World-famous climber Nirmal Purja is arriving in Sofia and, on 8 June, will address a Bulgarian audience for the first time, the website 360mag writes.
Purja is notable for having climbed all 14 eight-thousanders (peaks above 8,000 metres) in a record time of 6 months and 6 days, improving by far the previous record of 7 years, 6 months and 6 days. He was also the first person to have reached the summits of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu within 48 hours, and in 2021, along with a team of nine other Nepalese mountaineers, he completed the first-ever winter ascent of K2.
Malena Zamfirova won second place in the parallel giant slalom event of the Snowboard World Cup round in Krynica, Poland. This is the first time the 15-year old is taking part in a world cup contest after clocking 13 th in the qualifications...
Isabella Shinikova, Bulgaria, won the singles title at the Sharm el Sheikh hard court tennis tournament with USD 15,000 in prize money. In the final, the No.4 seeded player defeated Chenting Zhu, China by 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. This is the 10 th..
Vesela Lecheva is running for chair of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC), her press service informed. The general election meeting of the headquarters is scheduled for March 19 in Sofia. Lecheva, a two-time Olympic silver medalist and..
Malena Zamfirova won second place in the parallel giant slalom event of the Snowboard World Cup round in Krynica, Poland. This is the first time the..
Isabella Shinikova, Bulgaria, won the singles title at the Sharm el Sheikh hard court tennis tournament with USD 15,000 in prize money. In the final,..
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