Mikyay Naim | |
Headercolor: | lightblue |
Native Name: | Микяй Салим Наим |
Full Name: | Mikyay Salim Naim |
Birth Date: | 1997 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bulgaria |
Height: | 1.63 m |
Weight: | 65 kg |
Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
Weight Class: | 65 kg |
Event: | Freestyle |
Club: | Dimitrovgrad Wrestling Club |
Coach: | Salim Salim |
Regionals: | (2023) |
Show-Medals: | Yes |
Mikyay Salim Naim (; born 4 October 1997) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[1] [2]
He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, losing to Armenian Vazgen Tevanyan 12–1 with technical superiority in the men's freestyle 65 kg final match. He had reached the final after defeating Swiss Nino Leutert 10–3 in the first round, Georgian Edemi Bolkvadze 6–2 in the quarterfinals and Romanian Ștefan Coman 7–0 in the semifinals.[3]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4]