Viktoria Angelova becomes first Bulgarian to win European Rising Star award
Bulgarian triple jumper Viktoria Angelova, 17, has become the first woman from her country to win the European Athletics Rising Star award, the Bulgarian Athletics Federation announced on Facebook. The world and European junior champion received the award at the annual Golden Tracks ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland. Angelova beat two other finalists: Czech hurdler Linda Botkova, the European under-18 champion in the 400 metres hurdles, and Slovenia's Živa Remič, who won the European under-18 and world under-20 titles in the 800 metres this season.
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