SOFIA, July 30 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's former world championship silver medallist Damyan Damyanov died on Sunday at the age of 39, becoming the latest member of a once-mighty Bulgarian weightlifting ...

If you’ve ever wondered how a small Eastern European nation dominated Olympic weightlifting for decades, the answer lies in one of the most extreme training philosophies ever created. The Bulgarian ...

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 ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Bulgaria remains banned from Olympic weightlifting because of excessive doping after sport’s highest court dismissed an appeal on Friday. The Court of Arbitration for ...

SOFIA, April 26 (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 ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) Velichko Cholakov, a former European champion who was part of the Bulgarian weightlifting team withdrawn from the 2008 Beijing Olympics SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) Velichko Cholakov, a ...

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) - Bulgaria's former world championship silver medallist Damyan Damyanov died on Sunday at the age of 39, becoming the latest member of a once-mighty Bulgarian weightlifting team to ...