Balgarianovinite.com The President of European Gymnastics, Farid Gayibov, officially opened the European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Varna, welcoming all guests in Bulgarian.
The ceremony was also attended by Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev, Youth and Sports Minister Encho Keryazov, Bulgarian Olympic Committee President-elect Vesela Lecheva, Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee President Eliso Bedoshvili, Rhythmic Technical Committee Member Isabell Sawade, Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation President Krasimir Dunev and Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation President Iliana Raeva. To the sounds of the Representative Brass Band of the Bulgarian Navy with conductor Captain third rank Georgi Zayranov, the audience saluted the flags of the participating countries. A record 43 countries participate in this year’s European Championships, 40 teams in the senior individual and 40 teams in the junior individual, a total of 106 individual gymnasts and 26 groups.
The President of European Gymnastics Gayibov opened the competition and wished success to the competitors, coaches and judges. Varna Mayor Kotsev welcomed the participants and guests of the championship. Youth and Sports Minister Keryazov said that he was proud of the historic medal won for Bulgaria on the first day of the championship in the junior team competition.
“It is a pleasure for me to be here at the official opening ceremony of the European Championships. Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that combines grace, hard work and high professionalism. Bulgaria has great traditions in this sport. And I, as the Youth and Sports Minister, am extremely proud that Bulgaria started with a historic victory. Bulgaria has proven more than once that it will be able to host a competition of the highest class. And is where I should thank the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation and its president Iliana Raeva for the perfect organization. I want to wish all competitors success, composure, let them show the best they are capable of,” Keryazov said.
The official opening ended with a special programme, prepared by acrobat Zdravena Nakeva and children from all rhythmic gymnastics clubs from the city of Varna with the special participation of students from the Academic Dance Theatre at Varna Free University Chernorizets Hrabar with director Ivaylo Ivanov and choreographer Dilyan Galev. European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Varna Officially Opened 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-28 18:49:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law