Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Vasil Levski National Sports Academy, Sofia, BUL
Family
Partner David Huddleston
Spoken languages
Bulgarian, English
Club
Levski - Iliana [Sofia, BUL]
Coach
Vesela Dimitrova [national], BUL; Mihaela Maevska [national], BUL
Sporting relatives
Her partner David Huddleston represented Bulgaria in artistic gymnastics at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportlive.bg, 24 Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 28 Sep 2021)
Start sporting career
She began training at age seven at Velbazhd Kyustendil Gymnastics School in Kyustendil, Bulgaria. (hotarena.net, 28 Aug 2018; Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 01 Jan 2017; dariknews.bg, 23 Nov 2013)
Reason for taking up the sport
She was inspired to try the sport after watching the performances of Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Simona Peycheva. (hotarena.net, 28 Aug 2018)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. (sportal.bg, 15 Sep 2021)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the group all-around competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 09 Aug 2021)
Awards
In 2021 she and her Bulgarian teammates Laura Traets, Madlen Radukanova, Stefani Kiryakova and Simona Dyankova received the Woman of the Year award at the gala ceremony held by Grazia magazine in Bulgaria. (graziaonline.bg, 08 Oct 2021)
In September 2021 she received the title of Honorary Citizen of Kyustendil, Bulgaria, in recognition of the gold medal she won at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 18 Sep 2021)
In 2019 she and her Bulgarian teammates Laura Traets, Simona Dyankova, Stefani Kiryakova and Madlen Radukanova 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)
Last update : 2021-10-11
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