Gymnastics Hall Named after Jovtchev

Sports | August 26, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
Gymnastics Hall Named after Jovtchev Bulgaria's Jordan Jovtchev, 31, is the only Bulgarian gymnast to have won two medals each in two Olympic Games, in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. Photo by Kameliya Atanasova (novinite.com)

Bulgaria's best gymnast and Olympic Silver medallist Jordan Jovtchev will give his name to a brand-new gymnastics hall to be built in the coastal city of Varna.

The construction of the sports hall will be carried out be Intercom Group, the company's President Pavlin Nikolov had notified the athlete.

Jordan Jovtchev, 31, is the only Bulgarian gymnast to have won two medals each in two Olympic Games, in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.

The gymnast will leave for the United States, where he lives, on Saturday to perform in a series of shows until October 5. He will then compete in World Cup tournaments, competitions in Switzerland and China, and the World Cup Final in UK's Birmingham, December 11-12.

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