The Bulgarian national flag was hoisted at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro in the presence of Bulgarian athletes, coaches, officials and representatives of foreign Olympic delegations. The largest group consisting of 15 Bulgarian athletes arrived in Rio several hours later due to a flight delay. On Tuesday evening another group of Bulgarian athletes, including best female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova and the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Team, is to depart to Rio de Janeiro.
Coach Soslan Farniev has announced that he will no longer be head coach of the Bulgarian national Greco-Roman wrestling team . He said this after the end of the European Wrestling Championships in Bratislava (7-13 April). In March this year, after..
Angel Rusev claimed his fifth European title in a row at the European Championships in Moldova after an extremely dramatic contest in the 55 kg category. The 23-year-old Bulgarian made only one successful attempt in the 55kg category, but it was..
Kiril Milov won a second gold medal for Bulgaria at the European Wrestling Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. In the decisive match in the 97 kg classic style category, he defeated Lucas Lazogianis from Germany with a score of 7:1. Magomed..
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