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Silver for Bulgarian high jump competitor Demireva in Rio

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Mirela Demireva won a silver medal in the high jump race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The 26-year-old Bulgarian took the second place with 1.97 m. Spanish competitor Ruth Beitia became the new Olympic champion with the same result, but without any mistake in her series. Croatian Blanka Vlasic took the bronze once again with 1.97 m, but covered in the third try.



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