Balgarianovinite.com Tennis player Ivan Ivanov placed among the finalists for the 14th edition of European Olympic Committees’ (EOC) Piotr Nurowski Prize for Best European Young Athlete, EOC said on Wednesday. This is another major success for Bulgarian sport after snowboarder Malena Zamfirova won the winter edition of the awards. Due to the strong competition, six rather than five young athletes from across Europe qualified for the final Among them, for the first time in the summer edition, there is also a Bulgarian athlete.
“I am happy that we are nominating a Bulgarian young athlete for a second time and once again our candidate has reached the final. Ivan Ivanov has already written his name in history as the first to win Wimbledon and the US Open in one year. It is gratifying that his achievements are appreciated not only in Bulgaria, but also by the other Olympic committees in Europe, which is recognition both for him and for Bulgaria,” commented Bulgarian Olympic Committee President-elect Vesela Lecheva.
While he is truly one of the few players to achieve the Wimbledon – US Open junior double, there are eight other players to have done so – including Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in 2008.
Ivanov had a highly successful 2025 season. Except becoming the first player to win multiple Grand Slam boys’ singles titles in a season since Tseng Chun-Hsin in 2018, he also became just the 2nd Bulgarian player to win a Grand Slam boys’ singles title after Grigor Dimitrov. He also made history as junior boys 2025 ITF World Champion, becoming the first Bulgarian player to win an International Tennis Federation World Champion award in any category. Ivanov finished the season on the top of the world junior rankings.
Finalists in the 14th summer edition of the Piotr Nurowski Prize:
Ivan Ivanov, tennis
Andrea Berishaj (Montenegro), taekwondo
Amalia Covaliu (Romania), fencing
Ruby Evans (United Kingdom), rhythmic gymnastics
Alлika Inker Moser (Estonia), athletics
Marusa Tereza Serkezi (Slovenia), cycling
The voting for the winner will take place during the 55th EOC General Assembly in Budapest, Hungary, on June 12. All finalists are invited to the gala dinner on the same day.
The EOC Piotr Nurowski Prize for Best European Young Athlete was created in 2011 to remember our dear friend and the great man of Olympism Piotr Nurowski, and through his example and his memory encourage young athletes to pursue a career in top sport, as well as inspire future generations to adopt a healthy lifestyle based on Olympic values and principles, EOC’s official website states.
In 2025, Malena Zamfirova won the award in the winter sports category, impressing the jury with her speech. All finalists receive a plaque as well as prize money to invest in their preparation. The first-place prize is EUR 15,000, second place receives EUR 8,000, third place EUR 5,000, while fourth, fifth and sixth places receive EUR 3,000 each. Tennis Player Ivan Ivanov Placed among Finalists for EOC Piotr Nurowski Prize for Best European Young Athlete 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-20 07:50:03 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