site.btaOlympic Bronze Medallist Evelina Nikolova Retires on World Wrestling Day

Olympic bronze medallist Evelina Nikolova ended her competitive wrestling career on World Wrestling Day, the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation said here on Friday.

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Nikolova won a bronze medal in the women’s 57 kg category. She finished third at the World Championships in 2015 and was runner-up at the European Championships last season. Over the course of her career, she earned a total of 10 medals from major championships, the federation recalled.

"This is not the end. This is a new beginning. Because a person does not stop being a wrestler when they step off the mat. The fight continues – just in a different form. For wrestling – with love," Nikolova wrote on Instagram.