Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova will be in Italy for the opening of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the invitation of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry, Iotova’s press secretariat reported on Wednesday.
Bulgaria will be represented at the Winter Olympics by 20 athletes in the disciplines of biathlon, alpine snowboarding, alpine skiing, ski jumping, cross-country skiing and figure skating.
On Thursday, February 5, the Bulgarian President will attend an official reception given by the IOC chief for heads of state and leaders of national Olympic committees.
On Friday, February 6, Iotova will be welcomed by Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Royal Palace in Milan, where a reception will be held, occasioned by the opening of the Games. Later in the day, Iotova will attend the ceremony in the San Siro Stadium where the Games will be declared open and the Olympic flame lit.
During her visit, the President will visit the Olympic Village in Milan, where she will meet with Bulgarian athletes.
Iotova will also travel to the city of Monza, about 15 km north of Milan, to pay tribute at the bas-relief of Bulgarian freedom-fighter Vasil Levski in Piazza San Paolo. The sculpture, created by Boris Borisov and donated by Karlovo Municipality to Milan last year, is the first monument to Vasil Levski in Italy.
The line-up of the Bulgarian delegation to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina (February 6-22) was approved on January 20 by the Executive Committee of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Athletes from the country won 20 quota places for the Games. The whole national delegation comprises 51 people, who will be joined by Bulgarian Olympic Committee President Vesela Lecheva and Secretary General Danail Dimov a couple of days later. Bulgarian President Iotova to Attend Opening of 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-04 19:53:09 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
