Bulgaria for the World Championships in Kontiolahti. Krasimir Anev enroute with the federation

Were made official the names of the Bulgarian biathletes taking part in the World Championships in Kontiolahti. The main news for & ograve; concerns an ongoing conflict between Krasimir Anev and the president of the federation Ekaterina Dafovska.

Monday 2 March 2015 4 minutes reading time

The squad is as follows UOMINIANEV Krasimir (1987) Gerdzhikov Vladimir (1992) ILIEV Vladimir (1987) SINAPOV Anton (1993) Ivan Zlatev (1990) DONNEKADEVA Daniela (1993) Koeva Dafinka (1990) POPOVA Stefani (1993) STOYANOVA Desislava (1992) YORDANOVA Emilia (1989) Bulgaria has achieved excellent results in the men. The gi & agrave; said Krasimir Anev and surprising Vladimir Iliev have collected placings prestige to repeat and are both in the top 30 positions in the overall World Cup. Furthermore both have won a medal at the European Championships (bronze Iliev nell''individuale, silver for Anev nell''inseguimento). Obviously aspire to the podium & egrave; a ballgame, but enter the top ten may not be a chimera. The main news concerns for & ograve; an internal conflict of the movement. In particular Anev and the president of the federation Ekaterina Dafovska are at loggerheads. From what has been learned the Olympic champion dell''individuale Nagano 1998 would have accused Anev boycott. The leader of the movement participated n & egrave; the relay of Oberhof n & egrave; that of Anterselva, saying that they were not in his program. However, the casus belli would be the team event of the Europeans of Otep & auml; & auml ;. The twenty-seven have refused to replace the 'sick Ivan Zlatev, forcing the team to forfeit. For groped to mend the breach last week & egrave; was even necessary to the 'intervention of the sports minister Krasen Kralev who organized a meeting between Anev and Dafovska, after which it would have established a "truce" until end of season. Not & egrave; the first time and Anev Dafovska are protagonists of controversial situation. The 'athlete a couple of years ago had even announced his retirement dall''attivit & agrave; racing, except to retrace his steps, in opposition to the coaching staff for the preparation of the materials during the European Championships in Bansko. Instead the president was accused by federal biathlete Niya Dimitrova of little economic support to the women's team, so that in spring 2013, the 'twenties then promising dichiar & ograve; it is ready to sit still for two years and return to starting dall''inverno 2015 - '' 16 representing for & ograve; Slovenia.

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