site.btaLachezar Valchev Wins Silver in Triple Jump at European Athletics U23 Championships

Lachezar Valchev won the silver in the men's triple jump at the European Athletics U23 Championships here on Sunday. The 20-year-old  Bulgarian overcame 16.48 meters on the third attempt, which earned him second place in the discipline and marked a personal best for him. 

The gold went to Spain's Pablo Delgado, who won with a personal best of 16.55 metres. Italy's Federico Bruno came third with his season's best of 16.47 metres.

Valchev's is the second silver medal won by a Bulgarian athlete at the European Athletics U23 Championship, after Bozhidar Saraboyukov came second in the long jump event in Bergen on July 18.