At the Olympics, the day for Bulgarian athletes started with a victory and losses. In the table tennis qualifiers, Polina Trifonova eliminated Cameroon's Sarah Hanffou with 4: 1 and in the first round of the main draw she will face Sarah de Nutte from Luxembourg.
Judoka Yanislav Gerchev was eliminated in the round of 16 in the category up to 60 kg. The Bulgarian lost with an "ipon" in the overtime of a match against the Taiwanese judoka Yang Yung-wei .
Two-time European badminton champions Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva lost 1: 2 their first match in the Olympics against the representatives of South Korea Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong.
In his debut at the Olympics, gymnast David Huddlestone played with an ankle injury on all six apparatuses, but failed to overcome the qualifications.
Milena Todorova achieved the biggest success for the Bulgarian women's biathlon in over two decades after finishing third in the 7.5 km sprint at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Germany. The 26-year-old athlete from Troyan, who returned to the..
Albert Popov triumphed in the slalom in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. The best Bulgarian skier achieved the first World Cup win in his career after an exceptional second run. He was 8th after the first run, but in the second run he..
According to the latest ATP world rankings, Grigor Dimitrov keeps his tenth position, despite failing to defend his points from the Brisbane title due to an injury. The Bulgarian lost 150 points and has an asset of 3200 – five more..
Bulgaria's Isabella Shinikova has qualified for the singles final of the hard court tennis tournament in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) with a prize fund of..
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