Hobbies
Travelling, watching movies and television series, spending time with her partner. (168chasa.bg, 03 Sep 2021)
Family
Partner Nikola Yanachkov
Spoken languages
Bulgarian, English
Sporting relatives
Her partner Nikola Yanachkov has played professional football at national level in Bulgaria. (168chasa.bg, 03 Sep 2021; transfermarkt.ru, 01 Jul 2017)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age six in Varna, Bulgaria.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother encouraged her and took her to the gym. "I can't say that it took much from me, other than the free time the other kids spent playing games, which I spent in the gym. But on the other hand, sports really do a lot. The opportunity to travel the world, fill the halls wherever we go, make the audience happy. These are emotions that very few people can experience."
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the group all-around event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (168chasa.bg, 03 Sep 2021)
Awards
In 2021 she and her Bulgarian teammates Laura Traets, Madlen Radukanova, 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; Instagram profile, 07 Oct 2021)
She was flag bearer for Bulgaria at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (gymnastics.sport, 08 Aug 2021)
In 2019 she and her Bulgarian teammates Laura Traets, Madlen Radukanova, 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)
In September 2018, April 2019 and September 2019 she was named Athlete of the Month in Varna, Bulgaria. (narodensport.eu, 21 May 2019; narodensport.eu, 18 Oct 2018; bnr.bg, 23 Oct 2019)
She was part of the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team that was named 2017 Team of the Year at the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year awards. (beautyinsport.com, 20 Dec 2017)
Additional information
RETIREMENT
In October 2021 she was part of the Bulgarian group that withdrew from the world championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, due to an injury suffered by Laura Traets. Following the withdrawal, she announced her retirement from the sport alongside her national teammates Laura Traets, Madlen Radukanova, Stefani Kiryakova and Erika Zafirova, who claimed gold together in the group event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "Our competition career is over. Here in Japan, in the country where we made our biggest dream come true. We are happy. Yes, we were ready for another fight, we were prepared and we wanted to end it properly, but this is how it had to be. Our final remains the winning of the coveted golden Olympic medal." (epicenter.bg, 28 Oct 2021)
Last update : 2024-07-22