site.btaBoxer Stanimira Petrova's Quarter-final Defeat Dashes Hopes She Could Win First Paris Olympics Medal for Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Stanimira Petrova (right) fights China's Yuan Chang in their women's 54kg quarter-final boxing match at the Summer Olympics, Paris, August 1, 2024 (AP Photo/John Locher)
Bulgaria's Stanimira Petrova lost to China's Yuan Chang by a 1-4 decision (29-28, 27-30, 27-30, 28-29, 28-29) in the women's boxing 54 kg quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, dashing hopes of winning the first medal for Bulgaria at the Games. A spot in the semi-finals would have meant at least a bronze for Petrova.
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