Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev has sent a message to the Bulgarian athletes in the Winter Olympic Games.

"Today, the world is once again focused on the Olympic Games and I wish the Bulgarian athletes success at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Their participation in this world forum is a top achievement and an occasion for personal satisfaction. This is a great opportunity for our national flag to fly high at the Olympics and to unite us in the hope of strong performance of our athletes," President Radev wrote in Facebook.

"Let sport become an inspiration and motivation for more and more Bulgarian children to rediscover its power for building strong personality and skills," the President said.