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Driven by gold medal performances from Chantelle Reid and Damar Thomas, the 2026 Strandja Memorial Tournament, held in Sofia from 23 February to 1 March, once again underlined its reputation as a true yardstick of elite amateur boxing. In a stacked, unforgiving competition — particularly against the ever-formidable Kazakh and Uzbek delegations, heirs to the storied Soviet boxing tradition — the British team returned home with six medals to show for their efforts.