The Ministry of Youth and Sports has approved funding amounting to EUR 21.5 million for the activities, during the current year, of federations administering Olympic sports, with each headquarters will receiving increased state financing as compared to 2023. The increase in funding for federations under the Olympic training programme is connected with the upcoming participation of Bulgarian athletes in the Olympic Games in Paris, and the possibility of earning more Olympic quotas.
According to the changes, the Olympic training programme will be provided 27% more in monthly financing for the training of athletes who have earned quotas. A 15% increase in pay for coaches and their teams has been set down in the amended accompanying staffing programme.
Competing against 180 athletes from 36 countries, Rahim Rashaida achieved a historic victory for Bulgarian fencing. Rashaida, who trains at the National Sports Academy Fencing Club under coach Dimitar Nikolov, secured first place at the World Junior..
Veteran Slovenian snowboarder Žan Košir won the men's parallel giant slalom in Val St. Come, Canada , after defeating Austrian Benjamin Karl in the final. Third place went to Bulgaria's Radoslav Yankov, who edged out Italy's Daniele Bagozza in the..
Tsanko Tsankov is back on home soil in Burgas after his recent participation in the Gdynia Winter Swimming Cup in Poland. The Bulgarian swimmer won three gold medals in the 1,000m, 200m and 450m freestyle events in the Baltic Sea. In an..
Veteran Slovenian snowboarder Žan Košir won the men's parallel giant slalom in Val St. Come, Canada , after defeating Austrian Benjamin Karl in the final...
Competing against 180 athletes from 36 countries, Rahim Rashaida achieved a historic victory for Bulgarian fencing. Rashaida, who trains at the National..
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