Bozhidar Saraboyukov wins bronze at European Athletics Championships

Bozhidar Saraboyukov won a bronze medal in the men’s long jump at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. He secured Bulgaria’s first medal at a continental outdoor championship in eight years.

The 22-year-old Bulgarian finished third with a jump of 8.26 metres, achieved on his sixth and final attempt, with a headwind of 1.7 metres per second. Saraboyukov also recorded four other jumps beyond the eight-metre mark.

The competition in Birmingham took place in difficult conditions due to the strong headwind, which at times reached around 3 metres per second. Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou won his fourth consecutive European title. The silver medal went to Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer, who jumped 8.29 metres.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov