Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2026 All Rights Reserved

Two second places for Bulgaria at IAAF Diamond League in Rome

Ivet Lalova
Photo: BGNES

Bulgarian athletes Mirela Demireva and Ivet Lalova-Collio won two places at the Diamond League tournament in Rome. High jumper Demireva reached her personal achievement for the season of 194 cm but could not improve it. Winner in the discipline became Russian Maria Lasitskene with 202 cm.

Lalova showed good performance at the 200-m sprint event and finished her run for 22.64 seconds, which is her best result for the season. Faster than her was only Marie-Josée Ta Lou of Cote d'Ivoire.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Photo (left to right): Boryana Kaleyn, BOC President Vesela Lecheva and BOC Athletes' Commission Chair Maria Grozdeva.

Boryana Kaleyn vies for the EOC Athletes' Commission

The Olympic silver medalist in rhythmic gymnastics from the Paris Games and 2023 European champion Boryana Kaleyn  is the Bulgarian candidate for member of the Athletes’ Commission of the European Olympic Committee. The elections will be held during..

published on 11/12/25 9:05 AM
Devora Avramova

Bulgaria participates with 16 athletes in the Balkan Cross Country Championships in Romania

Bulgaria will be represented by 16 athletes at the Balkan Cross Country Championships taking place today near Oradea, Romania.  The team includes Balkan champion Ivo Balabanov – Bulgaria’s best-performing athlete in long-distance..

published on 11/8/25 6:05 AM

Two Bulgarian strongmen managed to pull 40-ton Airbus A220-300 separately

Two representatives of the Bulgarian Federation of Strength Sports - "Strongman" faced off a 40-ton Airbus A220-300 passenger plane - the newest aircraft of national airliner Bulgaria Air.  In a peculiar competition the multiple republican champion..

published on 11/4/25 6:22 PM