At the qualifiers for the Australian Open, which were transferred to Dubai over the coronavirus, Bulgaria’s top tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova won versus Margarita Gasparyan (Russia) by 6-3, 7-5 and earned a place in the first for the year Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne next month.
After this victory the 33-year old Bulgarian player earned 100,000 Australian dollars and 40 points for the world rankings, in which she now occupies 136th position.
Bulgarian Karlos Nasar won the world title in the men's 89 kg category at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championship in Manama. Nasar set two world records. 183 kg in the snatch and 405 kg in the total. Karlos Nasar also tried to better his world..
Bulgaria's best individual rhythmic gymnastics athlete in recent years, Boryana Kaleyn, has officially ended her active sports career. She announced her decision in a post on social media. Kaleyn is a silver medallist at the Paris Olympics, an..
Bulgarian heavyweight boxing pride Kubrat Pulev won the World Boxing Association (WBA) regular title in a fight with Mahmoud Charr last night at Arena Sofia in front of a crowd of over 12 thousand. Kubrat Pulev won a unanimous decision over Mahmoud..
Grigor Dimitrov's path to defending his Brisbane title seemed to clear after top seed Novak Djokovic withdrew . However, the Bulgarian's hopes were..
Defending his title in Brisbane, Grigor Dimitrov bested Australian Jordan Thompson 6-1, 2-1, with Thompson retiring due to injury. It was the..
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