The rowing canal in Plovdiv is hosting two world championships in canoe-kayak, the organizers have announced. From 12 to 14 July more than 300 veterans from 37 countries will be taking part in the first championship, and then from 17 to 21 July the junior and under 23 canoe sprint world championship will be taking place. The contests coincide with the celebration of the centennial anniversary of canoe-kayaking in Bulgaria, and more than 1,550 contestants are expected to arrive for the occasion. Over 800 competitors from 67 countries are to take part in the under 23 championship; Bulgaria will be represented by 9 competitors in the under 23 and 18 in the junior competition.
Adriana Boyadzhieva brought Bulgaria's first gold medal at the European Karate Championship in the Polish city of Bielsko-Biala . In the final of the 54 kg category kumite Adriana recorded a new convincing success - over Sofia Halievska from Ukraine..
The wrestlers from the "Stanka Zlateva" sports club in Sliven, Emine Osman and Nesrin Suleymanova, will turn their attention to applying to the Academy of the Ministry of Interior. This was announced by their personal trainer Stanka..
Bulgarian divers won seven medals at the first international competition of the year on the calendar of the swimming federation, held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Tsvetomir Ereminov took first place in the men's platform competition with 35415..
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