On September 6, fans of running around the country will be able to compete along the central boulevards of Sofia in the fifth relay Sofia Ekiden Marathon. The start is at 9 am in front of the National Stadium "Vasil Levski" in the capital city of Sofia. The start will be given by Japanese Ambassador to Bulgaria, Masato Watanabe. The marathon is part of the 30th edition of the Days of Japanese Culture in Bulgaria. The event aims to promote not only the relay race in Bulgaria but team spirit, as well. For this purpose the participants in the marathon will unite in teams of 6 people. In addition, according to the organizers, the goals of this year's marathon will also include celebration of 134 years of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia; 140 years of the establishment of the Bulgarian diplomatic service; and 15 years of Bulgaria’s membership in NATO.
Grigor Dimitrov has produced his best performance at Roland Garros. After beating No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3) at Court Suzanne Lenglen on Sunday, he secured his place in the quarter-finals in Paris. The Bulgarian will next play world..
Bulgaria's Blagoy Todorov won a silver medal in the Recurve Under 18 Men category at the World Archery Ranking Event in Slovenia. In a contest of 22 competitors from 14 countries, Todorov finished the qualification with 615 points, which was enough..
European vice-champion in boxing, Radoslav Rosenov, secured an Olympic quota in the up to 63.5 kg category after defeating Alexandru Paraskiv from Moldova at the tournament in Bangkok. He is the fifth Bulgarian boxer to qualify for the Paris Games...
Bulgaria’s top female tennis player Viktoriya Tomova has reached the top rankings of her career – 63 rd place in the WTA rankings with 1,035 points...
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