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Competing on the Rings at the 2019 London Championships
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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 physical fitness of young artistic gymnasts at the UK's top conference in sport and exercise sciences, BASES Conference 2018 in Harrogate, England on 28 November 2018.

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What is the Effect of Gymnastics on Children?

1 June 2019
This study presents findings from the following project: Assessment of the Physical Development in Bulgarian Artistic Gymnasts, won by my colleagues and I in 2018, and funded by Grant ‘08/15.02.2018’ from the National Sports Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria. The study included a representative sample of 25% of all registered young artistic gymnasts in Bulgaria. The results clearly demonstrated that artistic gymnastics improves all health-related components of physical fitness and positively influences children’s physical development..
2019 Men's London Regional Championships

31 March 2019
I am taking part at the 2019 Men's London Regional Championships on 31 March this year. I have not competed for nearly two years due to injuries, so I am really excited to perform on the Rings once again. Never Give Up on Your Dreams!
BASES Conference 2018

28 November 2018
At this conference I presented preliminary findings from our study on physical fitness of young artistic gymnasts, which is part of the following project: Assessment of the Physical Development in Bulgarian Artistic Gymnasts, won by my colleagues and I, and funded by Grant ‘08/15.02.2018’ from the National Sports Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria. Our presentation was part of the 5 slides in 5 minutes Free communication sessions at the BASES Conference in Harrogate.
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.
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.