Vessela Dimitrova

The lights of the Christmas tree in Sofia will light up today at 6 p.m. in front of the National Palace of Culture.

A historic success for Bulgaria! Our rhythmic gymnastics ensemble won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Thus our graces literally broke the hegemony of the Russians. For the first time in the history of rhythmic gymnastics, Olympic gold is in the hands of our diamond girls.

Bulgaria won the all-around title at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup team-ensеmbles in Sofia.

For Simona Dyankova, Madeleine Radukanova, Laura Traats, Stefani Kiryakova and Erika Zafirova, this is the first race after a break of about a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.