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Bulgarian women’s volleyball team win European Golden League

Photo: Bulgarian Volleyball Federation

The Bulgarian women’s volleyball team won the European Golden League finals in Rousse vs. Croatia by 3-1 games.

This is the second time the women’s team wins the League title after 2018. With this victory they qualify for the 2022 Challenge Tournament which will be a qualifier for the Volleyball Nations League in 2023.

At the finals match Bulgaria’s national team won versus Croatia by 22-25, 25-22, 25-17 and 25-20, with 19 points for its best scorer Emilia Dimitrova.

In the match for third place, Spain achieved a difficult 3-2 victory versus Czechia. 



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