Kiril Milov wins gold at the European Wrestling Championships

Kiril Milov won Bulgaria’s first title at the European Wrestling Championships in Tirana. He defeated Alex Szőke (Hungary) 3:1 in the final bout of the Greco-Roman 97 kg category.

• Strong Bulgarian performance at the European Wrestling Championships continues

This is Bulgaria’s first gold medal of the tournament. Earlier, Olympic champion Semen Novikov won a silver medal in the 87 kg category, while Stefan Grigorov earned bronze in the 55 kg category.

Three-time European champion Kiril Milov started the tournament strongly, defeating Poland’s Gerard Kurniczak 9:0 in his opening match. On his way to the title, he defeated Kiryl Maskevich of Belarus, Lucas Lazogianis of Germany, and Russia’s Artur Sargsian.

Edited by Diana Tsankova

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov