
Bulgaria’s Teodora Tsaneva Wins Gold at Karate-1 Youth League
Teodora Tsaneva of Bulgaria secured gold in the U21 kumite under-50 kg category at the Karate-1 Youth League in Fujairah, UAE (February 20-23). The 18-year-old dominated the competition, winning five matches while conceding just one point, CE Report quotes BTA
In the final, Tsaneva triumphed over Uzbekistan’s Madinabonu Olimova 2-0. She also defeated Iran’s Zahra Pirmardvandchegeni (8-0), Palestine’s Ibaa Salama (3-0), the Netherlands’ Samina Yalcin (1-1, judges' decision), and Uzbekistan’s Gulshan Alimardanova (0-0, judges' decision).
This victory comes shortly after Tsaneva’s silver medal performance at the continental championship in Poland earlier in February.