Georgi Peev won the 100m breaststroke title at the 2023 World Transplant Games held in Perth, Australia. Georgi Peev, who lives in the town of Haskovo (Southeastern Bulgaria), announced this news on his Facebook page. Athletes from 45 countries are participating in the 24th World Transplant Games.
Georgi Peev is the first double organ transplant recipient in Bulgaria who earned five medals from one European transplant game. Bulgaria is also represented by 63 year-old Ognyan Ganchev who is the longest- surviving transplant patient in Bulgaria. They received heart transplants at the University Hospital Professor Alexander Chirkov in 2006 and 2013.
“These 2010 cms. prove that there is no limit to human capabilities, and disprove pessimists that some athletic records will be eternal,” Bulgarian Olympic Committee chair Stefka Kostadinova said in a comment on the breaking of the women’s high jump..
15-year-old Viktor Nikolov finished second in the overall standings at the Sodi W Finals World Karting Championship in Genk, Belgium, becoming the first Bulgarian to achieve such a result. After five rounds, the Bulgarian racer had 186 points,..
Grigor Dimitrov scored a three-set victory (6:3, 6:4, 6:3) against Gaël Monfils from France on his way to the fourth round of Wimbledon. Thus, for the second year in a row, he reaches this phase of the tournament. The Bulgarian..
15-year-old Viktor Nikolov finished second in the overall standings at the Sodi W Finals World Karting Championship in Genk, Belgium, becoming the first..
“These 2010 cms. prove that there is no limit to human capabilities, and disprove pessimists that some athletic records will be eternal,” Bulgarian..
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