Balgarianovinite.com Caretaker Youth and Sports Minister Dimitar Iliev Saturday said that the Milano Cortina Olympics are Bulgaria’s most successful Winter Games in 24 years.
Bulgarian athletes won two bronze medals — Tervel Zamfirov in alpine snowboarding and Lora Hristova in biathlon. The only Winter Games in which Bulgarian athletes won more medals were 2002 Winter Olympics, where they earned three.
The Minister arrived in Italy on Friday and watched the women’s 12.5 km biathlon mass start from the stands on the penultimate day of the Games. On Sunday, he will attend the closing ceremony in Verona alongside Bulgarian Olympic Committee President-elect Vesela Lecheva.
“The atmosphere here is unique. What makes me happiest is that this is the most successful Olympics for Bulgaria in 24 years. These young athletes have brought not only joy to Bulgarians but also a sense of unity and motivation for the whole nation, and we are truly grateful to them. We will do everything possible to ensure Bulgarian athletes are even better supported, so they can conduct their training and preparation under ideal conditions,” Iliev said.
Speaking about his objectives, Iliev, who took on his role on Thursday, added that he will hold meetings with all federations to identify the most urgent issues, explore solutions, and work together to ensure that athletes receive the support they need.
He added that he had requested reports on the financial status of all commercial entities managed by his Ministry, including the Bulgarian Sports Totalizator, and did not rule out the possibility of problems in the management of some of these organizations. Minister Iliev Describes Milano Cortina Olympics as Bulgaria’s Most Successful Winter Games in 24 Years 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-21 19:46:36 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