Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian long jumper Bozhidar Saraboyukov, high jumper Tihomir Ivanov, and sprinter Hristo Iliev won titles, while Andrea Slavova took silver in the 400 metres event and Devora Avramova claimed silver in the 3000 metres event at the Balkan Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Bulgaria ended the competition with three gold and two silver medals, finishing second in the overall medal standings behind Turkiye. A total of 32 Bulgarian athletes took part in the event.
Bulgaria’s Athlete of the Year and reigning European indoor champion in Apeldoorn, Saraboyukov, won the long jump with a leap of 8.42 metres, achieved on his sixth and final attempt, successfully defending the title he won in 2025.
The Bulgarian, who set a new national record just days earlier, defeated the multiple Olympic and world champion in the long jump, Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who finished second with 8.14 metres. Another Greek athlete, Nikolaos Stamatonikolos, placed third with 7.76 metres.
In the high jump, Tihomir Ivanov triumphed after clearing 2.19 metres, achieving a season-best result with just two successful attempts out of three.
Hristo Iliev took the Balkan title in the 60-metre sprint with a personal best time of 6.53 seconds. Slovenia’s Anej Curin Prapotnik finished second in 6.57 seconds, followed by Turkiye’s Ertan Yuzkan in third with 6.61. Iliev’s time is both a new Bulgarian national record and a new European under-23 record.
Andrea Savova secured a silver medal for Bulgaria in the women’s 400 metres. She was beaten only by Turkey’s Eda Nur Tulum, who won the title in their heat with a time of 54.17 seconds.
In the women’s 3000 metres, Devora Avramova crossed the finish line second in 9:31.74, while Turkiye’s Sumeyye Erol claimed gold with a time of 9:30.10. Bulgaria Wins Three Gold, Two Silver Medals at Balkan Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-22 10:46:50 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