45 Athletes in 16 Sports will Represent Bulgaria at the Olympic Games in Paris

The boxer Stanimira Petrova and the swimmer Petar Mitsin will be the standard-bearers of the Opening

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee General Assembly confirmed the Bulgarian delegation for the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, which begin on July 26. The delegates decided that in the most prestigious competition on the planet, Bulgaria will be represented by 45 competitors in 16 sports. At the same time, BOC President Stefka Kostadinova announced that the standard bearers of the Bulgarian delegation in the parade of nations during the opening of the Olympics will be the boxer Stanimira Petrova and the swimmer Petar Mitsin.

"First of all, I want to congratulate everyone who, in the last few years, helped to win the Bulgarian Olympic quotas for Paris 2024. I thank athletes, coaches, people from the staffs of the national teams, medical personnel, employees and heads of sports federations. All of them fought and deserved their participation in Paris after extremely difficult qualifications, some even with results and competition similar to world championships and Olympics. I have always emphasized that it is not the quantity that is important, but the quality. You saw what happened in Tokyo and how - contrary to the pessimistic forecasts and speculations at the departure - we recorded one of our strongest performances in history with 6 medals, three of which were gold," recalled Kostadinova.

The president of the BOC thanked for the help from the Bulgarian state and appealed to all compatriots to support our Olympians and to give together this powerful incentive for the success and good performance of our entire delegation.

"From the bottom of my heart, I wish each of our athletes to have their big day during the...