The Bulgarian Olympic Committee held a General Assembly, and President Vessela Letcheva called for a return to normalcy
The Bulgarian Olympic Committee held its regular annual general meeting at the Hayat Hotel in Sofia. At today’s General Assembly, the BOC effectively acted retroactively, and the agenda included items such as the 2025 activity report, the selection of a registered auditor for the 2026 budget, the approval of the audit report on the Annual […]
Vessela Letcheva met with Kirsty Coventry and received support for the new leadership of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee
The new leadership of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) is already demonstrating a different approach to management – one that is open and driven by a desire for development. This was stated by the team of IOC President Kirsty Coventry, who has been holding talks since this morning with the BOC delegation led by President […]
A delegation led by Vessela Letcheva departed for a visit to Lausanne at the invitation of the IOC
A delegation led by Vessela Letcheva, President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC), is on a three-day visit to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne at the invitation of President Kirsty Coventry. Letcheva is accompanied by two members of the BOC Executive Bureau – Vice President and Rector of the National […]
Vessela Letcheva received an honorary medal from the president of World Rowing
Vessela Letcheva, President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, and Mihail Vanchev, a well-known Plovdiv journalist and public figure, received honorary medals at the World Rowing Championships as a token of gratitude for their support in organizing the Under-19 World Championships in Plovdiv. Vessela Letcheva expressed the Bulgarian Olympic Committee’s respect for all young athletes and […]
Letcheva threw out the first pitch at a game of the European Baseball Championship in Sofia
Vessela Letcheva, President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee and the Bulgarian Shooting Federation, was a guest on the penultimate day of the European Baseball Championship for children under 12 (U12 Baseball European Championship B Pool 2026). The championship is being held from July 6 to 11, 2026, at the “Oktomvri” Baseball and Softball Complex in […]
The IOC Honorary President Congratulated Vessela Letcheva
Thomas Bach, Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), congratulated Vessela Letcheva after she officially took office as president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC). Photo: Thomas Bach and Vesela Lecheva (file photo) Bach, who led the IOC for 12 years and was elected to the honorary position for life last year, sent a […]
Vessela Letcheva held high-level working meetings ahead of the European Games in Turkey
Vessela Letcheva, President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee and Vice President of European Shooting, held working meetings today with the President of the Turkish Olympic Committee and with the Organizing Committee of the European Summer Games. The most prestigious competition, organized by the European Olympic Committees, will take place in 2027 in Istanbul, and Letcheva […]
The National Sports Academy and the Bulgarian Olympic Committee marked the 130th anniversary of the first modern Olympic Games
A conference was held at the Vasil Levski National Sports Academy (NSA) in Sofia to mark the 130th anniversary of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, in which Bulgaria also participated. Participants in the forum included BOC President Vessela Lecheva, the NSA leadership, professors, and prominent Olympians. Following the performance of the […]
Vessela Letcheva met with the President of the European Aquatics Federation
The President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC), Vessela Letcheva, met with the President of the Bulgarian Swimming Federation (BSF), Georgi Avramchev, and the President of the European Aquatics Federation, Antonio José Silva. The meeting took place one day before the start of the international swimming seminar in Sofia, which will be held on February […]
Carlos Nasar is Bulgaria’s No. 1 athlete, Vessela Letcheva awards No. 1 athlete with disabilities
World weightlifting champion Carlos Nassar is Bulgaria’s new Sportsman of the Year for 2025, according to the results of the traditional poll, which was held for the 68th time today. The ceremony was held at the Hyatt Regency Sofia hotel, and Nassar won for the second consecutive year. He scored 1,040 points out of a […]
