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5th place in the Men's Rings Final (National Championships 2016)
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Awarded by the Science Council in the United Kingdom
On 30 May 2018, at the age of 30, I was officially admitted to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Doctor of Philosophy
3X London Champion
Gymnastics Show 2012
4th Best Gymnast in Bulgaria on Still Rings in 2012

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I presented our study on the combined European physical fitness percentile scores at the 13th FIEP European Congress and 29th FIEP World Congress in Istnabul, Turkey on 28 Sep 2018.
Presenting our research at the 13th FIEP European Congress and 29th FIEP World Congress in Istanbul, Turkey

28 September 2018
I presented our research during the parallel sessions at the 13th FIEP European Congress & 29th FIEP World Congress in Istanbul. Our study was concerned with the reference gap in the European physical fitness percentile scores for the Alpha-fit test battery. The abstract was published as conference proceedings, and together with our presentation are both available for download.
Tool for assessing specific endurance in female karate practitioners

26 July 2018
Our study establishes the functional state of female karate practitioners during a Shotokan style kumite competition by measuring changes in the concentration of capillary blood lactate, and provides a competitive bout model for estimation of the specific enfurance in female karate practitioners. The study was supported by Grant ЦРАС-06/06-04-2017 from the National Sports Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Our Software has been published in a Peer-Reviewed Journal

12 July 2018
BeepShuttle Junior is our new software, which assesses the aerobic fitness of children and adolescents based on age- and gender specific international norms. The software was originally presented at the 12th FIEP European Congress in Luxembourg, in 2017. After this Congress, the study was built upon further and the complete article was accepted in the Journal of Advanced Sport Technology in July 2018.
On 30 May 2018, at the age of 30, I was officially admitted to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

30 May 2018
It was an honor to present my Doctoral Dissertation in front of this audience, including the Scientific Jury for this Official PhD Defence, lecturers and researchers from 3 Departments of the National Sports Academy (Biochemistry and Physiology, Gymnastics, and Physical Education), as well as parents of the gymnasts I coached and their children.