Bulgarian chess players Nurgyul Salimova and Ivan Cheparinov topped the women's and men's standings after the first day of the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The Bulgarian team started the tournament with four wins and just one loss. European team champions Nurgyul Salimova and Antoineta Stefanova prevailed over the representatives of the hosts Hulkar Tohirjonova and Iroda Khamrakulova, while Gergana Peycheva achieved a prestigious victory over former world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk from Russia. Ivan Cheparinov achieved a victory against Raymond Song from Taiwan. Bulgaria’s youngest participant, Nadia Toncheva, lost against Ayan Allahverdiyeva from Azerbaijan.
Sh еdrack Kimaiyo and Harriet Chebore from Kenya triumphed at the Sofia Marathon 2024 in the classic 42.195 km distance. Sh еdrack Kimaiyo stopped the clock at 2 hours, 15 minutes and 4 seconds, while Harriet Chebore clocked 2 hours, 38..
Over 6,500 runners from various countries are participating in the 2024 Sofia Marathon, which is taking place over the weekend. Around a thousand athletes competing in the classic marathon distance of 42.195 km set off from Alexander..
The Bulgarian national football team drew 0:0 with Luxembourg in a Nations League match played at Hristo Botev stadium in Plovdiv. The national team was supported by over 16,000 fans, but that didn’t help it break through the opponent's defense...
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov has been nominated for the World Tennis Association’s Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. He will be vying against Carlos..
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