Bulgarian Olympic Committee

The disciplinary committee with the Bulgarian  Olympic Committee exculpated national record runner in the 3,000m steeplechase Silvia Dunekova on the case with the positive doping test before the start of Rio Olympics 2016, BNR reported.

The global agencies commented before the start of the games that Dunekova was the first sportsperson, nabbed with doping in Rio.

Stefka Kostadinova has been re-elected as chairwoman of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) for a fourth consecutive mandate.

The record-holder in the high jump for women, who will turn 52 on Saturday, was the only candidate for the post. She received 49 votes "for" and two votes "against".

A total of 127 Bulgarian athletes (60 women and 67 men) will represent the country at the First European Games, which will be held in Baku between June 12 and 28.

Bulgarian representatives will compete in 23 out of the 30 sports, which are featured in the games, daily Dnevnik reports.

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) adopted at its regular general assembly on Tuesday its budget for 2015, which amounts to BGN 3.45 M.

A quick comparison shows that BOC increased its budget with BGN 400 000 compared to last year, daily Dnevnik reports.

At least 110 Bulgarians will represent the country in the first European Games, which are scheduled to take place in Baku between June 12 and 28.

For some of the sports, such as wrestling and judo, the continental games will have the status of European championship.

Quotas for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be allocated in twelve sports, daily Dnevnik reports.

Evgenia Radanova is born on November 4, 1977.

She has a degree from the National Sports Academy. 

Bulgaria's Tabak Market, owner of the Lafka kiosk chains has a new owner as of end of March, reports Capital Daily, quoting the annual report of Bulgartabak Holding. 

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev is in Sochi for the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games.

The head of state arrived in Sochi on Saturday, where he met with the Bulgarian athletes who are still at the Games, as well as the broadcasting team of the Bulgarian National Television. Later he watched the men's relay in the biathlon, where Bulgaria finished 15th.