August 21, 2026 05:39 pm (IST)
TokyoOlympics
Bulgarian boxer Krasteva wins women's fly gold at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Stoyka Zhelyazkova Krasteva of Bulgaria beat Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Turkey to win the women's fly gold here on Saturday.
The 35-year-old won the bout on a unanimous decision 5-0 to win the first boxing medal for Bulgaria at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Huang Hsiao-Wen of Chinese Taipei and Tsukimi Namiki of Japan completed the podium line-up.
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