Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Burgas to host European Shooting Championships 2026

Vesela Lecheva (in the middle).
Photo: vesselaletcheva.com

The European Shooting Confederation has voted in favour of Bulgaria to host Euro 2026 in Burgas for the U21, U18 and U16 age categories. 

"Hosting the tournament will give our young athletes a chance to gain confidence and motivation. I will not hide the fact that our ambition was to host the entire championship. But we can't ignore the fact that the Bulgarian Shooting Union has not organised major international competitions for many years, and now we have to take the first important step. Trust is easy to break and hard to build," commented the President of the Bulgarian Shooting Union, Vesela Lecheva.

Bulgaria has hosted the European Shooting Championships four times - in 1975, 1985, 1992 and 1996.



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

Grigor Dimitrov

Tennis: For the second consecutive year, Grigor Dimitrov nominated for sportsmanship award

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov has been nominated for the World Tennis Association’s Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. He will be vying against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, Casper Ruud of Norway and Dominic Thiem of Austria.   In 2023, Grigor Dimitrov..

published on 11/26/24 11:23 AM

Football: Bulgaria qualifies for a playoff for the Nation’s League second division

The Bulgarian national football team drew 1-1 with Belarus in the final round of the group stage of the Nations League.  Vasil Panayotov scored for Bulgaria in the 13th minute . Yury Kovalev from Belarus equalized in the 70th minute. Bulgaria..

published on 11/19/24 10:42 AM

Tennis player Grigor Dimitrov ends the year in top 10

Bulgaria’s best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov ended the 2024 season in the Top 10 of the world rankings. The 33-year-old Bulgarian has an asset of 3350 points and retains his 10th position. This is Dimitrov's best achievement since the end of 2017,..

published on 11/18/24 6:07 PM