A total of 120 men and women from seven countries have competed in the 2nd St. Vlas Swimming Marathon. Professionals and amateurs from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Poland and Bulgaria swam two distances - 1000 and 2000 meters, divided into six age groups. The winners of the Saint Vlas Cup are Danail Pakhomov from Russia, who swam the 2000m for 13.23 min and Arina Zakorko from Ukraine with a time of 15.24 min.
The only Bulgarian in the Candidates Tournament - Nurgyul Salimova, lost in the third round of the competition in Toronto against Rameshbabu Vaishali from India. The game lasted almost four hours, as the Bulgarian showed very good..
Karlos Nassar won a gold medal at this year's Weightlifting World Cup tournament in Phuket, Thailand. The Bulgarian became the champion with a total of 396 kg from the snatch and the clean and jerk events in the category of up to 89 kilograms for men...
Nurgyul Salimova has recorded a second draw at the Candidates Tournament for the world chess title in the Canadian city of Toronto. The 20-year-old Bulgarian, who played with the white pieces, finished in a tie with the Chinese grandmaster Lei Tingjie..
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first Bulgarian expedition to climb Everest, the world's highest peak. On 20 April 1984, 41-year-old..
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