Bulgaria at the 2022 World Games

Bulgaria at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors10 (5 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
World Games appearances

Bulgaria competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Bulgaria won one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal. The country finished in 40th place in the medal table.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Boryana Kaleyn Rhythmic gymnastics Hoop 12 July
 Silver Boryana Kaleyn Rhythmic gymnastics Ribbon 13 July
 Bronze Antonio Papazov
Ana-Maria Stoilova		 Aerobic gymnastics Pairs 12 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Aerobic gymnastics 2 2 4
Karate 0 1 1
Kickboxing 1 0 1
Parkour 1 0 1
Rhythmic gymnastics — 2 2
Sumo 1 0 1
Total 5 5 10

Aerobic gymnastics

Main article: Aerobic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Bulgaria competed in aerobic gymnastics and take bronze in pairs.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Antonio Papazov
Anna Maria Stoilova 		Pairs 20.150 3th Q 20.250 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Antonio Papazov
Darina Pashova
Tihomir Barotev 		Trio 19.344 5th did not advance 5

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2022 World Games

Bulgaria competed in karate.[3]

Women
Athlete Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ivet Goranova Women's 55 kg  Terliuga (UKR)
L 0-3 		 Warling (LUX)
L 1-5 		 Kumizaki (BRA)
W 1-0 		3 Did not advance 5

Kickboxing

Main article: Kickboxing at the 2022 World Games

Bulgaria competed in kickboxing.[4]

Athlete Category Quarterfinals Semifinals Final/Bronze medal bout
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ognyan Mirchev Men's 63.5 kg  Sananzade (UKR)
W 0–3 		did not advance

Parkour

Main article: Parkour at the 2022 World Games

Bulgaria competed in parkour gymnastics.[5]

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Bulgaria competed in rhythmic gymnastics and takes gold and silver.[6]

Sumo

Main article: Sumo at the 2022 World Games

Bulgaria competed in sumo.[7]

Weight categories

Men
Athlete Event 1/16 finals Quarterfinals 1/16 Repechages Repechages quarterfinals Semifinals Repechages semifinals Final / BM
Opposition Rank
Pencho Dochev Men's lightweight  Cova (VEN)
W 		 Szilagyi (HUN)
W 		N/A  Karachenko (UKR)
L 		 Khliusin (UKR)
W 		 Semykras (UKR)
L 		4

Openweight

Main rounds
Athlete Event 1/64 finals 1/32 finals 1/16 finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition Rank
Pencho Dochev Men's openweight  Elsefy (EGY)
W 		 Szilagyi (HUN)
W 		 Swora (POL)
L 		DNQ

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Kickboxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Parkour Results Book" (PDF). 202 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Sumo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.