Bulgarian team of rhythmic gymnastics, who swept the Bronze medal in their final graceful performance in Athens, received a warm welcome on their return in Sofia Monday. The charming team of Eleonora Kezhova, Zhanet Ilieva, twins Galina and Vladislava Ta
Bulgaria's football coach Stoitchkov said the team would play to win in its opening FIFA World Cup qualifier. The Bulgarians face Iceland on Saturday.
Milen Dobrev, Olympic winner in men's 94 kg weightlifting, has vowed to continue to compete for Bulgaria, rejecting big-money offers from other countries. During his meeting with Plovdiv mayor Krassimir Chomakov, Dobrev said he would not give in to finan
Bulgaria's Olympic sprinter Ivet Lalova climbed to the top spot of an Olympics beauty ranking. Lalova, 20, outshined 46 other female Olympians from the US, Italy, Germany, Norway, the Czech Republic, Australia, the Bahamas and other nations.
Bulgarian sportsmen performed excellently at the Athens Olympic Games, according to Sports Minister Vassil Ivanov. In an interview for private bTV channel Ivanov also said that despite the recent success the sportsmen should start as soon as possible the
The closing ceremony of the Athens Games turned night into day with the sky illuminated by a rain of fireworks in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the Olympic Stadium. The arena, which has been the main venue for the sporting carnival for the past two weeks
Bulgaria recorded an emotional and laurels-decorated Olympic games this year with a total of 12 medals - two Gold, a Silver and nine Bronze, occupying 20th place in the final medal count list of all participating countries. The country's Gold winners in
The captain of Bulgarian rhythmic group Christian Rangelova will carry the national flag at the closing ceremony of XXVIII Olympic games in Athens. The rhythmic events were the last with Bulgarian participation on the last day of the games with Simona Pe
Gymnastics officials are urgently considering introducing independent judge panels after a spate of scoring controversies marred the competition during the Athens Olympics. In one of the biggest controversies of the Games, the International Gymnastics Fe
Bulgarian young tennis talent Sesil Karatantcheva qualified for the US Open, just days after turning 15 years of age. In her third match, the 174-seeded Karatantcheva stopped Eva Birnerova of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Almost three decades after a Bulgarian mid-distance sprint at Olympic finals, Daniela Yordanova managed to cruise to the prestigious fifth place in the 1,500m finals despite a serious leg injury. Scoring a personal record of 3:59.
Bulgarian team of rhythmic gymnastics, former nine times world champions, has swept the Bronze medal in their final graceful performance in Athens. The charming team of Eleonora Kezhova, Zhanet Ilieva, twins Galina and Vladislava Tancheva, and Zornitsa M
Bulgaria's quartet in the Olympic kayak finals missed to win the bronze medal in 1000m after their Slovakian rivals finished with a better result of 318 thousandths. Milko Kazanov, Ivan Hristov, Petar Merkov and Jordan Jordanov ended the Olympic regatta
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has refused to hand out reparations in finals overshadowed by scoring controversies.
Ivet Lalova, who ended fifth in the 200m and fourth in the 100m Olympic finals, received a hero's welcome on her return Friday from Athens.
Bulgarian boxer Boris Georgiev settled for a bronze medal in the 64-kg Olympic tournament.
Bulgaria's four failed to win an Olympic canoe/kayak bronze in the 1,000m finals. The Bulgarians clocked 2:59.
The brother of Bulgaria's top gymnast, Olympic medallist Jordan Jovtchev, was stabbed with a knife by store robbers. The incident took place in the Jovchevs' home city of Plovdiv.
Bulgarian runner Daniela Yordanova keeps on her excellent performance in Athens after qualifying for the final sprint at 1,500m on Thursday. She stormed to the finish with fifth best result in her series scoring a personal record of 4:04:94.
Bulgaria's best gymnast and Olympic Silver medallist Jordan Jovtchev will give his name to a brand-new gymnastics hall to be built in the coastal city of Varna.
The sprint's young talent Ivet Lalova is on her way to top the Olympics in a new ranking of sport beauties in Athens 2004. The 20-year-old Bulgarian was included in the ranking of German Stern daily along with 40 more Athens Olympic stars.
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