Vessela Letcheva was a guest at the national hunting shooting championship
The President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, Vessela Letcheva, was a guest at the finals of the national shooting championship (trap and skeet), which took place at the Via Sport complex in Gorni Dabnik over the weekend. Lecheva toured the renovated complex together with the President of the Bulgarian Shooting Federation, Ilia Kirilov. “The federation […]
Malena Zamfirova is a finalist in the European Olympic Committees’ Pyotr Nurovsky Awards
Another great success for Bulgarian sport. Snowboarder Malena Zamfirova was selected among the five best young athletes in the 10th European Olympic Committees’ “Piotr Nurowski” awards. Malena was nominated by the Executive Board of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, together with representatives of the athletes. Representatives of all national Olympic committees, as well as a special […]
Vessela Letcheva met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea
The President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, Vessela Letcheva, and Vice-President Slavi Binev were guests at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bulgaria and Ambassador Dong-be Kim. “The Republic of Korea’s successes as an organizer of major sporting events and our friendly relations were the focus of our conversation with Ambassador Dong-be Kim. […]
Vessela Letcheva met with the national water polo team for players under 16 years
The President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, Vessela Letcheva, met with the water polo team that won silver medals at Euro 2025 for players under 16 in Slovenia. In the final, the Bulgarians lost to France, but despite this, the achievement is historic for Bulgarian water polo. Thanks to their success in Ljubljana, our national […]
Two new medals for Bulgaria at the European Youth Olympic Festival
Erika Karabeleva became champion in the girls’ 55 kg category, while Stanislav Mitkov took bronze in the boys’ 63 kg category at the taekwondo tournament at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje (Republic of North Macedonia). The two brought two new medals for Bulgaria from the competition after Damyan Iliev’s silver in the 10-meter […]
First medal for Bulgaria at EYOF, won by shooter Damyan Iliev
Damyan Iliev won a silver medal for Bulgaria at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje. In the 10-meter pistol solo event, Damyan Iliev qualified for the final, where he lost to Moldovan Kliment Ursu by one point. With a score of 11:10, the gold went to Moldova, while the Bulgarian took the silver. This […]
EMOF in Skopje was opened, the leadership of the BOC met with the President of the European Olympic Committee
The European Youth Olympic Festival opened last night in Skopje. The flag bearers for the Bulgarian delegation were athlete Iva Deliverska and judoka Hristo Dimitrov. Only the participants and officials were present in the 6,000-seat Yane Sandanski Hall. At the same time, in the Croatian city of Osijek, where the gymnastics competitions will be held, […]
Vessela Letcheva was a guest at the award ceremony for the world volleyball champions at the Presidency
The President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, Vessela Lecheva, attended the award ceremony for the national women’s volleyball team under 19, which won gold medals at the World Championships in Osijek, Croatia. The players, coached by Atanas Petrov, received the President’s Honorary Plaque at a ceremony at 2 Dondukov Street. The award was presented by […]
Bulgaria will participate with 34 athletes at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje
Bulgaria will participate with 34 athletes and 12 coaches at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje (FYROM), which will take place from July 20 to 26. The country will have representatives in the following sports: badminton, gymnastics, judo, athletics, swimming, shooting, taekwondo, and table tennis. Only the gymnastics competitions will be held in the […]
Vessela Letcheva met with legendary basketball coach Pini Gershon
The President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, Vessela Letcheva, held a meeting with legendary basketball coach Pini Gershon. Gershon has been in Sofia for several days in his capacity as Director of Development for the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. In 2008-2009, he was coach of the national team. Pini Gershon is a three-time Euroleague champion with […]
