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Today is 50th Anniversary of Tragic Death of G.Asparuhov and N.Kotkov, Legends of Bulgarian Football
June 30 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of two of the biggest names in Bulgarian football - Georgi Asparuhov-Gundi and Nikola Kotkov.
On this occasion, the State Archives Agency presented in a video 30 photos from events with the two players, 28 of which are stated to have not been published so far. see here
Slovenia’s flatwater kayakers Ponomarenko Janić and Osterman European champions
Poznan – Slovenia’s female pair Špela Ponomarenko Janić and Anja Osterman won Sunday’s 200-metre race at the Canoe Sprint European Championships in Poznan, Poland. While their excellent K2 performances at top competitions are continuing, this is their first gold from European or world championships.
Woman turned to sports to avoid becoming child bride
Gülcan Palavan from the eastern province of Ardahan shares her inspiring story revealing how her struggle to escape from becoming a child bride led her to become an international athlete.
At a young age, Palavan decided to become an athlete to avoid her mother and sisters' fate, who ended up becoming child brides in the village.
Romania wins five medals at FIG Aerobic Gymnastics Junior World Championships
Romanian gymnasts have won five medals at the FIG Aerobic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, one gold, two silver and two bronze. The gold went to Daria Mihaiu and Darius Branda, in the mixed pairs event, with Romania 2 (19.850 points) finishing ahead of Russia (19.800) and Bulgaria (19.750).