Sofia has been conferred the permanent title of European Capital of Sport, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova announced, citing a letter received from ACES Europe, a non-profit association based in Brussels which assigns every year since 2001 the recognitions of European Capital, City, Community and Town of Sport.
Mayor Fandakova made a review of the work accomplished as part of this initiative, and of the investments Sofia municipality has made towards the development of sports on the territory of the city. She also presented the sports events programme for 2019.
Karlos Nasar has been declared “Best Weightlifter in Europe” for 2024 in the rankings of the European Weightlifting Federation and the European branch of the International Sports Press Association. The past year turned out to..
European Artistic Gymnastics Championship silver medalist Valentina Georgieva won the gold on vault at the Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Osijek (Croatia). She showed excellent performance in her first international start..
Bulgarian racing driver Nikola Tsolov achieved exceptional success in Bahrain as he won the sprint race of the FIA Formula 3 Championship. He started fifth on the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, but with brilliant driving he..
On the first day of the World Junior, Women's and Youth Weightlifting Championships in Lima, Boyana Kostadinova won two medals. She won bronze in the..
The Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics ensemble presented their compositions flawlessly and won the all-around gold medal in the European Cup..
Bulgaria won the gold medal in the Senior Group Cross Battles at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Baku (Azerbaijan). Sofia Ivanova, Rachel..
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