Bulgarian Yoana Ilieva won a bronze medal at the saber competition during the Fencing World Championships in Milan. She has become the first Bulgarian fencer among the women with a medal from the prestigious championships.
The twenty-two-year-old Bulgarian lost 8:15 in the semi-finals against Greek Despina Georgiadou - fourth in the world ranking and bronze medalist from last year's world championships in Cairo. Before this duel, Ilieva had four victories in the phase of direct eliminations.
Ioana Ilieva achieved her greatest success at the U23 European Saber Championships for women in May in Budapest. She has been fencing since the age of twelve and dreams of an Olympic medal from Paris next year.
Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the third round of the US Open after a straight-set victory over Rinky Hijikata (Rank 62)- 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (4). The match lasted just over two hours and 10 minutes. In the first two sets,..
With the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, the world's most important competition for athletes with disabilities, starting tomorrow, discus thrower Stela Eneva is preparing for her fourth Olympic Games. Earlier this year, Eneva earned a quota for..
Bulgaria's first racket Grigor Dimitrov has qualified for the second round of the US Open . In his 14th appearance at the Grand Slam tournament in New York, the ninth-seeded Dimitrov prevailed over the world's 209th French qualifier Kyrian Jacquet 6:3,..
Antonio Papazov, Tihomir Barotev and Borislava Ivanova won a bronze medal in the "Trios" category at the 2024 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in..
Bulgaria’s top basketball player Aleksandar Vezenkov earned his first trophy after his return to the Greek Olympiacos, with his performance contributing..
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