Bulgarian Wins Europe's Wrestling Gold

Sports | April 12, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00

Nikolay Paslar of Bulgaria has won the gold medal in the European Wrestling Championship, 74 kg category.

The "pocket Hercules" - as Paslar is dubbed among Bulgarian wrestlers - clocked three successive victories at the sports event running in Varna, on Bulgarian Black Sea coast. He defeated Elshad Alahverdiev of Azerbaijan, Vladimir Sirotin of Ukraine, and David Ahalmosulishvili of Georgia.

The other two contestants of Bulgaria - Safet Ferat (60kg) and Dimitar Kumchev (96kg) - recorded initial victories, but failed to reach the finals.

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