Angel Rusev earned silver medal in the Men’s total at the pre-Olympic weightlifting tournament in the Iranian city of Rasht. The Bulgarian athlete finished with 110 kilograms in the snatch event and 147 kilograms in the clean and jerk event in the 61 kilo category and won the silver medal with a total of 257 kilograms.
Angel is eighteen years old. He became a European champion in the 55 kilograms competition at the EWF Senior Weightlifting Championships in Batumi held in the spring of 2019. Later, he became U20 European Weightlifting Champion at the EWF Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championship in Bucharest in October last year. The weightlifting tournament in Iran is part of the qualifications for the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.
Bulgaria won five medals on the last day of the 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Sofia. Stiliana Nikolova won the gold in the ball and the ribbon finals, and a silver medal in the hoop final. Boryana Kaleyn won silver medal at the clubs..
Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva easily qualified for the final in the women’s doubles at the European Badminton Championships in Saarbrücken, Germany. The competition is the last qualification for the Olympic Games in Paris. In the..
Boryana Kaleyn took the all-around title at the 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Sofia. Kaleyn performed excellently in the clubs and ribbon routines and won the title. Stiliana Nikolova, who was leading after the first day, made mistakes in the..
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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