site.btaBulgarian Weightlifters Win 11 Medals from Junior and U23 European Championships in Poland

Bulgaria's weightlifting national team finished with 11 medals at this year's Junior and U23 European Championships that took place in the Polish village of Raszyn between October 26 and November 3.

The last medal went to Vasil Marinov who competed in the men's U23 109 kg category. Marinov's achievement of 168 kg was enough to earn him the bronze.

Bulgaria's 15 athletes at the competition had their participation backed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The other weightlifters who won medals at the Championships are Tanislav Angelov in the Juniors 102 kg, Dzhan Zarkov in the Juniors 55 kg, Angel Rusev in the U23 61 kg and Boyana Kostadinova in the women's Junior 45 kg category.