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Winners of the “Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov” gold belts have been announced

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European champion and second in the world Kiril Milov became the winner of the “Nikola Petrov” gold belt for the second time in the Greco-Roman wrestling, while Ahmed Bataev for the first time grabbed the “Dan Kolov” gold in the freestyle also in the category of up to 97 kg at the wrestling tournament in Varna. Bilyana Dudova became the best Bulgarian female athlete as she placed first in the category of up to 65 kg.

Traditionally, the best foreign wrestlers also received awards. These were Zahid Valencia (USA), who triumphed in the 86-kilogram freestyle wrestling, Mohama Ashi (Iran), who became first in the 60-kilogram Greco-Roman style, and among the women - Lydia Turino (Spain), champion in the category of up to 62 kg.



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