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Bulgaria’s national boxing team returns from Kosovo with five gold medals

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The Bulgarian boxers have already returned from Kosovo, where they won five gold medals at the Adem Jashari international tournament in Pristina.

In the 23rd edition of the competition, five out of a total of six Bulgarian participants performed at a very high level and won first places in their categories in the "Palace of Sports" in the capital of Kosovo. These were Yassen Radev, Javier Ibáñez, Krassimir Dzhurov, Rami Kiwan and Yordan Morejon 

Ibáñez and Morejon also received individual awards for their performance. Javier was honored as the most technical boxer in the ring. Yordan was chosen as the most combative and hearty athlete of the tournament.



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