Bulgaria’s best paragliders Yasen Savov and Veselin Ovcharov are planning to beat the European record in cross country discipline. For the purpose, they have to beat the current record of 420 kilometers. Veselin is to make the first attempt in June or July and later Yasen will try to break the record at the end of August. The two athletes are planning to take off from the city of Dobrich (Northeastern Bulgaria). They intend to fly for at least 9 hours. Yasen Savov is the first paraglider from Eastern Europe who became European Champion in paragliding and placed first at the cross country discipline back in 2012. Veselin Ovcharov is the only professional acro pilot in Bulgaria and the only official athlete of Red Bull in that country.
European 200m breaststroke champion Lyubomir Epitropov replaces his teammate Petar Mitsin as the flag bearer of the Bulgarian delegation during the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris on July 26, the Bulgarian Olympic Committee has reported. The..
The best Bulgarian tennis player Viktoriya Tomova has reached the quarterfinals at the WTA 500 tournament in Bad Homburg. She won a third victory in the German city – one in the qualifying round and two in the main draw. Viktoriya Tomova has..
Tihomir Ivanov won the men's high jump competition at the Sinner Hochsprungmeeting tournament in Sinn, Germany. The 29-year-old Bulgarian champion jumped 2.21 metres in his second attempt . The host country's Tobias Potye was second with the same..
Botev Plovdiv won 2-1 at home against Maribor (Slovenia) in the first qualifying round of the Europa League football tournament. Anthony Ujah scored the..
The rowing canal in Plovdiv is hosting two world championships in canoe-kayak, the organizers have announced . From 12 to 14 July more than 300 veterans..
Absolute world champion Stiliana Nikolova topped the standings of the World Challenge Cup in rhythmic gymnastics in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. On the..
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