Bulgaria's Velichko Cholakov celebrates his bronze medal in the men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the Athens 2004 Olympics Games August 25, 2004. REUTERS/Andrea Comas RUS/AA
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's former European weightlifting champion Velichko Cholakov, who served a four-year ban for doping, died on Sunday at the age of 35.
A hospital official in the southern town of Smolyan confirmed Cholakov’s death and said the cause would only be known after an autopsy.
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