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.
A total of 46 athletes are included in the Bulgarian delegation to the Olympic Games in Paris, which start on July 26, the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) reported. The flag bearers are boxer Stanimira Petrova and swimmer Lyubomir..
After becoming European champion in the 100m for girls under 18, Bulgaria's Radina Velichkova won a second medal at the European championships in Banska Bystrica (Slovakia). She took the bronze in the long jump after achieving 6.16 metres. Radina..
Nikola Tsolov, 17, has claimed his third Formula 3 victory and his first in a F3 feature race after triumphing in the long race at the Hungaroring racetrack in Hungary. The Bulgarian racing driver has so far had two sprint successes in Monaco and..
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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