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Bulgaria's rhythmic gymnastics group wins all-around gold at Sofia Cup

Photo: Anna Nedkova, BRGF

The Bulgarian girls' group in rhythmic gymnastics has won a gold medal in the all-around at the international rhythmic gymnastics tournament "Sofia Cup" held in the Bulgarian capital Sofia

Andrea Ivanova, Eva Emilova, Tsveteyoana Peycheva, Krasimira Ivanova, Gabriela Peeva and Vanessa Emilova managed to keep the first place after collecting a total of 58.850 points from their two performances. On the second day, the girls could not stand the pressure and made a mistake in the performance of the five-ball combination, but the score of 29,000 points earned them the gold medal. 

After them are the contestants from Germany, Spain and Kazakhstan. 


The Bulgarian girls will compete for the medals in the two finals tomorrow, entering the top 8 on both apparatuses with first results.



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