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Grigor Dimitrov voted Bulgarian Athlete of the Year for second time

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Bulgaria’s best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov won the 60th edition of the Bulgarian Athlete of the Year survey. Snowboarder Radoslav Yankov placed second the rhythmic gymnast Neviana Vladinova finished third. Grigor Dimitrov was voted Bulgarian Athlete of the Year for the second time after 2014. Several days ago Grigor Dimitrov was voted Balkan Athlete of 2017 in the traditional survey of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. The coach of the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Team Vesela Dimitrova was voted the best coach of 2017 and the national Rhythmic Gymnastics Group team was voted the best team of 2017. Ruzhdi Ruzhdi (athletics) was voted Bulgaria’s Disabled Athlete of the Year.




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