European 200m breaststroke champion Lyubomir Epitropov replaces his teammate Petar Mitsin as the flag bearer of the Bulgarian delegation during the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris on July 26, the Bulgarian Olympic Committee has reported.
The general assembly of the committee had approved Mitsin and boxer Stanimira Petrova to carry the national flag, but due to the parade of nations that continues for many hours, a decision was made to preserve the swimmer on the day before his start in the 400m freestyle competition. Bulgaria will be represented at the Olympics by 45 athletes in 16 sports.
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,..
Ivan Cheparinov scored a victory in the eighth round of the European Individual Chess Championship in Petrovac, Montenegro. The Bulgarian grandmaster played with the black pieces and secured a brilliant win over Ukrainian Ihor Samunenkov. The..
The Bulgarian national team won a 1-0 victory versus Luxembourg in the penultimate match from the C3 group of the Nations League. The Bulgarian footballers performed up to par in the first half, but the second half was a challenge for them,..
Today, President Rumen Radev awarded prominent Bulgarian athletes with the Presidential Badge of Honor. At a ceremony at the presidential institution,..
It is high time that Bulgaria has a modern stadium that can host finals of European club tournaments. This opinion was expressed by..
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