Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia will be the host of the upcoming seventh annual international boxing female tournament “Balkan”. The event is scheduled to take place from October 5-10, the European Boxing Confederation has announced.
The event will be taking place in Sofia for a second straight year, as the competition was held in Botevgrad back in 2018 and 2019.
Last year the home nation captured a total of 4 golds, with Stanimira Petrova claiming the “Balkan” Cup, with fighters from Brazil, Kosovo, Croatia and Turkey taking part in the 2020 tournament.
There will be a total of 10 weight divisions – 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg.
Schedule of the event
October 5 – Arrival of the delegations
October 5, 20:00 – Technical Meeting
October 6, 11:00 – Official Draw
October 6, 14:00 – Day1 competition
October 6, 17:00 – Opening Ceremony
October 7, 13:00 – Day2 competition
October 8, 13:00 – Day3 competition with the semi-finals
October 9, 14:00 – Day4 competition with the finals
October 10 – Departure of the delegations