Hobbies
Spending time outdoors, watching films. (blitz.bg, 27 Sep 2018)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
Bulgarian, English
Club
Levski-Triaditza [Sofia, BUL]
Coach
Vesela Dimitrova [national], BUL; Mihaela Maevska [national], BUL
Sporting relatives
Her father Milen Radukanov was a Bulgarian professional football player and has coached Bulgarian football sides CSKA Sofia, Botev Plovdiv, Slavia Sofia and OFK Pirin. (blitz.bg, 27 Sep 2018; transfermarkt.com, 21 May 2018)
Injuries
In 2021 she suffered stress fracture to her ankle but was able to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (24chasa.bg, 15 Aug 2021)
National Team
2011 (gimnastika.pro, 2017)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age five at the Levski-Triaditza club in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 22 Jan 2017; fbgr.org, 01 Jan 2017)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her parents took her to the gym where her older sister was training. (eva.bg, 17 Sep 2018)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. (sportlive.bg, 02 Sep 2021)
Trainings
She trains six days a week. (blitz.bg, 27 Sep 2018)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the group all-around competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 08 Aug 2021)
Most influential person in career
Her first coach Maria Kancheva. (blitz.bg, 27 Sep 2018)
Awards
In 2021 she and her Bulgarian teammates Laura Traets, Simona Dyankova, Stefani Kiryakova and Erika Zafirova received the Woman of the Year award at the gala ceremony held by Grazia magazine in Bulgaria. (graziaonline.bg, 08 Oct 2021)
In 2019 she and her Bulgarian teammates Laura Traets, Simona Dyankova, Stefani Kiryakova and Erika Zafirova were named Team of the Year at the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year awards after they won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (bnr.bg, 20 Dec 2019)
She was part of the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team that was named Team of the Year at the 2017 Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year awards. (beautyinsport.com, 20 Dec 2017)
She was named Rising Star of the 2013 International Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria, by Bulgarian national newspaper Monitor. (Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 22 Jan 2017; blitz.bg, 16 Sep 2013)
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