Sofia has been conferred the permanent title of European Capital of Sport, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova announced, citing a letter received from ACES Europe, a non-profit association based in Brussels which assigns every year since 2001 the recognitions of European Capital, City, Community and Town of Sport.
Mayor Fandakova made a review of the work accomplished as part of this initiative, and of the investments Sofia municipality has made towards the development of sports on the territory of the city. She also presented the sports events programme for 2019.
Over 6,500 runners from various countries are participating in the 2024 Sofia Marathon, which is taking place over the weekend. Around a thousand athletes competing in the classic marathon distance of 42.195 km set off from Alexander..
The Bulgarian national football team drew 0:0 with Luxembourg in a Nations League match played at Hristo Botev stadium in Plovdiv. The national team was supported by over 16,000 fans, but that didn’t help it break through the opponent's defense...
Grigor Dimitrov lost 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 to 19-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik in the semi-finals in Shanghai . The match lasted two hours and five minutes. Mensik will meet Novak Djokovic, who beat Roman Safiullin 6-3, 6-2, in the quarter-finals. Next week,..
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