Maria-Magdalena Kireva won a silver medal in the 76kg category at the European Weightlifting Championships in Tirana. She made three successful attempts at 100, 102 and 104 kg. So far, Bulgaria has a total of 18 medals from the tournament. The participation of four more Bulgarian weightlifters is forthcoming.
The only Bulgarian in the Candidates Tournament - Nurgyul Salimova, lost in the third round of the competition in Toronto against Rameshbabu Vaishali from India. The game lasted almost four hours, as the Bulgarian showed very good..
Karlos Nassar won a gold medal at this year's Weightlifting World Cup tournament in Phuket, Thailand. The Bulgarian became the champion with a total of 396 kg from the snatch and the clean and jerk events in the category of up to 89 kilograms for men...
Nurgyul Salimova has recorded a second draw at the Candidates Tournament for the world chess title in the Canadian city of Toronto. The 20-year-old Bulgarian, who played with the white pieces, finished in a tie with the Chinese grandmaster Lei Tingjie..
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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