Karlos Nasar won Olympic gold and broke the world record with a total of 404 kg, beating Colombia's Yeison López, who lifted 390 kg. It was Bulgaria's second medal of the Paris Games, following silver ...

The Ministry said it had refused to renew the federation's licence because it had "breached the anti-doping regulations and sports ethics ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games and marred Bulgaria's ...

SOFIA (Reuters) - The Bulgarian weightlifting federation (BWF) has decided to seek help from the country's former medal winners in an attempt to raise money to pay a fine imposed by the International ...

SOFIA (Reuters) - Former Bulgarian weightlifting coach Ivan Abadzhiev, one of the sport's most successful and prominent figures, has died aged 85, officials said on Saturday. Widely known as "The Pope ...

(Adds details, quotes) SOFIA, March 21 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's 2004 Olympic weightlifting champion Milen Dobrev has died at the age of 35, the Bulgarian interior ministry said on Saturday. "His body ...