The Bulgarian national flag was hoisted at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro in the presence of Bulgarian athletes, coaches, officials and representatives of foreign Olympic delegations. The largest group consisting of 15 Bulgarian athletes arrived in Rio several hours later due to a flight delay. On Tuesday evening another group of Bulgarian athletes, including best female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova and the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Team, is to depart to Rio de Janeiro.
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,..
Bulgarian open-water swimmer Tsanko Tsankov swam one of the most difficult swimming marathons in the Ocean's Seven, his manager Nikolai Iliev reported. Tsankov swam the longest of the seven marathons, from the Molokai Island to Oahu in the..
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov has been nominated for the World Tennis Association’s Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. He will be vying against Carlos..
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