Tihomir Ivanov, champion at this year’s Summer Universiade in Italy, won a title in the high jump at the Balkan athletics championship in the Bulgarian town of Pravets, clearing 2.27 metres.
Sprinter Ivet Lalova-Collio won the 100 metres Balkan title, clocking 11.23 seconds (+1.2 m./sec.). Diana Weissman, Israel, came second with 11.25 seconds, and third – another Bulgarian competitor – Inna Eftimova with 11.56 seconds.
Former Bulgarian football legend Hristo Stoychkoff came to watch Ivet Lalova-Collio compete, as did Sebastian Coe, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations and former world pole vault record holder Sergey Bubka.
We highly appreciate the readiness of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to support the efforts and ambition of Bulgaria to organize the hosting of the Winter Youth Olympics, said President Rumen Radev at a meeting with the President of the IOC..
Bulgaria's best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has advanced to the second round of the 2024 French Open. The number 10 seed Dimitrov defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) 6:4, 6:3, 6:4. The match lasted for 1 hour and 58 minutes . Dimitrov and Kovacevic..
Stiliiana Nikolova won the all-around title at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She performed strongly in all four routines and scored 36.050 points in the clubs routine, 34.800 points in the ribbon..
The European Shooting Confederation has voted in favour of Bulgaria to host Euro 2026 in Burgas for the U21, U18 and U16 age categories. "Hosting..
Bulgaria's women's national volleyball team scored a dramatic victory in its last match in the Women's Volleyball Nations League . The Bulgarian team..
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