Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Grigor Dimitrov voted Bulgarian Athlete of the Year for second time

Photo: BTA

Bulgaria’s best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov won the 60th edition of the Bulgarian Athlete of the Year survey. Snowboarder Radoslav Yankov placed second the rhythmic gymnast Neviana Vladinova finished third. Grigor Dimitrov was voted Bulgarian Athlete of the Year for the second time after 2014. Several days ago Grigor Dimitrov was voted Balkan Athlete of 2017 in the traditional survey of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. The coach of the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Team Vesela Dimitrova was voted the best coach of 2017 and the national Rhythmic Gymnastics Group team was voted the best team of 2017. Ruzhdi Ruzhdi (athletics) was voted Bulgaria’s Disabled Athlete of the Year.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Maccabi defeats Hapoel in first Israeli basketball derby in Sofia

Hapoel Tel Aviv lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv by 90:103 (25:24, 20:21, 25:27, 20:31) at Arena 8888 in Sofia, in a match from the third round of the Euroleague Basketball - men. This is the first derby between Israel’s two basketball favourites,..

published on 10/9/25 8:56 AM

Bulgaria’s Zamfirova named Europe’s best young athlete

Sixteen-year-old snowboarder Malena Zamfirova has been named Europe’s best young athlete by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) , Bulgaria’s BTA news agency reported. “We are very happy that our exceptional and talented girl was recognised by all..

published on 10/6/25 2:33 PM
Hristina Peneva and Kaloyan Petrov

Two Bulgarians win the trophy in the Mixed Synchro event of the 2025 Trampoline World Cup series

Hristina Peneva and Kaloyan Petrov made history by topping the overall rankings in the Mixed Synchro category of the 2025 Trampoline World Cup series. This is the first time such a trophy has been awarded by the International Gymnastics Federation,..

published on 10/6/25 10:07 AM