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

Bulgaria’s weightlifter Hristo Hristov takes the silver at Doha tournament

Hristo Hristov (left), Yunder Beytula (right) at Doha tournament
Photo: Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation

At the major pre-Olympic weightlifting tournament in Doha, Bulgarian athlete Hristo Hristov won the silver prize for overall performance in the race. Bulgarian weightlifters finish the pre-Olympic 2019 with a total of 46 medals, including 7 titles and 13 distinctions in world and European championships. Bulgaria has two World Youth Champions, one European Champion for Men, a Bronze Medalist at the world’s men’s championship, and three athletes with European Youth titles.

Currently, Bulgarian weightlifters Hristo Hristov, Yunder Beytula and Bozhidar Andreev have the highest chances of winning the two men's Olympic quotas.




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

Historic victory: Bulgaria reaches second World Volleyball finals in 55 years

Bulgaria's men's volleyball team defeated the team of the Czech Republic in the first semi-final of the World Volleyball Championship in the Philippines. This is the second time in volleyball history that the Bulgarian national team makes it to the..

published on 9/27/25 11:43 AM
Simeon Nikolov, setter for the Bulgarian national volleyball team.

VOLLEYBALL: Bulgaria reach World Championship semi-finals with win over USA

In a dramatic match watched by 10,181 spectators in Pasay City, Philippines, Bulgaria’s national volleyball team beat the United States 3-2 (21-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-13) in a quarter-final clash. Coach Gianlorenzo Blengini’s team secured their..

published on 9/25/25 6:41 PM
Ludogorets team

Bulgaria's FC Ludogorets beats Malmö 2:1 in first match in UEFA Europa League

In their first match of the main stage in the UEFA Europa League, the Bulgarian football team Ludogorets, led by coach Rui Mota, defeated Malmö 2:1 as a guest . The Razgrad-based Bulgarian team scored both goals before the halftime break and secured..

published on 9/25/25 9:34 AM