Outgoing Sports Minister Peshev Voices Support for Bulgarian Athlete Lalova-Collio Who Allegedly Tested Positive for Anabolic Steroids 2026

Balgarianovinite.com Outgoing Minister of Youth and Sports Ivan Peshev Friday commented on Facebook on reports concerning Ivet Lalova-Collio and allegations of doping use. Peshev expressed support for Bulgaria’s leading athletics star and called for an objective process to clarify the case.
“In connection with the information that has emerged about a positive doping sample involving one of the most emblematic figures of Bulgarian athletics Ivet Lalova taken during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and identified following a reanalysis ten years later, as Minister of Youth and Sports I wish to state that I stand firmly behind Ivet Lalova and her right to a fair, objective, and transparent process to clarify all circumstances related to the case. 
Ivet is an athlete with an impeccable reputation, a long-standing international career, proven professionalism, and sportsmanship. For more than two decades, she has been a symbol of fair play, discipline, and deep dedication to sport, repeatedly bringing honour to Bulgaria on the world stage.
The sample and its reanalysis ten years after the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro raise a number of questions both regarding methodology and regarding the possibilities for an effective defence of athletes after such a long period of time. The truth must be established through an objective, fair, and transparent process.
Bulgarian sport owes respect and support to its champions,” Peshev said in a statement published on his Facebook profile. Outgoing Sports Minister Peshev Voices Support for Bulgarian Athlete Lalova-Collio Who Allegedly Tested Positive for Anabolic Steroids 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-23 22:21:00 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