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The new leadership of the Federation of Wrestling inherited BGN 1.4 million liabilities

The new leadership of the Federation of Wrestling inherited BGN 1.4 million liabilities


Obligations in the amount of BGN 1.4 million have been found in the start of inspections from the new management of the Federation of Wrestling. This was made clear at a press conference by President Stanka Zlateva and her team over the constant scandals in one of the most successful sports in Bulgaria.

Zlateva was elected chairman of the Federation of General Assembly On March 11, after the other candidates – Grisha Ganchev, Dimitar Jamov and Hristo Marinov, made a dismissal. The platform of the two-time silver medalist from the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and in London in 2012, the promise to end the practice of attracting naturalized foreigners and to prioritize the work in the children’s and adolescent wrestling. « We start from scratch, for the last 8 years the fight against adolescents has been ruined. It is investing in foreigners, and no one has an incentive to create Bulgarian athletes and wait for them to grow up, » said Stanka Zlateva at the beginning of the press conference.

According to the documents presented from the budget of the federation, BGN 50,000 was paid at the beginning of 2025 for the naturalization of Russian fighter Albert Doev in the category up to 77 kg. In the classic style. “What are we training in Bulgaria for?! This thing has to end.

But this process does not affect those who already have Bulgarian passports. We will not chase anyone, but we will not force anyone to fight for Bulgaria.
There are coaches of national teams, they make their staffs and decide which competitors will work with. Semen Novikov and Magomed Ramazanov will receive invitations, their decision is whether they will continue to compete for Bulgaria, « Zlateva explained. However, she failed to explain why why On its official page the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation announcedthat the new coaches will be required to have national teams without naturalized competitors.

I don’t read what it says on the Federation’s website. The goal is to make teams from which we do not be ashamed of going to big championships.

Stanka Zlatevachairman of the Wrestling Federation

From May 1, Stoyan Dobrev has been headed by the national team in the classical style, in the free style – Radoslav Velikov, and the women are taken over by Simeon Shterev.

The change of national coaches, the refusal of naturalized athletes and The new ethical rules of the federation introducedwhich require to speak in Bulgarian in media appearances have caused tension around Bulgaria’s participation at the European Championship in Bratislava 2 weeks ago. At the championship, the naturalized Olympic champion from Paris Magomed Ramazanov won the gold and Semen Novikov returned with a silver medal. The second European title was taken by Kiril Milov, but they all complained about the lack of interest in the new leadership of the federation, which did not welcome them at Vasil Levski Airport.

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According to one of the members of the Board of Directors – Stefan Toshev, the Federation inherited debts of BGN 1.4 million, of which BGN 680,000 are loans. « There is a loan of BGN 500,000, which the former chairman Hristo Marinov has allocated to himself from the company of the manager, Litex, » explained Toshev.  » It is very difficult because a large part of the documentation is missing, « he added. The wrestling federation audit is currently underway by the end of April. The association is also checked by the Ministry of Sport as well as by the State Financial Inspection Agency (ADFI).



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