Rangelova Sets New Bulgarian Record in 200m Freestyle Heats
Bulgarian swimmer Nina Rangelova set a new national record at the 200m freestyle event but failed to make it into the semi-finals at the London 2012 Olympics.
Bulgarian swimmer Nina Rangelova set a new national record at the 200m freestyle event but failed to make it into the semi-finals at the London 2012 Olympics.
Bulgarian weightlifter, Valentin Hristov, who is competing for Azerbaijan, won Olympic silver in the clean and jerk (56-kg weight class) event.
Two-time Olympic shooting champion and five-time medalist Maria Grozdeva staged a disappointing performance on the second day of the Olympics in the 10-meter air pistol competition.
A row has mounted over unfilled seats in several Olympic venues.
Bulgaria's swimmer Nina Rangelova finished first in 400m Freestyle Heat 2 at the London Olympic Games, but did not make it to the finals.
The Bulgarian national men volleyball team started its 2012 London Olympics performance with an expected victory against the hosts from Great Britain.
One of Bulgaria's biggest hopes for medals at the 2012 London Olympics, boxer Detelin Dalakliev, advanced to the second round of the bantamweight tournament (56 kg).
The living legend of Bulgarian sport, male gymnast Yordan Yovchev, has performed in a great manner his rings combination at the 2012 London Olympics qualifier, making it to the finals.
Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov, aka Grisho, has started his participation in the London Olympics tennis tournament with a win, minutes after Bulgaria's top female tennis player Pironkova did the same.
Bulgaria's best female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has made it to the second round at the London Olympics tennis tournament.
Yi Siling of China, the first athlete to qualify for the London Olympics also won the first gold medal Saturday.
Seven Bulgarian athletes are taking part Saturday in the first day of the 2012 London Olympic Games, which were opened with a lavish ceremony Friday evening.
The Bulgarian Olympic delegation marched Friday night under number 31 at the Parade of Athletes during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
With tens of thousands of athletes and fans in attendance and a projected four billion spectators expected to watch on TV, the London Games officially kicked off Friday night with a celebration at the Olympic Stadium.
The Bulgarian Olympic Committee has launched a formal protest against incorrect historical data in the information system of the 2012 London Olympics that seem to have disregarded Bulgaria's participation in the first Summer Olympics in Athens in 1896, th
They are one-eyed creatures with metallic bodies, built-in cameras and sci-fi genetics, who have taken over London and divided public opinion. They are of course London 2012's Olympic and Paralympic mascots -- Wenlock and Mandeville.
Nearly 9 tons of metal from Rio Tinto's Kennecott mine in Utah and its Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia were used for the 2012 Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals.
Bulgaria will be represented by 63 athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
The 2012 London Olympics, which are opening Friday, will feature 205 countries that are sending more than 10 000 athletes to compete in 300 events.
The London Aquatic Centre designed specially specially for the 2012 Olympic Games is one of the most impressive facilities built for the event.
Numerous media appearances are eating into the time of Bulgaria's legendary gymnast Yordan Yovchev, who will compete in his six Olympic Games in London, a record among male gymnasts.
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