Bulgarian Karlos Nasar won gold medal in the 73 kilogram category with a total of 291 kilograms at the 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Las Vegas (USA). The solver went to Asadbek Narimanov (a total of 287 kg). Amagiak Misakian (Greece) finished third with a total of 272 kilograms. Last year Karlos Nasar became a European Champion in the 69 kilogram category at the U15 event. The Bulgarian athlete placed 7th at the European Weightlifting Championships in 2017. Two more Bulgarian weightlifters are to take part at the 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Las Vegas. Georgi Yochev will compete in the 89 kilogram category and Stefcho Hristov will take part at the 102 kilo category.
In one of the mountains near Sofia - Vitosha, a new mountain race - Hut Hop Race will take place today starting at 10 am. The race is a run/walk with elements of map orientation using any navigational aids. Organizers are Kiril Nikolov "Dizela",..
Nurgyul Salimova scored her first victory at the Grand Prix chess tournament in the Kazakh city of Shymkent . In an eighth-round match, she defeated Mongolia's Batkhuyag Munguntuul with the black pieces. Salimova took the initiative from the start and..
Arm wrestling is rarely talked about in Bulgaria as a prestigious sport, but we can boast with being a world power in this sport as our athletes have become European and world arm wrestling champions more than once. Thanks to athletes such as Plamen..
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov has been nominated for the World Tennis Association’s Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. He will be vying against Carlos..
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