Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was named Balkan Athlete of the Year in a poll conducted by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. The National news agencies from the region- BTA (Bulgaria), ANA-MPA (Greece), AGERPRESS (Romania), Anatolu Agency (Turkey), TANJUG (Serbia), MINA (Montenegro), MIA (north Macedonia), HINA (Croatia), FENA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and ATA (Albania) participated at the 48th edition of the traditional poll.
Basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) and athlete Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) also placed in top 3. Bulgarian karate player Ivet Goranova placed 6th, followed by wrestler Biliyana Dudova.
The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation announced on its website that the national championship in classical wrestling in Vratsa was canceled due to disagreement of the athletes over the drawing of lots. 178 wrestlers from 26 clubs came to the mat..
Milena Todorova achieved the biggest success for the Bulgarian women's biathlon in over two decades after finishing third in the 7.5 km sprint at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Germany. The 26-year-old athlete from Troyan, who returned to the..
Albert Popov triumphed in the slalom in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. The best Bulgarian skier achieved the first World Cup win in his career after an exceptional second run. He was 8th after the first run, but in the second run he..
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..
Nineteen-year-old Tervel Zamfirov achieved his highest ever World Cup finish in alpine snowboarding with a career-best fourth place in the parallel giant..
A total of 135 competitors from 19 countries will compete in the VISA FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup in Bansko this weekend, January 18-19...
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