Neli Boteva
Neli Boteva is a badminton player from Bulgaria who participated in four Olympiads in women's doubles.
She first competed in the Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics – [Women's Doubles|1992 SummerOlympics] as Nelly Nedyalkova in the women's doubles event with Bulgarian partner Emilia Dimitrova, née Emmy Vlaar. They were defeated by Bożena Bąk & Wioletta Wilk from Poland in the round of 32 with 16-17, 8-15. Her second participation was at the Badminton at the [1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|1996 Summer Olympics] in Atlanta, United States with partner Diana Koleva where they lost in the first round to Japanese duo Tomomi Matsuo and Masako Sakamoto with 0-15, 4-15. In 2000 as Neli Boteva she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia again with partner Diana Koleva. They were defeated by Chinese duo Gao Ling and Qin Yiyuan 1-15, 9-15. Boteva also competed in the badminton at the [2004 Summer Olympics|2004 SummerOlympics] in Athens with partner Petya Nedelcheva. They were defeated by Ella Tripp and Joanne Wright of Great Britain in the round of 32 in a close 15-17, 14-17 match.
She won the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships three times in Women's singles in 1995, 1999 and 2003 and 5 times in Women's doubles in 1993, 1996, 2000, 2002 & 2004. The National mixed doubles title she only won once in 2002 with partner Boris Kessov.