At the European Weightlifting Championships in Batumi, Bulgarian Bozhidar Andreev became the first European weightlifting champion in the newly established category of 73 kg. The 22-year-old weightlifter won the gold medal with a European record for men up to 23 years of age of 153 kg in the snatch, and a European record for men in the clean and jerk of 192 kg. The last time Bulgaria won the European title in weightlifting was in 2014 in Tel Aviv when Georgi Markov triumphed in the category of 85 kg.
President Rumen Radev opens the international tournament Sofia Karate Open 2024 - President's Cup on Saturday, April 20 . The sports event is being held for the 11th time. This year, more than 1,500 participants from 20 countries will take part..
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first Bulgarian expedition to climb Everest, the world's highest peak. On 20 April 1984, 41-year-old Hristo Prodanov climbed the most difficult western slope without an oxygen mask . He reached the..
Petar Stoychev has become the first Bulgarian to swim the Strait of Gibraltar under the Oceans Seven rules without a wetsuit. Stoychev covered the distance from the European coast in the Spanish town of Tarifa to the African coast in Morocco in..
Bulgaria's Kristian Vasilev has qualified for the skiff final at the European Rowing Olympic Qualifiers in Szeged , Hungary. He won the second semi-final..
The Interior Ministry is planning an extra police presence in the capital for the final derby of the season between professional football clubs "CSKA -..
Boryana Kaleyn won a bronze medal in the all-around at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Tashkent. The other Bulgarian competitor Nikol Todorova..
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