Strong Bulgarian performance at the European Wrestling Championships continues

The Olympic champion from Paris 2024 Semen Novikov has suffered an injury and failed to win a second consecutive final at the European Wrestling Championships in Tirana. He grabbed a silver medal. The 28-year-old Ukrainian with Bulgarian passport was defeated in the match for gold by Chechen-born wrestler with a Danish passport Turpal Bisultanov with 8:4 points. Right at the beginning, during an attack by Bisultanov, Novikov received a serious injury to the ribs and barely finished the match, ultimately failing to turn the result in his favour. Immediately after the final match, Semen, who also had a broken nose, went for an examination for an accurate diagnosis. Earlier, Stefan Grigorov brought the first medal for Bulgaria from the championships, winning bronze in the category of up to 55 kg in the Greco-Roman style.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov