The Bulgarian team won gold in the women’s rhythmic group all-around at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on August 8.
The team – Simona Dyankova, Stefani Kiryakova, Madlen Radukanova, Laura Traets and Erika Zafirova – earned 92.100 points.
This victory by Bulgaria in Tokyo adds to the country’s medals collection at this Summer Olympics.
Stoiko Krusteva won gold on August 7, defeating Turkey’s Bose Chakaroglu in the women’s under-51kg boxing tournament.
On August 5, Ivet Goranova won gold for Bulgaria at the Tokyo Summer Olympics on August 5, winning the final bout in the women’s under-55kg karate kumite competition against Ukraine’s Anzhelika Terliuga by five points to one.
On July 25, Bulgaria’s Antoaneta Kostadinova won silver in the women’s 10 metre air pistol.
Taybe Yusein won bronze for Bulgaria in the women’s freestyle 62kg wrestling on August 4, and Evelina Nikolova won bronze on August 5 in the women’s freestyle 57kg wrestling.
(Photo: Bulgarian Olympic Committee/ Kostadin Andonov, StartPhoto)
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