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World Men's Volleyball Championship
Kicks Off in Bulgaria
on Sunday


Varna, on the Black Sea, September 8 (BTA) - Coach Plamen
Konstantinov on Saturday unveiled the extended 14-member lineup
of Bulgaria's national men's volleyball team for the final
tournament of the World Championship which will be held in
Bulgaria and Italy from September 9 to 30.

The Championship is returning to Bulgaria after a hiatus of 48
years. The final tournament will begin with 24 teams, divided
into four pools of six teams each. During the first round, the
Bulgarian squad will be playing in Varna. They will open the
tournament with a match against Finland at 8:30 p.m. local time
on Sunday. The Bulgarians' pool also includes Iran, Puerto Rico,
 Cuba and world champions Poland.

The extended lineup of the Bulgarian team is as follows:

2. Miroslav Gradinarov
3. Dobromir Dimitrov
5. Svetoslav Gotsev
6. Rozalin Penchev
7. Nikolai Uchikov
8. Todor Skrimov
9. Georgi Seganov
10. Valentin Bratoev
12. Viktor Yossifov (captain)
13. Teodor Salparov
14. Teodor Todorov
17. Nikolai Penchev
18. Nikolai Nikolov
21. Peter Karakashev

The first-round matches (September 9 to 18) will be played at
the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna. After the opening
match against Finland, the Bulgarians will play Iran on
September 13, Puerto Rico on September 14, Cuba on September 16
and Poland on September 18. SN/VE

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