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Magomed Ramazanov wins fifth Olympic quota for Bulgarian wrestling

Ramazanov (in blue) vs Gamkrelidze (red)
Photo: BTA

Magomed Ramazanov became the fifth Bulgarian wrestler who won a quota for the Olympic Games in Paris. 


In Istanbul, he won his 86kg freestyle qualification match against world vice-champion Vladimi Gamkrelidze of Georgia in the closing seconds of the bout. 

Magomed Ramazanov is the first Olympian for Bulgaria in freestyle. 

Quotas in the classic style have already been won by Bilyana Dudova and Yuliana Yaneva in the women category and Semyon Novikov and Ike Mnatsakanyan in men. 



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