The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation has requested a probe into the legitimacy of a petition organized by CSKA wrestling club that led to a court-ordered extraordinary general meeting.

The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation (BF Borba) has filed a formal complaint with the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office regarding the authenticity of documents used to call an extraordinary general meeting. The petition, led by the CSKA wrestling club, resulted in a Sofia Appellate Court ruling that mandates the assembly take place on October 17, 2026. The federation's board alleges that former general secretary Belcho Goranov withheld critical documents from the court during the legal proceedings.

Dispute Over Documentation and Representation

The federation alleges that Belcho Goranov, who served as general secretary until his dismissal on October 5, 2026, failed to present essential records to the court, including the current list of member clubs and documentation regarding their representative authority. The board claims these documents were necessary to verify the legal quorum required to call the meeting. Furthermore, the board states that Goranov was never registered in the Commercial Register as a legal representative, noting that Stanka Zlateva Hristova is the sole legal representative of the federation.

Ongoing Legal and Administrative Conflict

Tensions escalated on October 12, 2026, when a joint complaint was filed by CSKA chairman Metodi Penev and Goranov against the board's decision to remove Goranov from his position. The federation maintains that Goranov continues to sign documents using his former title, which it describes as misleading. Despite these challenges, the federation stated it will comply with the court's order to hold the extraordinary general meeting on October 17, 2026, while continuing to pursue the investigation into the petition's validity.