The Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation has filed documents for bankruptcy due to its heavy debts.
Weightlifters Karlos Nasar and Bozhidar Andreev, who won a gold and a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, have been without funding since the beginning of the year. It is not yet clear whether the current situation would prevent them from competing at the world weightlifting championships in Bahrain in early December.
"I will do everything possible to preserve the weightlifting federation," said Karlos Nasar in an interview with BGNES. He added that together with the candidate for new president, Marin Milashki, they were trying everything possible to withdraw the application to the court and have the opportunity to pay part of the debts.
After it became clear that the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation was on the verge of bankruptcy, DPS-New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski met with the federation's president Stefan Botev and promised to find a solution to the problem. "Thanks to this..
European champion and second in the world Kiril Milov became the winner of the “Nikola Petrov” gold belt for the second time in the Greco-Roman wrestling, while Ahmed Bataev for the first time grabbed the “Dan Kolov” gold in the..
Bulgarian sabre fencer Yoana Ilieva has won a gold medal at the Women's Fencing World Cup tournament in Plovdiv. In the final at the "Kolodruma" hall, she won 15:13 against Italian Chiara Mormille, becoming the first Bulgarian to..
Isabella Shinikova, Bulgaria, won the singles title at the Sharm el Sheikh hard court tennis tournament with USD 15,000 in prize money. In the final,..
Scattered showers
Rain
Overcast, rain
Rain / Snow