Varna hosts swimming festival and Black Sea Games

The city of Varna is hosting several major sporting events. At the 13th annual ‘Varna 2026’ swimming festival held at the ‘Yulian Rusev’ pool, athletes from the Cherno More Swimming Club secured numerous medals. Gold medalists included Nikola Aleksandrov, Maria Surina, Simeona Krasteva, and Mario Marev, with the club's relay team also winning the 4 x 50m freestyle championship.

Additionally, the tenth anniversary of the Black Sea Games will take place in Varna from September 26 to October 10, 2026. The multi-sport event will feature basketball, artistic gymnastics, tennis, and rhythmic gymnastics. The basketball tournament includes matchups such as Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. Tundzha and Cherno More Ticha vs. Beroe.