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 Bulgarians won four gold medals and seven silver medals. Eva Brezalieva – for her combinations with hoop and ribbon, and Stiliyana Nikolova – for her compositions with ball and clubs – climbed to the highest step of the ladder of honor.
Earlier, in the women's all-around, Stiliyana Nikolova became the champion, Dara Stoyanova finished second, while in the girls' team competition, Magdalena Valkova and Antoaneta Tsankova grabbed the title.
Tennis player Isabella Shinikova has won the title of the hard court tournament in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh, with a prize fund of $15,000. The Bulgarian, who was the top seed, defeated second seed Sofia Shapatava of Georgia 6-1, 6-2 in..
Bulgarian snowboarder Tervel Zamfirov achieved another grand success, although he did it very dramatically. He became world champion in the men’s parallel slalom. The 20-year-old Bulgarian triumphed after a victory in the final with a..
Vesela Lecheva is the new chairwoman of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee . At the general meeting of the organization, Lecheva, who is the chairwoman of the Bulgarian Shooting Union, prevailed over the long-time head of the Olympic movement in Bulgaria,..
Grigor Dimitrov had to play a three-set match against the 255th in the world Valentin Vacherot, but in the end he managed to qualify..
Olympic champion Magomed Ramazanov has won the freestyle wrestling title in the 86 kg category at the European Championships in..
Sisters Stefani Stoeva and Gabriela Stoeva have secured medals at the European Badminton Championships by qualifying for the semifinals..
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