Only 3 percent of Bulgarians are physically active, said Yoanna Dochevska, chair of the Bulgarian Sports Development Association and added:
“There are many reasons - many say they cannot afford it or that there are no sporting facilities. We expect an update of data by the end of the year that will show whether there has been any development in the past three years."
The European Week of Sport begins in Bulgaria today. The EC initiative features various sporting games and initiatives in nine towns in the country. The start was given this morning with a sports exposition in Boris Garden in Sofia.
Desislava Angelova has qualified for Women’s Single Sculls A Final at the Olympic Games in Paris. She finished third in the first semifinal. Angelova stopped the clock at 7:27.16 minutes. The race was won by Karolein Florijn (The Netherlands)-..
Ludogorets lost to Dinamo Minsk 0-1 in the rematch of the second qualifying round of the Champions League, played at the Mezőkövesdi Városi stadium in Hungary. Ivan Bakhar scored the only goal of the match in the 37th minute. In the second half,..
Bulgaria's Javier Ibanez qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic boxing tournament in Paris in the men’s 57 kg category. The Cuban-born No 2 seed defeated Aider Abduraimov (Ukraine) 5:0. Ibanez needs one more victory to secure at least a..
Boxer Javier Ibáñez qualified for the Olympic semi-finals in the category of up to 57 kg thus securing at least a bronze medal in..
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..
More than 220 contestants from 7 countries will take part in the 84 th edition of the Galata-Varna International Swimming Marathon – from Bulgaria,..
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