Nickname
Eli, The Hidden Leader, Miss Discipline. (Facebook profile, 24 Jul 2018; 168chasa.bg, 08 Apr 2018; 24chasa.bg, 09 Sep 2017)
Hobbies
Fashion, reading, going to the cinema, walking in the park. (gong.bg, 03 Jun 2017; fbgr.org, 2017)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
Bulgarian, English, Japanese, Korean
Club
Levski-Iliana: Sofia, BUL
Coach
Vesela Dimitrova [national], BUL; Mihaela Maevska [national], BUL
Sporting relatives
Her younger brother Kaloyan Binev has represented Bulgaria in taekwondo at international level. Her father Slavcho Binev won gold at the 1992 European Championships in taekwondo and became a well-known Bulgarian businessman and politician after the end of his sports career. (sponsoo.de, 2017; gong.bg, 03 Jun 2017)
Injuries
In August 2018 she had pain in her waist during training. National head coach Vesela Dimitrova gave her a couple of days of rest so as not to risk her health in the build-up to the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (focus-news.net, 08 Aug 2018; 7dnisport.bg, 07 Aug 2018)
In February 2017 she suffered a right ankle injury at an event in Moscow, Russian Federation, and could not compete at the Rumi and Albena international tournament in Varna, Bulgaria. In March 2017 she suffered an ankle injury during training one day before a World Cup event in Sofia, Bulgaria, but decided to take part despite the pain. In April 2017 she broke bones in her hand at a World Cup event in Pesaro, Italy. (btvnovinite.bg, 01 Apr 2018, 29 Mar 2018; viasport.bg, 19 Mar 2017; sportal.bg, 27 Apr 2017)
She has broken her arm during her career. (gong.bg, 03 Jun 2017)
Start sporting career
She began the sport at age three in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother took her to a rhythmic gymnastics hall.
Ambitions
To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (fbgr.org, 2017)
Hero / Idol
Bulgarian high jumper Stefka Kostadinova and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (r-gymnastics.com, 2013)
Awards
She was part of the Bulgarian women's team that was named 2017 Team of the Year in Bulgaria. (beautyinsport.com, 20 Dec 2017)
Additional information
SHORT BREAK
In 2015 she stopped training to go to school in London, United Kingdom. After a short break she continued her career as she missed her sport. (gong.bg, 03 Jun 2017)
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