New Wave of Olympic Weightlifters (Bulgaria, 1971)
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1971 – Student weightlifters at the Youth Sports School in Sofia (left to right):
Top row:
Yordan Bikov, Trendafil Stoychev, Nedelcho Kolev, Ivan Tonin (coach), Atanas Shopov, Krasimir Iliev, Dimitar Slavov, Alexander Kraychev, Nikolay Kamenopolski
Front row:
X1, X2, Encho Enchev, Zlatin Evtimov
In Bulgaria, they were called “Olympic Hopes”. In a few years to come, hopes will turn into reality. Many of them will become world famous athletes with remarkable achievements in the sport of Olympic weightlifting.