Bulgaria’s skier Albert Popov placed 17th in the Men’s Giant Slalom at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. This has been the best achievement of a Bulgarian skier in this event at winter Olympics. In 1984, Petar Popangelov placed 21st at the Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo.
Popov finished 27th in the first run. However, he placed 7th in the second run and finished 5.59 seconds behind the Olympic champion Marco Odermatt from Switzerland.
On February 16, Albert Popov will compete in the Men’s Slalom. Bulgaria’s skier Kamen Zlatkov will also participate at the Men’s Slalom. In 1984, Petar Popangelov placed 6th in this event.
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..
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..
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,..
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