Sports Ministry Recognizes Bulgaria’s Top Athletes in 2023

Petya Petrova

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Sofia,

03.02.2024 13:13

(BTA)

The Sports Ministry recognized Bulgaria’s best athletes for the past year at a ceremony "Bulgaria’s Sports Glory 2023" on Saturday.

Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov was among the official guests, as well as Sports Minister Dimitar Iliev, Agriculture Minister, the chair of the parliamentary committee on children, family, youth and sports Nebie Kabak, MPs, presidents of sports federations, Olympic, world and European champions.

During the event, the athletes who won medals at World and European Championships in Olympic and Paralympic disciplines and categories were honored. Each gold, silver or bronze medalist is entitled to a bonus by the Bulgarian Sports Totalizer. To this end BGN 110, 000 were provided.

Awards were conferred to rhythmic gymnasts Zhenina Trashlieva, Sofia Ivanova, Kamelia Petrova, Rachel Stoyanov and Radina Tomova, Boryana Kaleyn, Stiliana Nikolova; boxers Stanimira Petrova, Svetlana Kamenova, Javier Ibanez and Jordan Morejon; para-athletes Hristiyan Stoyanov and Ruzhdi Ruzhdi; wrestlers Edmond Nazaryan, as well as Kiril Milov, Semen Novikov, Yuliana Yaneva, Bilyana Dudova, Mikyay Naim, Georgi Vangelov and Evelina Nikolova; Kiril Kirov (shooting), Karlos Nasar and Ivan Dimov (weightlifting), Kalina Boyadzhieva (taekwondo), Yoana Ilieva (fencing) and Stefani Stoeva and Gabriela Stoeva (badminton).

Three special awards were presented for outstanding sports results. Their recipients were tennis player Grigor Dimitrov, basketball player Alexander Vezenkov, the second Bulgarian in the NBA, and the national women's chess team, who became European champions.

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