Minister Kuzmanov presented medals to our medallists from the European Championships in Poznań, Poland

Andrey Kuzmanov, Minister for Youth and Sport, presented Ministry of Youth and Sport commemorative plaques to Veselin Valchov, Radoslav Stefanov and Denislav Tsvetanov for their successes at the European Canoe-Kayak Championships for Juniors and Under-23s in Poznań, Poland.
At the European Championships, Veselin Valchov and Radoslav Stefanov finished third in the men’s under-23 1,000-metre double kayak event. Denislav Tsvetanov secured our country’s second medal, winning bronze in the 200-metre single kayak.
Minister Kuzmanov congratulated our young athletes on their achievements and wished them even greater success in the future. “I wish you good health, that you train hard, and that you will once again delight us with medals at the World Championships in Portugal this September,” said Minister Kuzmanov at the awards ceremony for the young canoeing and kayaking hopefuls.
The meeting with the Minister for Sport was also attended by Evelina Petrova, Executive Director of the Bulgarian Canoe-Kayak Federation, who accepted the honorary plaque on behalf of coach Leonid Derevyanko for his contribution to the successes of Bulgarian competitors.