Kiril Despodov has been selected Footballer of the Year of Bulgaria for 2021.
The Ludogorets forward wins the distinction for the second time in his career, vying against Martin Kamburov (Beroe) and Georgi Yomov (CSKA). Despodov earned 203 points, 156 points ahead of Kamburov and 72 ahead of Tomov at the 61st award ceremony, held online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Martin Kamburov, who broke Petar Zhekov’s record of 253 goals, received a special prize.
Simona Petkova from the Swiss club Young Boys wins the Female Footballer of the Year title, in competition with Evdokiya Popadinova from the Italian Napoli and Lilyana Kostova from the Polish Czarni Sosnowiec.
Sisters Stefani Stoeva and Gabriela Stoeva have secured medals at the European Badminton Championships by qualifying for the semifinals of the women's doubles competition in Horsens (Denmark). The Bulgarians, who are seeded No. 1..
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 for the third round of the Masters series tournament in Monte Carlo with a prize fund of 6.1 million..
Olympic champion Magomed Ramazanov has won the freestyle wrestling title in the 86 kg category at the European Championships in Bratislava. After a remarkable comeback in the final, the Bulgarian athlete won against..
Valentina Georgieva won the bronze medal in the beam final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Cairo . The winner was Kaylia Nemour from..
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