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Stiliana Nikolova wins five medals at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro

Photo: BGNES

Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Stiliana Nikolova won a total of five medals at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to the silver medals at the the individual all-around and the team competition, she also won silver medals in the hoop and ribbon finals, and a bronze medal in the clubs final. Stiliana finished fifth in the ball routine.

Eva Brezalieva, who finished eighth in the all-around, performed an excellent ribbon routine, placing seventh.

Bulgaria’s rhythmic gymnastics team finished sixth in the all-around final. In the five ribbons final, the Bulgarian gymnasts made mistakes and finished fifth.

Edited by Diana Tsankova

Published and translated by Kostadin Atanasov

Photo: BGNES



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