A STUDENT FROM VFU "CHERNORIZETS HRABER" WON A BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD KICKBOXING CHAMPIONSHIP IN PORTUGAL

28 November 2023

Our student Polina Galinova, who is majoring in Psychology, won a bronze medal at the World Kickboxing Championship in Portugal!

Polina faced the world's best in the women's 56kg K-1 style at the World Kickboxing Championships in Albufeira, Portugal. On the road to success, Polina showed exceptional skill, defeating Destenny Taylor from the USA 3-0 votes and Mihaela Kerlechkova from the Czech Republic in the eight-final and the quarterfinal. We kept our fingers crossed for her as she faced the strong rival Zehra Aslan from Turkey in the semi-finals.

This success is a well-deserved contribution to the sporting pride and distinction of our university. Polina, thank you for the inspiration and for presenting Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" in such a great way!

Polina Galinova is a two-time world champion in kickboxing for juniors and cadets. In December 2020, she became the Balkan vice-champion in the international kickboxing tournament 'Balkan Best Fighters' in the Serbian city of Jagodina, and in March 2021 - she won her first national kickboxing championship. She won the gold at the State Low Kick Kickboxing Championship up to 56 kilograms, which was held in Varna in 2021. Since 2016, she has been part of the Bulgarian national kickboxing team.

She is a competitor and coach in Sports Club 'Shumenska Krepost', and her coach is her father - Galin Metodiev.