Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria’s rhythmic gymnastics group finished sixth in the all-around and qualified for both apparatus finals at the World Championships in Frankfurt, Germany.
The team, comprising Rachel Stoyanov, Margarita Vasileva, Magdalina Minevska, Magdalena Valkova, Raya Bozhilova and Emilia Obretenova, delivered a strong first routine with three hoops and two pairs of clubs, scoring 27.700 points: 13.200 for difficulty, 7.050 for execution and 7.450 for artistry.
In the five-ball routine, the gymnasts coached by Vesela Dimitrova and Yasena Stoyneva received 26.900 points (12.600 for difficulty, 6.550 for execution and 7.750 for artistry). Bulgaria therefore finished with a total of 54.600 points.
Bulgaria last won an all-around medal in the group event in 2022, when the team claimed gold in Sofia.
The Bulgarian gymnasts qualified for the five-ball final with the seventh-highest score and for the three-hoops/two-pairs-of-clubs final with the fourth-highest score.
Spain won the all-around title with 57.450 points (28.500 in five balls and 28.950 in three hoops/two pairs of clubs). The team, a two-time European champion and three-time world bronze medallist, claimed its first world title. Defending world champion Japan finished second with 56.700 points (28.150 and 28.550), while world silver medallist Brazil took bronze this time with 55.500 (26.800 and 28.700).
The top six also included hosts Germany in fourth place with 55.050 points and Ukraine in fifth with 54.900.
Paris 2024 Olympic champion China finished seventh with 54.200 points.
A total of 42 groups competed in the all-around. The top three teams secured qualification spots for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Hristiana Todorova served as Bulgaria’s judge and was part of the artistry panel for the five-ball routine on Saturday.
The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships will conclude with the apparatus finals on Sunday. Bulgaria will be represented by all-around world silver medallist Stiliana Nikolova in the hoop, clubs and ribbon finals, as well as by the group in the five-ball and three-hoops/two-pairs-of-clubs finals. Bulgaria’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Finishes Sixth in All-Around, Qualifies for Both Apparatus Finals in Frankfurt 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-15 17:35:00 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