STRANDZHA 2020 International Boxing Tournament

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Krasen Kralev, officially opened the 71st edition of the Strandzha Cup tournament. The competition was held at Sofia Hall in the Borisova Gradina park. The Strandzha Cup is one of the strongest tournaments in the world, and in this Olympic year it is a good test for our boxers before the qualifiers for Tokyo 2020. Around 300 competitors from 32 countries, men and women, took part in the 71st edition of the Strandzha Cup, the oldest international boxing tournament in Europe. The competition was preparation for the Bulgarian national team for the key Olympic qualifiers coming up in London and Paris in March and May, where our competitors will fight for Tokyo 2020 quotas. Bulgarian amateur boxing fans saw the teams of the USA, Russia, Ukraine, Panama, Kazakhstan, India, Brazil and Ireland. The Bulgarian boxers finished the 71st Strandzha Cup with 3 gold medals (Daniel Asenov, Blagoy Naydenov and Radoslav Panteleev) and 5 bronze medals (Gabriela Dimitrova, Denitsa Eliseeva, Melis Yonuzova, Boyan Asenov and Simeon Chamov).