The Olympics capture the attention of the world until February 22

The XXV Winter Olympics open in the evening of February 6 in Italy. The official ceremony begins at 9 p.m. at San Siro stadium in Milan. Smaller openings will be held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Livigno and Predazzo, which host competitions in some of the disciplines.

Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova is among the officially invited statespersons for the Olympic flame lighting ceremony. Bulgaria is represented by 20 athletes in 6 disciplines. The flag-bearer of the delegation in Milan is figure skater Alexandra Feigin and in Cortina, the national flag will be carried by biathlete Vladimir Iliev. The country has 8 competitors in biathlon and 4 in snowboarding. in cross-country skiing and alpine skiing there are 3 Bulgarian quotas. There is one representative in women's figure skating and one in men's ski jumping. Bulgarian participation begins on Sunday, February 8, with the qualifications for the parallel giant slalom in alpine snowboarding.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov
Photo: AP/BTA