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Plovdiv to host the WAKO European Kickboxing Cup

Bulgaria will organize the European Kickboxing Cup. The decision was unanimously taken by the leadership of the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO), reported BGNES . ''The Top Ten Plovdiv Open Bulgaria is the new WAKO..

published on 2/27/24 11:57 AM
Aleksandar Asenov

Aleksandar Asenov wins two medals at the 2024 Virtus World Indoor Athletics Championship in Reims

Aleksandar Asenov won the title in the men‘s 200m sprint at the World Indoor Athletic Championships for persons with intellectual Impairment in Reims, France. Nicolas Virapin (France) claimed the silver medal. On Friday, Asenov won a silver..

published on 2/25/24 12:01 PM
Stanimir Belomazhev

Stanimir Belomazhev wins silver medal at the World Ski Orienteering Championships

Stanimir Belomazhev, Bulgaria won a silver medal in the sprint at the World Ski Orienteering Championships in Haanja, Estonia. Stanimir Belomazhev, who is two-times world champion in the sprint, came 9 seconds behind the winner Niklas Ekstrom,..

published on 2/23/24 5:51 PM

Kubrat Pulev to face Mahmoud Charr in Sofia

On March 30, Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev will face Mahmoud Charr in a match for the WBA Regular title . The match will take place in Arena Sofia.  "This is an incredible event. There were many difficult decisions. We are doing the..

published on 2/22/24 1:32 PM
Григор Димитров

Tennis: Grigor Dimitrov eliminated in Rotterdam semis 

Grigor Dimitrov will not be playing for the title at the 2024 ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam after going down 4-6, 3-6 to Australian Alex de Minaur. The Bulgarian was broken in the first game of both sets and that was enough for his opponent to seal..

published on 2/18/24 11:07 AM
Карлос Насар

Bulgaria's Karlos Nasar wins fourth European title for Bulgaria at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships

Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar won the 89 kg title at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC) in Sofia . He set his latest record - a junior world record snatch of 176 kg. In front of a home crowd at the capital's Arena Sofia, the..

published on 2/18/24 10:17 AM
Grigor Dimitrov defeated De Minaur in Rotterdam last year

Grigor Dimitrov qualifies for the semifinals in Rotterdam

The best Bulgarian tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, has reached the third semi-final of the season. In the afternoon, he will face Australia's Alex De Minaur in the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam. Dimitrov scored victories versus Italy's Lorenzo..

published on 2/17/24 11:19 AM
Bozhidar Andreev

Bozhidar Andreev wins European gold medal in weightlifting, sets record

Bozhidar Andreev won the title in the 73 kg. Olympic category at the European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia. The 27-year old weightlifter achieved 348 kgs. in the bout and in the push-up, and, for the second time after 2019 in Batumi,..

published on 2/16/24 9:13 AM

Funding for Olympic sports upped

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..

published on 2/15/24 4:03 PM
Gabriel Marinov

Bulgarian weightlifters grab medals at the European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia

Gabriel Marinov won the gold, while Ivan Dimov grabbed the silver medal in the category of up to 61 kilograms at the European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia. Marinov’s result was a total of 281 kg after 121 kg in the..

published on 2/14/24 9:05 AM