{"id":3301,"date":"2023-09-13T07:44:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T07:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthguarddetachments.com\/?p=3301"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:18:30","slug":"3301","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthguarddetachments.com\/en\/3301\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Lewis and Hristo Stoichkov officially inaugurate the &#8220;Garden of the World&#8221; in Pazardzhik!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"?--><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/youthguarddetachments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/376368724_139185709264915_3710861817164676264_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3287\" style=\"width:730px;height:1024px\" width=\"730\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthguarddetachments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/376368724_139185709264915_3710861817164676264_n-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/youthguarddetachments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/376368724_139185709264915_3710861817164676264_n-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/youthguarddetachments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/376368724_139185709264915_3710861817164676264_n-768x1077.jpg 768w, https:\/\/youthguarddetachments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/376368724_139185709264915_3710861817164676264_n-1095x1536.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/youthguarddetachments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/376368724_139185709264915_3710861817164676264_n.jpg 1141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.7\">Legendary American track and field athlete Carl Lewis and Bulgaria&#8217;s most successful footballer Hristo Stoichkov will officially open the &#8220;Garden of the World&#8221; in the city of Pazardzhik. 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