierra Leone’s Shaku Kargbo by ippon with 1:45 remaining in the bronze-medal bout.
Earlier in the day, Nikolchev beat Cyprus’ Vladimiros Charalampous by waza-ari in the quarterfinals but lost a closely contested semifinal to Slovenia’s Maks Cebulj by yuko.
Nikolchev’s participation in the Dakar Games was in doubt after he sustained a lower back injury just ten days before the competition. Doctors initially suspected a fractured vertebra, but subsequent examinations ruled out the suspected injury, allowing the 16-year-old to recover in time to compete in Senegal.

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