Bulgaria’s best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the round of sixteen at Beijing tennis tournament after defeating Steve Johnson from the USA- 7:5; 6:7; 6:4 in the first round. The match lasted for 2.44 hours. The tennis tournament in Beijing is part of ATP 500 and its prize fund amounts to USD 4.16 million. Dimitrov had the chance to close the match much earlier, but missed 4 set balls in the tiebreak of the second set. His next opponent in the second round is Luka Pui from France who defeated Rafael Nadal at the US Open and later reached the quarterfinals of that tournament.
Desislava Angelova came in sixth place in the skiff at the rowing competition at the Olympics in Paris. Angelova, who is a first-timer at the Olympic Games, covered the distance of 2,000 m. in 7:33.19 minutes. She is the first Bulgarian female..
Bulgaria's Svetlana Kamenova started with a convincing victory in the 57 kg category of the Olympic boxing tournament in Paris, defeating Michaela Walsh of Ireland by 5-0 judges' votes in the quarter-finals. Svetlana's next opponent is two-time..
The Bulgarian Olympic Committee came out with a strong position against the participation of two boxers in the women’s tournament, who did not pass the gender eligibility tests. "The Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) once again..
Tihomir Ivanov took the eighth place in the high jump with a personal best of 2.27 m and ended the Bulgarian participation at the Olympic Games in..
Though it was in the lead in the qualifications, the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics ensemble failed to earn any Olympic medals. Magdalina Minevska,..
The Bulgarian flag at tonight's closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris will be carried by rhythmic gymnast Boryana Kaleyn and classical wrestling..
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