The Women and Sports Forum was a great success and raised important questions
Leading sports managers, Olympic champions, coaches, specialists, representatives of academic circles, university professors participated for more than three hours in the discussions at the forum “Women and sport – challenges and achievements before the Olympic Games in Paris 2024”. The event was hosted by the National Sports Academy in Sofia and Vessela Letcheva, member of […]
Vessela Letcheva: IOC is making serious efforts for equality of women in sport
Leading sports managers, professors, Olympic champions, coaches, journalists will participate in the round table “Women and Sport – Challenges and Achievements before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games”. This was the reason for the visit of Vessela Letcheva in the studio of Sportal, a leading site for sports content. The event is organized by the National Sports […]
The presentation of Bulgaria as a candidate to host Euro 2026 in sports shooting was successful
The presentation of Bulgaria to host the European Shooting Championship in 2026 in Burgas was successful. The candidates’ hearing took place on 1 March in Gyor, Hungary, where the European Shooting Championships are being held. The presentation lasted more than an hour, and the president of the BSU, Vessela Letcheva, presented the advantages of the […]
Vessela Letcheva leads the delegation of Bulgarian shooters to Euro 2024 in Hungary
The Bulgarian shooting team will participate in the European Championship in Gyor (Hungary), and at the head of the delegation is the President of the Bulgarian Shooting Union Vessela Letcheva. The championship is for juniors, girls, men and women. The European Championship is also an Olympic qualification for Paris 2024. Team Bulgaria: Juniors: Maria Atanasova, […]
Olympic medals were designed with a piece of the Eiffel Tower
By IOC Media The secret behind the exceptional project behind the Olympic and Paralympic medals for Paris 2024 has now been revealed. The medals awarded to athletes at the upcoming Games were unveiled on Thursday 8 February at the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee. In keeping with tradition, the medals are gold, silver and bronze. […]
1932: the podium makes its Olympic debut
Content from IOC Media The podium has become an iconic Olympic image and a core part of every athlete’s vocabulary. However, contrary to common belief, its origins lie not in Ancient Greece, but at the Olympic Winter Games 1932 in Lake Placid… Until 1928, there was no set ritual for awarding the prizes to the […]
IOC President welcomes message from His Holiness Pope Francis that sport can “build bridges of peace in the world”
His Holiness Pope Francis has expressed his hope that the Olympic Games Paris 2024 can build bridges and break down barriers. In an address to the members of the “Athletica Vaticana” sports association this weekend, he said: “It is significant that this meeting of ours takes place in the first days of 2024, which is the Olympic and Paralympic […]
Vessela Letcheva congratulated athletes, coaches and specialists
The President of the Bulgarian Shooting Union Vessela Letcheva congratulated athletes, coaches and specialists on the beginning of the New Year. Dear colleagues, competitors, coaches and friends of shooting sport,Happy New Year! I wish you from the bottom of my heart that 2024 will be very healthy for you and your families!Let it be successful […]
IOC President Thomas Bach delivers New Year’s message
IOC President Thomas Bach delivered a New Year’s message on the eve of 2024, Olympics.com reported. Dear Olympic friends, At the start of this very special Olympic year, there is so much to be grateful for and so much to look forward to. Kicking off this Olympic year will be the Winter Youth Olympic Games […]
Kiril Kirov is the №1 shooter of 2023, BSU awarded the best athletes
Kiril Kirov was voted the best shooter of the year in the ranking of the Bulgarian shooting union. The competitor of ASK Trakia deserved the recognition for his third place in the 10 meters pistol at the world championship in Baku. The success brought an Olympic quota for Kirov for the Games in Paris 2024. […]
