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Bulgaria's karateka Ivet Goranova wins two gold medals in Bucharest

Ivet Goranova at Tokyo 2020
Photo: Reuters

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Ivet Goranova won two gold medals in the 19th edition of the international karate tournament for all ages in the Romanian capital Bucharest. Goranova became the first in two categories - the kumite category up to 55 kilograms and Open.

About 1,400 athletes from Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine took part in the competition, as Bulgaria was represented by athletes from 12 clubs.



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