Complete dominance of Bulgaria at the European Kickboxing Cup in Plovdiv

Bulgarian kickboxers won an impressive 348 awards, of which 105 gold, 96 silver and 147 bronze, at the European Cup, which was held in Plovdiv. This asset lifted the native competitors to the first position in the complex ranking of medals from a total of 21 participating countries.

The representatives of Greece came second with a total of 129 medals (34 gold, 35 silver, 60 bronze), and third were the competitors of Hungary with 69 awards (26 gold, 22 silver, 21 bronze).

In the club ranking of a total of 110 teams, the capital’s Star team took the first place, followed by another Bulgarian club Masaru, and the kickboxers of the Hungarian Halker Kirali team came third.

The prestigious competition was the last of the year out of a total of four included in the calendar of the World Kickboxing Federation WAKO. On 8 tatami mats and 2 rings in the Plovdiv sports hall “Kolodrum”, nearly 2000 participants competed for three days, who were evaluated by 100 of the best international referees in kickboxing.

The country’s historic hosting was rewarded with huge success, both by winning a large number of medals and with the highest mark for organizing a European Kickboxing Cup. WAKO announced that next year’s competition will be held in Bulgaria, as the home kickboxing and muay thai confederation is awaiting the signing of a 4-year hosting contract. This became a fact thanks to the perfect organization of the two sports kickboxing clubs Bultras (Plovdiv) and Star Team (Sofia), together with the management of BKKMT.

“To win the European Cup is something extraordinary for us, because more than 20 countries applied for this hosting. But we managed to win the respect of the WAKO management, as we fulfilled 100 percent all the requirements. It cost us a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of money , but everything was done perfectly with the team we work with from the Star Team, from Bultras, the Plovdiv Municipality and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.Romeo Desha, technical director of the World Kickboxing Federation, Sarjan Bogarchic, technical director of the European Federation. and Istvan Kirali, President of the European Federation, we have a score of 10 out of 10. The competition will give us a clearer picture for the selection of the nationals that will represent us at the upcoming World and European Championships in August and November,” said Galin Dimov, President of the Bulgarian Kickboxing and Muay Thai Confederation.