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Kellie Harrington wins gold again at Strandja Cup as World Championships loom

The Portland Row technician was the unanimous winner as she came up against Natalia Shadrina of Serbia in the final in Sofia.

Dublin Live · Feb 26, 2022

Strandja Memorial Boxing: Nandini ends with bronze after semifinal loss

NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Nandini (+81kg) ended with a bronze medal in the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria after going down to former world champion Lazzat Kungeibayeva of Kazakhstan in the semifinals.

The Times of India · Feb 26, 2022

Strandja Memorial Boxing: Youth world champ Arundhati Choudhary, Parveen bow out after quarterfinal losses

NEW DELHI: Youth world champion Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) and Parveen (63kg) bowed out of the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament after losing closely-contested quarterfinal bouts in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022

Sumit stuns world silver-medallist, 3 other Indians lose openers in Strandja Memorial

NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Sumit Kundu (75kg) upstaged world championship silver-medallist Dzhambulat Bizhamov of Russia to enter the second round but three others lost their opening bouts in the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The Times of India · Feb 21, 2022

Injuries curtail India's participation in Strandja Memorial, 6 male boxers out

NEW DELHI: Six Indian male boxers were forced out of the Strandja Memorial Tournament starting February 19 in Sofia, Bulgaria due to injuries as the sports ministry approved funding for the truncated team's participation in the marquee European circuit tournament.

The Times of India · Feb 17, 2022

Top Indian boxers left out of Strandja Memorial tournament squad

NEW DELHI: Eight of India's nine men and women boxers, who participated at the Tokyo Olympics last year, have been left out of the country's boxing squad for the Strandja Memorial tournament in Bulgaria's Sofia from February 18-28. Asian champion Pooja Rani, who too had competed in Tokyo in the…

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022

Bulgarian PM visits North Macedonia to boost battered ties

The new prime ministers of North Macedonia and Bulgaria have agreed to redouble efforts to improve relations between the two Balkan neighbors, which soured after Bulgaria blocked North Macedonia’s bid to join the European Union

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

North Macedonia and Bulgaria agree to work on issues blocking EU talks

The new premiers of Bulgaria and North Macedonia agreed on Tuesday to try to overcome problems that prompted Sofia to block the start of accession talks between the European Union and Skopje.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2022