Bulgaria's Javier Ibanez qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic boxing tournament in Paris in the men’s 57 kg category. The Cuban-born No 2 seed defeated Aider Abduraimov (Ukraine) 5:0. Ibanez needs one more victory to secure at least a bronze medal. On August 3, Javier Ibanez will face No. 7 seed Harada Shudai (Japan) who is the runner-up at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Ibanez is the third quarterfinalist for Bulgaria in the Olympic boxing tournament.
Stanimira Petrova reached the quarterfinals in the women’s 43 kg category after defeating the reigning world champion Huang Hsiao-Wen of Taiwan. Rami Kiwan defeated the top seed Shannan Davey of Australia in the men’s 71 kg category. Thus, the three Bulgarian boxers are just one victory away from an Olympic medal.
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..
The Bulgarian national tennis team returned to the Davis Cup World Group I after defeating Romania 3-1 in Craiova. The decisive point came from Adrian Andreev, who, despite suffering from a severe flu during the past week, defeated Romania’s top..
After it became clear that the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation was on the verge of bankruptcy, DPS-New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski met with the federation's president Stefan Botev and promised to find a solution to the problem. "Thanks to this..
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