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Bulgarian gymnasts advance to the final of the World Cup in Baku

Eddie Penev
Photo: BTA

Bulgarian gymnasts Dimitar Dimitrov and Eddie Penev qualified for the floor final on the first day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku (Azerbaijan).

This is the first competition of the year for Dimitrov, who received a score of 13.366 for his performance and entered the top 8 with a third result. On the same apparatus, Penev was evaluated by the judges with 12.966 points, which placed him in sixth position.

Tomorrow, the competition in the capital of Azerbaijan continues with the qualifications of the balance beam and vault, where we will see Eddie Penev and Dimitar Dimitrov also in the pommel horse event.



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