Minister of Youth and Sports Krasen Kralev awarded the title Athlete No.1 of Bulgaria for 2018 to Mirela Demireva.
This is the second time Bulgaria’s top competitor in the high jump has won the traditional rankings of the Bulgarian Athletics Federation and Atletika (Athletics) magazine since 2016 when she brought home the silver medal from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
In 2018 Demireva cleared 2 metres for the first time in her career. She put in a strong performance at the Diamond League tournaments where she won two second places and triumphed in Rabat, cutting short the series of 45 victories of world champion Mariya Lasitskene. At the European Athletics Championship in Berlin she again cleared 2 metres and won the silver medal.
Grigor Dimitrov is one match away from the title in the ATP 250 tournament in Stockholm with a prize fund of €767,455. In the semi-final, the Bulgarian tennis player won 2:6, 7:5, 6:4 against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor...
Grigor Dimitrov has reached the semi-finals of the hard-court tournament in Stockholm, beating Switzerland's Dominic Stricker 6-3, 6-2. The Bulgarian will play Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, who beat Holger Rune of Denmark, for a place in..
World and European champion Kamelia Dunavska organised in the town of Samokov an international rhythmic gymnastics tournament called "The Golden Girls... Forever". The competition starts today and will last until Sunday. Almost 500 young athletes..
Alexandra Feigin won the title at the international figure skating tournament "Bosphorus Cup" in Istanbul. The Bulgarian took the lead in the short..
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