In his debut at the Olympic Games, Ivaylo Ivanov received immense recognition. After officiating more than 10 matches in both the men's and women's tournaments, our best referee will be the head official for the bronze medal match between USA and Italy in Paris. Ivanov's evaluations in previous matches have been excellent, which is why he was assigned duties almost every day of the Olympics.

The bronze medal match starts at 5 PM Bulgarian time. Ivanov has officiated matches for both participants in the bronze medal match at the Games.