Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian Olympic Committee President-elect Vesela Lecheva congratulated all women in sport on International Women’s Day.
“Over the past century, women have travelled a long and dignified path. Women’s participation in the Olympic Games has evolved from complete exclusion at the first modern Games in 1896 to achieving full gender equality for the first time in Olympic history at the 2024 Summer Olympics,” Lecheva said.
She noted that more than 90% of national Olympic committees selected both a man and a woman to carry their flags together during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
“Nevertheless, statistics today show that women’s sport is often underestimated. Our response is our remarkable medallists and champions,” she added.
In her capacity as vice-president, Lecheva also delivered a message on behalf of the European Shooting Confederation.
“When I began competing, everyone associated this sport [shooting] with men. My first competitions were in mixed disciplines. At that time there were no separate events for women. I was only 15 when I finished second in the most male-dominated event – the 3×40 small-bore rifle – at an international tournament in Budapest. I had no concerns about competing alongside men.
“The most beautiful thing about our sport is that results are determined not by physical strength but by precise technical skills, exceptional mental resilience and character – the desire to get better every day, to measure yourself against the best and to set high goals,” Lecheva said. Bulgarian Olympic Committee President Lecheva Congratulates Women in Sport on International Women’s Day 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-08 14:04:00 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
