Twenty-year-old Bulgarian weightlifter Angel Rusev won a title at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships in Tirana. Rusev finished third in the snatch event with 113 kilograms. However, he lifted 144 kilograms in the clean and jerk event and won the gold medal with a total of 257 kilograms.
Josue Brachi (Spain) placed second with a total of 256 kilograms. Dmytro Voronovskyi (Ukraine) won the bronze medal with a total of 242 kilograms. Bulgarian Deniz Danev who made his debut at European weightlifting championships finished fourth with a total of 220 kilograms. One year ago, Angel Rusev won the European title in the 55 kilogram category.
World and European champion Kamelia Dunavska organised in the town of Samokov an international rhythmic gymnastics tournament called "The Golden Girls... Forever". The competition starts today and will last until Sunday. Almost 500 young athletes..
The Bulgarian national team suffered a heavy loss against Northern Ireland in the UEFA Nations League. The Bulgarians lost 5:0 against the hosts after a hat trick by Isaac Price, a goal by Josh Magennis and an own goal by goalkeeper..
Sh еdrack Kimaiyo and Harriet Chebore from Kenya triumphed at the Sofia Marathon 2024 in the classic 42.195 km distance. Sh еdrack Kimaiyo stopped the clock at 2 hours, 15 minutes and 4 seconds, while Harriet Chebore clocked 2 hours, 38..
Arm wrestling is rarely talked about in Bulgaria as a prestigious sport, but we can boast with being a world power in this sport as our athletes have..
Nurgyul Salimova scored her first victory at the Grand Prix chess tournament in the Kazakh city of Shymkent . In an eighth-round match, she defeated..
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