The rising star of Bulgarian volleyball, Alexander Nikolov, has been named National Player of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in the NCAA. The news was announced on Facebook by the US Embassy in Sofia.
"Our special congratulations to Alex Nikolov from the Bulgarian National Team, who was named National Player of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in the NCAA last month. He is the first player in AVCA history to win the award as a freshman. Congratulations, Alex!," the embassy wrote.
18-year-old Alexander is the son of Vladimir Nikolov, a long-time captain of the Bulgarian national volleyball team.
Stanka Zlateva has been elected chairperson of the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation . This was decided today by the representatives of 120 Bulgarian clubs at the regular reporting and election meeting of the headquarters, which was held in Varna...
Grigor Dimitrov has advanced to the Round of 16 in the prestigious tennis tournament in Indian Wells after defeating Gael Monfils, France by 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (2) in over three hours of play. The game was riddled with mistakes and was a war of..
Bulgaria won a silver and a bronze medal on the first day of the European Shooting Championship 10 m in Osijek, Croatia. In the team competition, Antoaneta Kostadinova, Miroslava Mincheva and Adiel Ilieva finished second in the 10 metre air..
Ivet Goranova won a gold medal in the 55 kg category of the kumite category at the international karate tournament “Golden Belt” in the Serbian city of..
Absolute European champion Stiliyana Nikolova won the title in the women’s all-around at the international rhythmic gymnastics tournament “Sofia Cup” in..
The Bulgarian Football Union officially is launching the campaign “With Margaritka at the match” today. The “Margaritka” Foundation is a Bulgarian..
Overcast, rain