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Four medals for Bulgaria from Grand Prix Marbella 2024

Another successful weekend for Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics during the Grand Prix tournament in Marbella, Spain. Many of the contenders for honours at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris kicked off the 2024 season, with Bulgaria represented by Stiliyan
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Tsanko Tsankov: My successes would not have been possible without the support of the Sport in Bulgaria Foundation

We don’t receive funds and support from the Bulgarian side – we depend and insist on our partnership with Sport in Bulgaria Foundation. My success and results would not have been possible without this support. This is […]
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Rossi McKee: We are proud of Tsanko, we stand firmly behind him from Sport in Bulgaria Foundation

We are proud of Tsanko, we stand firmly behind him from the Sport in Bulgaria Foundation. This is what one of the founders of the Foundation, Rossi McKee, said in an interview with BGNES upon Tsanko Tsankov’s return […]
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Tsanko Tsankov: The Cook Strait awaits me as a world champion

Yesterday at the World Ice Swimming Championships in Tallinn, Estonia the Bulgarian swimmer Tsanko Tsankov won the gold medal in the 450 m freestyle. After winning the 200m freestyle and the bronze medal in the 25m butterfly, Tsanko managed to beat the competi
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Tsanko Tsankov became world champion in ice swimming

Tsanko Tsankov became the world champion in ice swimming at the championships in Tallinn, Estonia. The Bulgarian beat the competition in the 200m freestyle. Tsankov triumphed with the gold medal emphatically in the icy waters of the Baltic Sea, finish
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From idea to success – the story of Sport in Bulgaria Foundation

In the last episode of the show “Sport in BG” took part the project manager of the Sport in Bulgaria Foundation Svetlin Karanachev, who shared interesting facts about the creation of the organization, the difficult first steps, successes and plans for the c
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Another triumph for Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics

An extremely successful weekend for Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics, which won a total of 13 medals at various championships in Europe and North America. National athlete Elvira Krasnobaeva won silver and bronze medals in the individual finals, as we
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Sport in Bulgaria Foundation is among the organizers of the LALIGA football seminar

Foundation Sport in Bulgaria is among the organizers of the LALIGA football seminar amateur sport in Bulgaria, is among the main organizers of the second edition of the LALIGA Football Seminar. Especially for the event in Sofia will arrive representatives of LALIGA, […]
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The graces brought Sofia Hall to its feet with their new routines

The athletes of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics Teams, individual and group, as well as the National Girls’ Team, presented their new compositions for the first time in front of an audience. The event took place in Sofia Hall, which turned out to be [&helli
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Elvira Krasnobaeva won 5 Premium Cup awards in Dubai

Elvira Krasnobaeva, part of our national rhythmic gymnastics team, won 5 medals at the International Rhythmic Gymnastics Premium Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The student of Svetlana Yurievna made her debut in this age group at the tournament in
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Sport in Bulgaria Foundation and Sports Club Borba – Levski signed a partnership agreement

Sport in Bulgaria Foundation and Sports Club Borba – Levski signed a partnership agreement The legend of Bulgarian wrestling Georgi Murkov and the Foundation Vyara Velikova executive director signed the contract in the wrestling hall of the stadium “Georgi Asparuhov”, reports
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Boryana Kalein is Gymnast of 2023 for Europe

 The absolute European champion from Baku 2023 Boryana Kalein convincingly won the prestigious European Gymnastics Gymnast of the Year 2023. This is the second distinction for the Bulgarian grace, who won the award again in 2021. “I
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Boryana Kaleyn: In sport, we have higher goals than our temporary problems

“As professional athletes, we face a lot of hardships on a daily basis. But in order to be champions, we have higher goals than our temporary problems”, said the absolute European champion in rhythmic gymnastics from Baku 2023 Boryana Kaleyn this Saturday on [&
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Vladimir Georgiev won his 12th professional fight

Sport in Bulgaria Foundation supported professional boxer Vladimir Georgiev defeated Juan Ruiz of Venezuela in the main event of MAX FIGHT 57. The competitor for the boxing club Levski achieved his success with complete unanimity of the judges. Thr
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Emotional meeting between the Golden Girls of Bulgaria and the actors from Bulgarian Army Theatre

лението Димитрова и момичетата се обединиха около това, че актьорският състав се е справил на много високо ниво. „Много ми хареса постановката. Уникална актьорска игра на състава на Театъра на Армията. Бях позабравила романа – доста от нещата присъстват все още […]
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Nurgyul Salimova: My big goal is to be a women’s world champion

“When I was little, I always said and was convinced that I would become a women’s world champion. Over time I realised it’s not that simple, so that’s my biggest goal, but it’s a bit far away at the moment. I just want […]
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Nurgul Salimova played blitz chess with students from the 31st school in Sofia

The famous Bulgarian chess player Nurgyul Salimova played blitz chess with students from Sofia’s 31st school “Ivan Vazov” and showed them interesting techniques in the game. The school has a team in the ancient game, tournaments are regularly held on their te
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Tsanko Tsankov is nominated for “Man of the Year”

The swimmer Tsanko Tsankov supported by the Sport in Bulgaria Foundation was nominated in the category “Man of the Year” in the World Open Water Swimming Association. The prestigious recognition comes after last year Tsanko swam the Catalina Strait
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Stefan Toshev: Sport in Bulgaria Foundation makes a dream come true

“We are proud that Sports Club Borba – Levski is the club with the greatest international contribution. Over the years we have won many awards from Olympic Games, World, and European Championships,” said Stefan Toshev, coach at the sports club Borb
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Glamorous series premiere for The Diamond Girls

A glamorous ceremony presented the premiere of Andrei Andonov’s series “The Way”, dedicated to the first Olympic title for Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics. Guests at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre saw footage of the Bulgarian ens
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Borislava Mandur: Promoting sportс will make us a healthy nation

“This is what Borislava Mandur, head coach and chairman of basketball club “Septemvri 97”, said in BG Radio’s program “Sport in BG”, which airs every в предаването на Saturday on the radio., което се излъчва всяка събота в ефир
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Tsanko Tsankov met with the young hopes of PFC Levski

The famous Bulgarian swimmer Tsanko Tsankov met with the young football hopes from the Levski Academy. The juniors of the U-16 team, coached by Dimitar Andonov, had the opportunity to meet the swimmer, who at the end of August 2023 became the first Bul
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Sport in Bulgaria Foundation in support of Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics

The Sport in Bulgaria Foundation announced its long-term support to the Bulgarian ensemble and individual rhythmic gymnastics athletes. At an official meeting on 10 January 2024, the young Bulgarian talents visited the Foundation’s office where they had the op
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Nurgül Salimova, Boryana Kalein and Stiliyana Nikolova in the TOP 10 of “Athlete of the Year 2023”

Three athletes, supported by the Sport in Bulgaria Foundation, made it to the top ten of the annual contests “Sportsman of the Year 2023”. Nurgül Salimova, Boryana Kalein and Stiliyana Nikolova ranked sixth, seventh and ninth respectively in […]
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The focus for 2024 will be on supporting amateur sport

Vyara Velikova, the Executive Director of the Sport in Bulgaria Foundation, and Svetlin Karanachev, the Foundation’s Project Manager, took part in BG Radio’s last show of the year – “Sport in BG”. During the conversation, t
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Nurgyul Salimova with European team title in women’s competition in Budva

Nurgyul Salimova conquered another peak. After the second place at the Women’s U20 World Cup, naturally came the success with the women’s national chess team, with which she became European champion. Salimova also grabbed the award for the best performer on the seco
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Sports in Bulgaria Foundation with a stand at the biggest exhibition of the entertainment industry – BEGE 2023

Sport in Bulgaria Foundation will present its activities at the biggest exhibition of the gaming and entertainment industry in the country BEGE 2023. All visitors and interested parties can meet the Foundation’s representatives at stand 2.28A at […]
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Tsanko Tsankov: Marathon swimming is mostly related to the development of a very healthy psyche

Marathon swimming is mostly related to the development of a very healthy psyche. This was announced in an interview with BGNES by one of our best open-water swimmers, the international and European record holder Tsanko Tsankov. At a special event […]
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Sports in Bulgaria Foundation announced long-term support for Nurgül Salimova

The Sport in Bulgaria Foundation, which actively supports young sports talents as well as amateur sports, has announced long-term support for our talented chess player Nurgül Salimova, who came second at the Women’s Chess World Cup in Baku. “Nurgyul Salimova is an
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Tsanko Tsankov makes history in open water swimming

The Bulgarian swimmer Tsanko Tsankov became the first Bulgarian to swim the distance of 36 kilometers from Catalina Island to Los Angeles in the Pacific Ocean at night. The race, which was held under the auspices of the World Open Water Swimming Asso
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Sport in Bulgaria Foundation gives 10,000 BGN bonus to Nurgül Salimova

Sport in Bulgaria Foundation gives a bonus to the talented chess player Nurgül Salimova, who played brilliantly in the final during the World Cup in Baku. The cash prize of BGN 10,000 is transferred on the personal initiative of entrepreneurs and patrons Milo Borisov [
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Tsanko Tsankov: I will attack the world record in open-water swimming

Tsanko Tsankov, the Bulgarian marathon open water swimming champion, will attack the world record in the discipline on August 27, when he will swim in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean the distance of 36 km between Santa Catalina Island and the city […]
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The Foundation chooses to help the world record holder in swimming as its first charitable cause

Foundation has launched its activities by announcing its support for the cause of Tsanko Tsankov – the swimmer who has set himself the goal of being the first Bulgarian to swim the 34 km course of the Catalina Strait. […]
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Sport in Bulgaria Foundation supports the Bulgarian Chess Federation 2022

This year, the Sport in Bulgaria Foundation is a sponsor of the Bulgarian Chess Federation 2022, thanks to which our talented chess players took part in several competitions around the world and in Bulgaria. Among them are the 2023 State Individual Classical Chess Champio
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Local football elite gathers for Palms Bet and LaLiga seminar

More than 80 representatives of the Bulgarian football elite took part in the LaLiga Football Seminar, which was organized by Palms Bet and the Sport in Bulgaria Foundation at the Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia. Among them were representatives of “blueR
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Sport in Bulgaria Foundation finances the transfer of a Levski striker

Sport in Bulgaria Foundation financed the transfer of striker Jawad El Jemili, who signed a 3-year contract with PFC Levski Sofia. The Spanish footballer with Moroccan roots was attracted by the Cypriot first-division club Akritas, where he has played since the summer
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