Teodor Mitev wins opening badminton match at Youth Olympic Games

Bulgarian badminton player Teodor Mitev secured a victory in his opening group stage match at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. Mitev defeated Serbia's Aleksa Radovanovic with scores of 21:10 and 21:17 in a 33-minute match.

Mitev, who served as the flag bearer for the Bulgarian delegation during the opening ceremony, is scheduled to face New Zealand's Tony Yu in his next Group A match.

Other Bulgarian athletes competing in the games include Elena Popivanova in women's badminton, Simona Ivanova in women's 400m freestyle swimming, and judoka Ivan Nikolchev in the under 81kg category. Bulgaria is also represented in the debut of wushu as an Olympic medal sport by Kalina Slavcheva.