The start of the 23rd Winter Olympics in PyeongChang has been given with an official ceremony broadcast live in over 200 countries. 92 Olympic delegations marched at the traditional opening parade in the presence of over 35,000 fans. Snowboarder Radoslav Yankov is the flag-bearer of the Bulgarian Olympic delegation. Bulgaria is represented at the Winter Olympics by 21 athletes in six sport disciplines. This is the biggest Bulgarian delegation since the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City in 2002.
Bulgaria’s chess player Nadya Toncheva has qualified for the 2025 Chess World Cup. In 2023, she also participated in the single elimination Women’s Chess World Cup and lost in the first round to Grandmaster Deimante Cornette (Lithuania). In order..
In a symbolic handover at the closure of this year's European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary, Plovdiv stepped into the spotlight as the next destination for Europe's premier rowing event in 2025. Annamarie Phelps, Chair of European Rowing,..
Bulgaria’s boxer Rami Kiwan achieved the biggest success of his career at the European Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. He defeated Russia’s Dzhambulat Bizhamov 3:2 in the men’s 75 kg final. At the beginning of April, the 23-year-old..
Bulgaria’s chess player Nadya Toncheva has qualified for the 2025 Chess World Cup. In 2023, she also participated in the single elimination Women’s..
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