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

Bulgaria earns bronze medal at Youth & U15 European Weightlifting Championships in Ciechanow

Photo: Bulgarian Weightlifing Federation

Bulgaria’s athlete Dzhan Zarkov earned a bronze medal at the Youth & U15 European Weightlifting Championships in the Polish city of Ciechanow. Zarkov placed third in the 49 kilogram category competition (athletes aged between 15-17) with a total of 165 kilograms. 

The young Bulgarian talent lifted 74 kilograms in the snatch event and 91 kilograms in the clean and jerk event. Later on Saturday Erdzhan Veskov will compete in the 55 kilo category (athletes aged 17).




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

Miltiadis Tentoglou

Greek track and field athlete Miltiadis Tentoglou named Best Athlete in the Balkans for 2024

The winner of the 51st edition of the Bulgarian News Agency's "Athlete of the Balkans" poll for 2024 is Greek track and field athlete Miltiadis Tentoglou . Last year, Tentoglou won an Olympic title and gold medals from the World Indoor Championships and..

published on 1/17/25 6:44 PM

Grigor Dimitrov starts his participation in the first Grand Slam tournament of 2025

Grigor Dimitrov will play in Melbourne today and would try to walk the path to a first Grand Slam title. The Bulgarian will face Fabio Fognini from Italy at the start of the Australian Open. If Dimitrov starts with a victory, his..

published on 1/13/25 7:05 AM
Alexandra Feigin

Figure skater Alexandra Feigin wins the Sofia Trophy international competition

Bulgarian champion Alexandra Feigin has won the title in the international figure skating tournament “Sofia Trophy”. She performed her program excellently and left English figure skate Kristen Spours and Julia Sauter from Romania..

published on 1/12/25 10:43 AM