The Bulgarian athletes who took part in the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin (June 17-25) won 19 medals, out of which 5 gold and 5 silver.
At the large-scale sports event for people with intellectual disabilities, Bulgaria was represented by 39 athletes and their partners in 9 sports - athletics, bocce, badminton, equestrian, swimming, powerlifting, tennis, and also for the first time participated in a united team in 5x5 basketball (6 athletes with intellectual disabilities and 4 partners without intellectual disabilities) and field hockey (6 men and 4 women).
The famous athlete Stefka Kostadinova was chosen by the Bulgarian Olympic Committee to represent Bulgaria at the photo exhibition opened at the European Parliament in Brussels under the motto "Women and Sport in the EU". Stefka Kostadinova..
Karlos Nassar has won another prestigious award at the World Weightlifting Championships in Bahrain. He was declared the No. 1 weightlifter among all 232 participants in the competition in Manama. Nassar's world record of 405 kg in..
Denislava Glushkova won the title at the clay court tennis tournament in Antalya, with a total prize fund of USD 15,000. The 6th-seeded Bulgarian defeated the top-seeded Natalija Senic (Serbia) 6-4, 6-0, claiming the title with five consecutive..
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