Great Bulgarian coach Ivan Kolev passed away today at the age of 87, BFBasketball has reported. In his native town of Botevgrad, Ivan Kolev turned basketball from a game of entertainment into the most incredible sports spectacle for the small Bulgarian town, which remains captivated by basketball to this day.
In 1970 Kolev won the Bulgarian Cup with the Balkan team. Four years later - in 1974, he won the championship title. For several years Ivan Kolev was also the coach of the men's national team of Bulgaria. He also achieved great success with the team winning bronze medals at the World Cup in Colombia.
People could say farewell on Thursday, August 13, 10.30 am, in the new church in Botevgrad.
The Bulgarian women's national chess team and 2023 European chess champions won their first round games against Zimbabwe at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. All four Bulgarian representatives - Nurgul Salimova, Victoria Radeva, Beloslava..
Bulgarians are the first in the world to have dared and succeeded in crossing from end to end the most unpredictable ocean expanse - the Arctic Ocean, by rowing boat. Stefan and Maxim Ivanov, father and son, who have previously undertaken..
Tennis star Grigor Dimitrov will give an open lesson to children from various schools in Sofia hours before his charity match against Novak Djokovic at "Arena 8888 Sofia" on September 17. This was confirmed by the staff of the best Bulgarian tennis..
The first run Vazrazhdane 5K is taking place from the centre of Sofia today to popularize outdoor track and field as a suitable kind of sport for..
People with disabilities are veritable champions when it comes to willpower whatever their abilities, say the organizers of the festival “Happy hand in..
Two weeks after the marathon swim in the Danube, when Tsanko Tsankov swam a distance of 120 kms. nonstop, the achievement was officially ratified by the..
Partly Cloudy
Clear
Mostly Cloudy