18-year-old swimmer Petar Mitsin has grabbed the "Sports Icarus" prize of the Bulgarian Sport Foundation for 2023.
This year he set a world junior 400m freestyle record, winning three European junior titles (200m, 400m and 800m freestyle) as well as the European gold in the 400m freestyle for swimmers under 23. At the World Junior Swimming Championships, Mitsin became champion in the 400m freestyle and grabbed silver in the 800m freestyle and 200m butterfly events.
Mitsin also has two Olympic quotas for the Paris 2024 Games in the 400m and 800m freestyle.
US Open junior champion Ivan Ivanov and his runner-up Alexander Vasilev are part of Bulgaria's Davis Cup team for the match against Finland in World Group I, BTA reports. The Bulgarian tennis players will host the Scandinavians in the match of the..
Ivan Ivanov and Alexander Vasilev have officially qualified for the Junior Masters tournament for the world’s top 8 under 18 tennis players. The tournament will take place 22-26 October in Chengdu, China. The champion could win USD 23,000. The players..
The coach of Bulgaria's national football team Ilian Iliev has announced that he is leaving the national football team. The decision comes after two defeats by Spain and Georgia . The national team lost 0:3 in their first two World Cup qualifiers from..
US Open junior champion Ivan Ivanov and his runner-up Alexander Vasilev are part of Bulgaria's Davis Cup team for the match against Finland in World..
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