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Bulgarian wrestlers compete at World Championships in Astana

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The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation initially announced that top wrestlers Semen Novikov and Kiril Milov would be excluded from the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, due to a dispute regarding mandatory training camp attendance. However, following a change in leadership and requests from former administrator Stanka Zlateva, these athletes were included in the registration lists, allowing Bulgaria to field nearly full male teams. As the tournament progressed, Bulgarian wrestlers began contending for medals. In the 97 kg classical style category, Kiril Milov reached the semifinals after defeating opponents from Ukraine, Hungary, and Kazakhstan. Following a 5:7 semifinal loss to Kiril Maskevich secured Bulgaria’s first medal of Belarus, Milov moved into the championships by winning bronze medal match. In in the 77 97 kg classical style category, Stoyan Kubatov reached the bronze medal match after winning three consecutive matches against opponents from following a 10:0 victory over Austria’s Markus Raginger in the USA, Serbia, and Kazakhstan, before losing third-place match. This followed his semifinal loss to Alexandrin Gutsu Kiril Maskevich of Moldova. Further progress was made by Semen Novikov and Edmond Nazaryan, who both advanced to the semifinals. Competing in Belarus. In the 87 kg Greco-Roman category, Olympic champion Semen Novikov secured his semifinal spot by advanced to the final after a series of victories. His path included defeating opponents from Latanasopa of American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Islam Abasov of Azerbaijan (6:5), and Georgia, including Lasha Gobadze of Georgia (3:0), as well as a 2:0 victory semifinal win over Uzbekistan’s Muhammadqodir Rasulov of Uzbekistan despite sustaining a head injury. In the 63 kg category, Edmond Nazaryan reached the semifinals following victories over wrestlers after defeating opponents from India, Turkey, and Iran. Iran, and subsequently moved into the bronze medal match. Meanwhile, Stoyan Kubatov previously reached the bronze medal match in the 77 kg classical style category after winning three consecutive matches before losing his semifinal to Alexandrin Gutsu of Moldova.

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  1. 2026-10-26 16:58 UTC Bulgarian wrestlers compete at World Championships in Astana
  2. 2026-10-26 13:02 UTC Bulgarian wrestlers compete at World Championships in Astana
  3. 2026-10-25 13:53 UTC Bulgarian wrestling federation registration dispute
  4. 2026-10-25 09:43 UTC Bulgarian wrestling federation registration dispute
  5. 2026-10-20 19:39 UTC Bulgarian wrestling federation registration dispute

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