site.btaPresident to Visit Bansko during FIS World Snowboard World Cup

President Rumen Radev will visit Bansko on January 19, Sunday, on the occasion of the FIS Snowboard World Cup competitions, the head of State's press secretariat announced here on Saturday. 

In the Bulgarian resort, which for the fourth time is hosting the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) alpine snowboard starts, Bulgaria will be represented by its best snowboarders - the only Bulgarian winner of the FIS World Cup Radoslav Yankov, World junior champions Kristian Georgiev, Petar Gergyovski and Tervel Zamfirov, and two-time silver medallist from the World Junior Snowboard Championships in Bansko, Alexander Krashniak. The Bulgarian representatives in the women's category are Andrea Kotsinova and Aglika Georgieva. 

A total of 135 snowboarders from 19 countries have submitted entries for participation in the Snowboard World Cup in Bansko in the parallel disciplines.

Tervel Zamfirov finished fourth in the parallel giant slalom other Bulgarian who reached the main part of the competition, Radoslav Yankov, placed fifth.