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Karate champion Ivet Goranova will fight for the European title in Turkey

Ivet Goránova
Photo: bgolympic.org

Olympic champion Ivet Goranova has qualified for the final in the 55 kg kumite category at the 57th Olympic Karate European Championships for Men and Women in Gaziantep (Turkey). The Bulgarian has achieved four victories in the Championship so far.
On Saturday, Goranova will meet Ukraine's Anzhelika Terliuga, with whom she also played in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games final, for the title. Back in 2020 Goranova won the gold with a score of 5:1.


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