Tsvetana Pironkova dropped out of the US Open quarter finals, after losing to 23-times Grand Slam champion Serene Williams by 2-1 sets.
At a press conference after the match Pironkova stated she was happy with her overall performance at the tennis tournament and had a message to Bulgarians anywhere in the world: “My message is that one must always believe in oneself because that is what matters most.”
After the match Serena Williams said Pironkova had played “unbelievably”, and that “it just shows me how tough moms are.”
20-year-old Bulgarian sports talent Karlos Nasar, the Olympic champion in weightlifting, is the winner of the 2024 Sports Icarus Award of the Bulgarian Sports Foundation. Nassar won the gold medal at the Paris Games in the 89 kg category, setting two..
Bulgarian Olympic silver medallist Boryana Kaleyn will give a master class for gymnasts in Monterrey (Mexico) from 5 to 8 December. Kaleyn will then hold a master class in Langreo (Spain) from 13 to 15 December. Bulgarian Boryana Kaleyn wins..
Today, President Rumen Radev awarded prominent Bulgarian athletes with the Presidential Badge of Honor. At a ceremony at the presidential institution, Nonka Matova, Tanya Bogomilova, Vessela Letcheva, Armen Nazaryan, Albena Denkova and Ivet Lalova..
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