Kiril Iliev and Kalina Boyadzhieva secured two gold medals for Bulgaria on Thursday at the European Kickboxing Championships for men and women, currently taking place in Skopje.
Another success for the Bulgarian team came with Ali Yuzeir reaching the K1 final after defeating reigning world champion Vito Kosar of Croatia in the under-86 kg category. Yuzeir will fight for gold against the winner of the bout between Martin Lorenz of Czechia and Hassan Hamilkaro of France, Bulgarian Kickboxing and Muay Thai Confederation President Mario Ivanov told BTA.
Iliev claimed the European title in the men’s under-57 kg light-contact category, reaching the top of the podium after defeating Britain’s Dylan Tully.
In women’s point fighting, Kalina Boyadzhieva became European champion in the over-70 kg category after overcoming Britain’s Summer Harvey. Bulgaria also secured three silver medals in the same discipline, with Viktor Grozdanov finishing second in the 63 kg category, Svetoslav Prokopov in the 74 kg category and Monika Petkova in the 50 kg category.
Georgi Shagov also claimed his first international medal, taking bronze in the men’s 63.5 kg low-kick category. Maria Yaneva added another bronze for Bulgaria in the women’s 48 kg low-kick event.
Over the next two days, Bulgarian kickboxers are set to compete in five more finals and two semi-finals across the different disciplines.
The European Kickboxing Championships for men and women, which feature 1,400 competitors from around 40 European countries, will run in Skopje until November 15.
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