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.
Absolute European champion Stiliyana Nikolova won the title in the women’s all-around at the international rhythmic gymnastics tournament “Sofia Cup” in the Bulgarian capital . Another Bulgarian – Dara Stoyanova – won the silver medal. Third place went..
After placing 21st in the women’s event at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston (USA), Alexandra Feigin has earned a quota for next year’s Winter Olympics in Italy. Alexandra Feigin is the first Bulgarian figure skater to compete..
Grigor Dimitrov continues his excellent performance at the Miami Open tennis tournament. In the quarterfinals, he won against Francisco Cerundolo from Argentina in a nearly three-hour battle with 6:7(6), 6:4, 7:6(3). In..
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts won a total of 16 medals (11 gold and 5 silver) at the Sofia Cup, which was a rehearsal for the World Cup..
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