Legendary marathon swimmer Petar Stoychev has added another gold medal to his rich collection. The Bulgarian won the competition from the calendar of the International Ice Swimming Association in the waters of the Arctic Ocean near the island of Svalbard (Norway).
Stoychev was the fastest in the distance of 1000 meters in competition with 19 athletes from around the world. His time was 14:25 minutes. The competition was held in icy cold water, as the air temperature was minus 15 °C .
Almost 350 contestants from 3 continents – Europe, Asia and America – have applied for participation in the first Rhodo Rock ultramarathon organized by Momchilgrad municipality, the Bulgarian news agency BTA has reported, citing the organizers...
Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova will be competing in the Olympic Games in Paris, the Bulgarian Tennis Federation has announced. The contestants in the singles will be announced officially on Monday, but it is clear Viktoriya Tomova will enter the..
The football teams of Bulgaria and Romania finished 0-0 in a friendly match played in front of 20,000 spectators at the Steaua Stadium in Bucharest. Goalkeeper Ivan Dyulgerov became a hero for the Bulgarian national team, as he saved..
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