Seventy
two athletes have been included in Bulgaria’s final lineup for the
Beijing Olympics. From 8 to 24 August they will compete in 15 events.
The largest is the track-and-field group: 16 athletes. From among them
major hopes are reposed on Daniela Yordanova (1500 m), Momchil
Karailiev (triple jump) and Spas Buhalov (pole vault). For the first
time in many years Bulgaria has got no contester in the women’s high
jump. World Junior Vice Champion Mirella Demireva was very close to
covering the normative of 191 cm, but failed. 6 male and 2 female
weightlifters have been excluded from the Olympic delegation after
positive tests for banned substances use.
The first group of
Bulgarian athletes leaves for Beijing on 28 July lead by marksmanship
favorites Tanyu Kiriakov and two times Olympic champion Maria Grozdeva.
If a Bulgarian athlete wins a gold medal, he or she will get EUR
125,000 worth in remuneration.