Weightlifting coach gets life ban for second doping breach

Weightlifting coach gets life ban for second doping breach
Herald Tribune - The former Olympic and world champion tested positive to steroids in Bulgaria in 1995 before moving to Australia, where he was most recently head coach in Victoria state and of the national junior program. Under the world anti-doping code, a second

STRICTER CONTROL TO BE EXERCISED OVER BULGARIA'S DUTY-FREE SHOPS
Sophia Echo - Customs officers will be able to observe real-time all purchases in duty-free shops. The stricter control will be possible only after new duty-free trade regulations are accepted, Novinar daily reported. These regulations will enable the setting up

PM: Bulgaria's Socialist Party Too Weak to Win Political Battles
Sofia News Agency - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is not strong enough to wage successful political battles, its leader and the country's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said on Sunday at the opening of the 46th party congress. At the same time there are BSP

Bulgaria Resort To Petition Redrawing of Oil Pipeline Plans
Sofia News Agency - The municipal council of Bulgarian Black Sea resort Sozopol will ask the residents of the town to back their demand to redraw the plans for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline by signing a petition addressed to President Georgi Parvanov, the

Bulgaria's Team Secures Finals with 3-0 Win over China
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria's national volleyball team did not make it easy on itself, but with timely serving from Nikolay Nikolov, it overcame some inspired play by China to win its seventh FIVB World League match 3-0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-17, 25-18) on Saturday. This

Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister Opens Reconstructed Water
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister Assen Gagauzov is to open a reconstructed highway water main in the town of Montana on Monday. The facility is 2,5-kilometer-long and the repair works on it cost more than BGN 440,000. The new water main is

SLOW VISA-ISSUING PROCEDURES DISCOURAGE RUSSIAN TOURISTS FROM VISITING
Sophia Echo - Decreasing number of Russian tourists visit Bulgaria due to the slow visa-issuing procedures, Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) head Blagoi Ragin said. To deal with the issue, Bulgaria has to increase the number of its employees in

Medieval Gold Jewellery Found in Thracian Mound in Bulgaria
Sofia News Agency - A total of eleven gold rings, three bracelets and a pair of ear-rings have been found in a Thracian mound between Bulgaria's villages of Topolchane and Kaloyanovo. The artifacts were discovered in the tombs of three women by one of Bulgaria's best