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“Practice sports with the President” initiative brings together boys and girls at Vassil Levski national stadium

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President Rumen Radev gave the start to an athletics race for children and adolescents at the Vassil Levski stadium, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports.

The race is part of the initiative “Practice sports with the President” which includes a “Presidential test” in various athletic events for children between the age of 6 and 15. During the competitions the participants were able to take a selfie with the President. After demonstrating their physical abilities, the best-performing contestants in the various categories received awards from President Radev.



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