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).
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov has been nominated for the World Tennis Association’s Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. He will be vying against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, Casper Ruud of Norway and Dominic Thiem of Austria. In 2023, Grigor Dimitrov..
The Bulgarian national football team drew 1-1 with Belarus in the final round of the group stage of the Nations League. Vasil Panayotov scored for Bulgaria in the 13th minute . Yury Kovalev from Belarus equalized in the 70th minute. Bulgaria..
Bulgaria’s best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov ended the 2024 season in the Top 10 of the world rankings. The 33-year-old Bulgarian has an asset of 3350 points and retains his 10th position. This is Dimitrov's best achievement since the end of 2017,..
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