Skier Albert Popov is Athlete No. 1 of Sofia for 2023. At a ceremony at the Museum of Sport at Vasil Levski stadium, he received the award for his first podium at the World Alpine Ski Cup in Palisades Tahoeр where he came third in the slalom and climbed to 15th position in the event’s finals standings for the season. Popov expressed his gratitude for the award and urged young people to engage in sports.
Yoana Ilieva, bronze sabre medalist at the World Fencing Championships in Milan and European under-23 champion from Budapest is in second position. The third place goes to chess player Antoaneta Stefanova, captain of Bulgaria’s chess team which won the team title for women in Budva, Montenegro. Rhythmic gymnast Boryana Kaleyn is in 4th position. Kaleyn won two silver medals at the 2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia and an Olympic quota for Paris, 2024. Albert Popov and chess player Beloslava Krasteva were chosen as ambassadors of Sofia – World Capital of Sport for 2024.
The best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will start his participation in the team tennis tournament Laver Cup 2024 with a match versus world No. 22 Alejandro Tabilo from Chile. The match is scheduled for tonight (Friday, 20 September)..
In an exhibition match in Sofia, the best Bulgarian tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, won against the Olympic champion from the Paris 2024 Games, Novak Djokovic . The match was organized by the Grigor Dimitrov Foundation. It ended with..
Bulgaria’s best tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov and former world’s No. 1, Novak Djokovic, will face each other in a charity match. Tickets for the clash, which starts at 20:00 at the Arena Sofia hall in the capital, were sold out in a..
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