Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Outstanding Bulgarian athletes will be awarded with the President's Badge of Honour 

Maria Grozdeva
Photo: Archive

On Thursday, 17 November, at 10.30 a.m., at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace, Head of State Rumen Radev will award the Presidential Badge of Honour to prominent Bulgarian athletes for outstanding achievements in the development of Bulgarian sport. Olympic wrestling champions Boyan Radev and Petar Kirov, Olympic shooting champion Maria Grozdeva, Olympic vice-champion in gymnastics Krasimir Dunev, volleyball legend Tsvetana Bozhurina and Secretary General of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee Belcho Goranov will be honoured. 
This year each of the honorees celebrates their round anniversary



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

A warning for dangerous rainfall has been issued for 12 regions in Southern Bulgaria

On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 4°C and 9°C, reaching up to 12°C in the southeast, around 6°C in Sofia . During the next 24 hours, the weather will remain cloudy. It will rain in almost the entire country. During the day, rainfall..

published on 11/27/25 6:45 PM

Varna mayor Blagomir Kotsev released pending trial on €102,258 bond

The Varna District Court has released the city’s mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, on a financial bond of €102,258. Before the court’s decision was announced, supporters of the mayor and members of the We Continue the Change party gathered outside the..

published on 11/27/25 5:37 PM

Three detained and five police officers injured at last night's protest in Sofia

Three people, including an Italian citizen, were arrested during last night's protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget in front of the National Assembly, the director of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir..

published on 11/27/25 3:50 PM