Boyana Kaleyn Wins Two Gold Medals in Ball and Clubs, Brezalieva Wins Silver with Hoop at World Challenge Cup in Romania

Jerusalem, 16 July, 2023 (TPS) -- CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA, 16.07.2023 (BTA)
Boryana Kaleyn won a second gold medal in the individual apparatus finals of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca ,Romania.

The undisputed European champion, who took silver in the all-around and gold in the ball final, also triumphed in the clubs in the third of four women’s finals on Sunday. Kaleyn received a score of 33.350 points, of which 16.700 were for difficulty.

Second was Darja Varfolomeev from Germany with 33,250 points, and third was the world all-around champion from Sofia 2022 Sofia Raffaelli from Italy with 32,950.

Thus, Bulgaria already has five medals from the competition so far, after Saturday Kalein and the girls from the ensemble became second in the all-around.

On Sunday, Kaleyn won the gold with her ball routine and Eva Brezalieva won silver with her hoop at the singles finals.

Kaleyn’s impressive performance brought her 35.000 points. The other Bulgarian at the ball finals, Brezalieva, made a mistake and remained eighth with 29.300 points.

Italians Milena Baldasari and Sofia Raffaelli placed second and third, with 32.050 and 31.500 points respectively.

Brezalieva’s hoop routine won her the silver with 33.450 points.

The gold went to Sofia Raffaelli with 35.800 points and Margarita Kolosov from Germany placed third with 32.950 points.

This brings Bulgaria’s medals to the number of four so far.