Competitors from 9 sports have entered the top ten chart of Sportsperson of the Year 2023. The organizers have announced the top 10 in a poll among 107 sports journalists from 43 media outlets. Winners will be announced on January 4th.
Many expect the winner to be basketball player Aleksandar Vezenkov, now playing for Sacramento Kings. Rhythmic gymnastics is represented by the European all-around champion Boryana Kaleyn and Stiliyana Nikolova. Among the top ten are also Albert Popov - skier, Grigor Dimitrov - tennis player, Alexander Nikolov - volleyball player, Ioana Ilieva - fencer, Karlos Nasar - weightlifting, Petar Mitsin - swimmer and chess player Nurgyul Salimova. The national under-21 men's volleyball team, the rhythmic gymnastics ensemble, the women's national chess team and the Ludogorets football team are competing for the best team award.
In a dramatic match watched by 10,181 spectators in Pasay City, Philippines, Bulgaria’s national volleyball team beat the United States 3-2 (21-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-13) in a quarter-final clash. Coach Gianlorenzo Blengini’s team secured their..
In their first match of the main stage in the UEFA Europa League, the Bulgarian football team Ludogorets, led by coach Rui Mota, defeated Malmö 2:1 as a guest . The Razgrad-based Bulgarian team scored both goals before the halftime break and secured..
The President of the Bulgarian Football Union Georgi Ivanov announced that Aleksandar Dimitrov is the new coach of the national team. The former coach of the country's youth team will lead the national team in the qualification..
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