Bulgarian athletes achieve success at European and World championships

Bulgarian athletes have secured multiple honors at recent international sporting events. At the European Majorette Championship in Turin, Italy, representatives from the Shumen based club Ritmica are competing as part of the national team. The competition, held under the International Baton Twirling Federation, features over 1,000 participants from 13 countries competing for 33 titles across various disciplines including flag baton and show twirling.

In Funchal, Portugal, Bulgarian competitors earned two titles and seven medals at the World Triathlon Championship. Gold medals were won by Todor Mihalev, Thomas Grigorov, and Ioan Atanasov in the men’s team event, as well as Georgi Iliev, Mikhail Chakrov, and Stivan Georgiev in the under-22 men’s team event. Additionally, Todor Mihalev secured two silver medals in the individual and mixed relay events.

Bulgarian athletes also performed well at the biathlon championship in Funchal, where Ioana Rumenova and Vasil Topalov won gold in the under-22 mixed relay.