site.bta2024 Balkan Athlete of the Year to Be Named at BTA National Press Club on Friday

The BTA National Press Club in Sofia will host the 51st award ceremony for the Bulgarian News Agency's Balkan Athlete of the Year annual poll at 11 a.m. on Friday. After the ceremony on Friday, BTA will sign a media partnership agreement with the Association of Bulgarian Sports Federations. 

The Balkan Athlete of the Year poll was conducted by BTA among the national news agencies in the Balkan countries: Agerpres (Romania), Anadolu Agency (Turkiye), ANA-MPA (Greece), ATA (Albania), FENA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), HINA (Croatia), MIA (North Macedonia), MINA (Montenegro), Tanjug (Serbia), KosovaPress (Kosovo), CNA (Cyprus), and BTA (Bulgaria).

BTA hosted the first award ceremony for its Balkan Athlete of the Year poll on December 27, 1973. The first winner was Bulgarian 800 m runner Svetla Zlateva. The 2023 winner was Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.