I love being a champion so much. It is in my blood. My father passed it down to me. These were the first words, for the Bulgarian National Radio, of 18-year old Edmond Nazaryan after he grabbed the gold in the 55 kg. weight class during his debut at the European Wrestling Championships, men in Rome.
He won the title after a 7-3 point victory versus the champion from Bucharest, 2019 Vitalii Kabaloev, Russia.
Edmond Azaryan is the son of two-times Olympic champion Armen Nazaryan who is senior coach of the national team.
Absolute European champion Stiliana Nikolova won the women's individual all-around event at the 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Cluj-Napoca (Romania). The world champion Darja Varfolomeev (Germany) won the silver medal and Daria Atamanov..
T he national volleyball team of Bulgaria for girls under 18 years of age became European volleyball champion. In the final of the championship in Romania and Greece, the Bulgarian team led by Antonina Zetova defeated Belgium 3:0 (25:15,..
Absolute world champion Stiliana Nikolova topped the standings of the World Challenge Cup in rhythmic gymnastics in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. On the first day of the competition she scored the highest results in the hoop and the ball, ahead of..
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