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No one wants to lose their top athletes. I will do everything possible to prevent Karlos Nasar from leaving. This was stated by Stefan Botev, president of the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation, in interview for the bulgarian television BTV. He reiterated that he is ready to sign the contract prepared by Nasar’s team and agrees with all its conditions.
Does the Federation contribute to Nasar’s success?
“The Federation always contributes; without the Federation, no one can participate anywhere. The Federation invited Karlos Nasar to attend the training camps, but he refuses. Since he does not want to, we cannot give him a single BGN for the project to the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The contribution is for those who attend camps with the national team,” Botev clarified, adding that the three-time world champion does not receive a salary because he refuses to sign a contract.
“At the beginning of the year, contracts are submitted for all athletes; only Karlos did not want to sign his. Since he doesn’t sign it, he cannot receive a salary. The Ministry must allocate funds after the contract is signed. Nasar mainly disagrees because of the advertisements.”
“He offered his own contract for us to sign, and I agreed. On September 11, I went to the gym, showed him his contract to sign, and he said he would give it to his people to review. No one has contacted me; whoever he transferred it to should have contacted me. They need to establish contact with the Federation.”
Stefan Botev revealed that the recovery funds granted to each athlete are about 2,000–3,000 leva per month. The Federation cannot fully cover Nasar’s expenses, which, according to him, amount to 500,000 leva per year.
“500,000 leva is almost all the money for the entire recovery of the national team,” the weightlifting chief explained.
Botev also revealed that the anticipated sponsor has not yet been secured because the person in question wants to be photographed with the entire national team and with Karlos Nasar, but Nasar himself refuses to allow this.