Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar snatched the gold in weightlifting in the 89 kgs. category at the Olympic Games in Paris.
He crushed all competition and grabbed the title, setting a world record in the two lifts total. The Paris-born 20-year old weightlifter lifted a total of 404 kgs., bettering the previous world record by 8 whole kgs. In the snatch, Nasar lifted 180 kgs. in three clean attempts, and in the jerk - 224 kgs. in just two, breaking his own previous record.
Andzhelika Nenova, the youngest Bulgarian player participating in the European Women's Individual Chess Championship in Greece, achieved a victory in the fourth round. The 15-year-old chess player of CSKA won against Aleksandra..
The second round of the European Women's Chess Championship on the island of Rhodes proved to be extremely successful for the Bulgarian competitors. Viktoria Radeva won against Slovakian Andrea Bochnickova with the white..
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts won a total of 16 medals (11 gold and 5 silver) at the Sofia Cup, which was a rehearsal for the World Cup this week in the capital city. In the finals on the last day of the competition, the..
The second round of the European Women's Chess Championship on the island of Rhodes proved to be extremely successful for the..
Andzhelika Nenova, the youngest Bulgarian player participating in the European Women's Individual Chess Championship in Greece,..
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