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Bulgaria
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Chief of State : : Mr Gueorgui Parvanov
Head of Government : Mr Boïko Borisov
Minister responsible for sports : Mr Svilen Neykov
Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Ms Stefka Kostadinova
Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Ms Stefka Kostadinova
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Land surface : 111 910 km²
Population : 7,6 millions
Capital : Sofia
Language : Bulgarian
Currency : lev
GDP per capita ($PPP) : 12,800
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Budget of State (2011): 117 756 179 000 BGN leva
Budget of the ministry responsible for sports: 587 104 260 BGN leva (299 942 000 BGN leva from budgetary fund and 287 162 260 BGN leva from cumulative account)
Principal financing source for sport: budgetary subsidy, own income, cumulative account financed by income from the Bulgarian national Lottery
National sports federations : 106
Sports people member of a club : /
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National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2009-2012)
Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) whose work is defined by the Olympic Charter and its own statute. BOC is an independent Non-Governmental Organisation whose main goal is the development of Olympic sports in the country and participation of athletes at the Olympic Games as well as competitions by the International Olympic Committee. - Private sport clubs which are established and financed by private persons and take part on an equal basis with the rest of the sport clubs in the country in state championships and international sport events.
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Organisation of sport in the country (2009-2012)
State body – Ministry of Physical Education and Sport
Social organizations – sports federations
Sports clubs and Bulgarian Olympic Committee
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Results of the last Olympic Games
Summer Games (Beijing, 2008)
Total of available medals:
Total of won medals: ( 5, 42 th by gold ranking)
Gold: 1 ; Silver: 1 ; Bronze: 3
Winter Games (Turin, 2006)
Total of available medals : -
Total of won medals: (1, 21 th by gold ranking)
Gold: 0 ; Silver: 1 ; Bronze: 0
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World champion in 2009 (including non-Olympic sport): 12
European champion (in 2009): 16
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Ministry: http://www.youthsport.bg/cgi-bin/s.cgi
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National Olympic Committee:
B.O.C Bulgarian Olympic Comitee-
1000 Sofia Bulgaria “Angel Kanchev””
Tel : (+359 2) 987 5695
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Sports director : Mr Asen Markov
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EPAS contact:
Name: Desislava Teodosieva
Title:
Address: 75 Vasil Levski, Sofia 1040
Tel. : 00359 2 9300 575
Fax: 00359 2 988 4032
E-mail : desislava.teodosieva@mpes.government.bg
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