Bulgarian-born Mirela Rahneva, who competes for Canada, set a record in skeleton racing at the Olympics in Beijing, clocking 1:02.03 in the first leg. In the second leg she made several errors and finished 18th, which puts her in 9th position in the temporary rankings.
Mirela Rahneva was born in 1988 in Ruse, Bulgaria, her father is a gymnast and her mother an elite sprinter. The family emigrated to Canada in 1997. She started competing in skeleton in 2012 and has been part of the Canadian national team since 2016.
Olympic wrestling champions Semen Novikov and Magomed Ramazanov were solemnly welcomed at Sofia Airport with folklore dances, bagpipes and laurel wreaths. "I felt the support of every Bulgarian. My next goal is the world title. I became European..
Bulgaria finished 26th in the Paris 2024 Olympics medal table. By comparison, Bulgaria was 30th at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 54th at the Rio 2016 Olympics, 51st at the London 2012 Olympics and 40 th at the Beijing 2018 Summer Olympics. In Paris,..
The Bulgarian flag at tonight's closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris will be carried by rhythmic gymnast Boryana Kaleyn and classical wrestling champion Semen Novikov. The tally for Bulgaria from the 2024 Paris Olympics is seven medals -..
The Olympic champion from Paris and world record holder in weightlifting Karlos Nasar will be announced today as an honorary citizen of the town of..
Bulgaria's first racket Grigor Dimitrov has qualified for the second round of the US Open . In his 14th appearance at the Grand Slam tournament in New..
With the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, the world's most important competition for athletes with disabilities, starting tomorrow, discus thrower Stela..
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