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Mariya Grozdeva
Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva-Grigorova ( bg, Мария Здравкова Гроздева-Григорова; born on 23 June 1972) is a Bulgarian retired sport shooter, who competed in 25 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol. She is the only woman to have successfully defended the 25 metre pistol title at the Olympic Games. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 25 metre pistol, and Women's 10 metre air pistol. Apart from her five Olympic medals including two gold medals, Grozdeva also has been successful at CISM World Championships and ISSF World Cups. She is also the current holder of the final world record in 25 metre pistol. Life Grozdeva was born on 23 June 1972 in Sofia. She began shooting at the age of 11, and graduated in sports shooting from the National Sports Academy. She is married to her coach Valeri Grigorov, with whom she has three children. Grozdeva announced her decision to retire from professional sports after competing at the 2020 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 Metre Air Pistol ...
The Women's 10 meter air pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July 2021 at the Asaka Shooting Range. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Results Qualification Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air rifle Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics Women's events at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 Metre Pistol
The Women's 25 metre pistol event at the 2012 Olympic Games took place on 1 August 2012 at the Royal Artillery Barracks. The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with a pistol at 25 metres distance. Scores for each shot were in increments of 1, with a maximum score of 10. The first 30 shots were in the precision stage, with series of 5 shots being shot within 5 minutes. The second set of 30 shots gave shooters 3 seconds to take each shot. The top 8 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the final round. There, they fired an additional 20 shots. These shots scored in increments of .1, with a maximum score of 10.9. They were fired in four sets of 5 rapid fire shots. The total score from all 80 shots was used to determine final ranking. The event was won by Kim Jang-Mi Kim Jang-mi (Hangul: 김장미; ; born September 25, 1992 in Incheon, South Korea) is a South Korean female sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 Metre Pistol
The Women's 25 metre pistol event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 13 at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall. It was won by the reigning World champion, Chen Ying of the host nation, while Otryadyn Gündegmaa won Mongolia's second Olympic medal in shooting ahead of Munkhbayar Dorjsuren who won its first, 16 years earlier, but now competes for Germany. The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with a pistol at 25 metres distance. Scores for each shot were in increments of 1, with a maximum score of 10. The first 30 shots were in the precision stage, with series of 5 shots being shot within 5 minutes. The second set of 30 shots gave shooters 3 seconds to take each shot. The top 8 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the final round. There, they fired an additional 20 shots. These shots scored in increments of .1, with a maximum score of 10.9. They were fired in four sets of 5 rapid fire shots. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 Metre Pistol
Women's 25 metre pistol (then called ''sport pistol'') was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... Li Duihong won the competition and set two new Olympic records. Qualification round OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final Final OR Olympic record References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 metre pistol Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olymp Shoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 Metre Pistol
Women's 25 metre pistol (then called ''sport pistol'') was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new rapid fire target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set, both by Marina Logvinenko Marina Viktorovna Logvinenko (russian: Марина Викторовна Логвиненко, née Dobrancheva, born 1 September 1961) is a Russian sport shooter, specializing in the pistol events. Biography Logvinenko was born in Shakhty. Sh .... Qualification round OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final Final OR Olympic record References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 metre pistol Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olymp Shoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIP Brother 3 (Bulgaria)
''VIP Brother 3'' was the third season of the celebrity version of the Bulgarian reality television show Big Brother. It was launched on Nova Television on 16 March 2009, and ended on 10 May 2009 with an eleven-hour season finale starting at 3:00 pm and finishing after 1:00 am. This season was confirmed on 31 December 2008 by Niki Kanchev, who returned as a host. He announced that the season would start in March 2009. Later on the same day, Nova Television aired the first promo with the slogan ''Celebrities change destinies''. The show is produced by Niko Tuparev (''Old School Productions'') again. All the money from SMS votes were donated to charity, and there was no cash prize for the winner. Also, this season was longer than the previous two. It lasted for 56 days (8 weeks), making it the longest ''VIP Brother'' season in Bulgaria so far. Deyan Slavchev "Deo" was the winner. Production Broadcast The show was aired on Nova Television and Diema 2. The new charity format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIP Brother (season 3)
''VIP Brother 3'' was the third season of the celebrity version of the Bulgarian reality television show Big Brother. It was launched on Nova Television on 16 March 2009, and ended on 10 May 2009 with an eleven-hour season finale starting at 3:00 pm and finishing after 1:00 am. This season was confirmed on 31 December 2008 by Niki Kanchev, who returned as a host. He announced that the season would start in March 2009. Later on the same day, Nova Television aired the first promo with the slogan ''Celebrities change destinies''. The show is produced by Niko Tuparev (''Old School Productions'') again. All the money from SMS votes were donated to charity, and there was no cash prize for the winner. Also, this season was longer than the previous two. It lasted for 56 days (8 weeks), making it the longest ''VIP Brother'' season in Bulgaria so far. Deyan Slavchev "Deo" was the winner. Production Broadcast The show was aired on Nova Television and Diema 2. The new charity format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesela Letcheva
Vessela Letcheva (born 20 May 1964) was born in Veliko Tarnovo and lives in Sofia. She is a shooting sport athlete, president of the Bulgarian Shooting Union, member of the IOC, commission member of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC), former MP, chairman of the State Agency for Youth and Sports (2005-2009) and acting Minister of Youth and Sports in the first and second government of Galab Donev. Letcheva is a graduate of the National Sports Academy. She received a PhD in 2009 in theory and methodology of physical education and sports training. Her thesis was ''A study of the situational psychological and physical preparation of sports shooting competitors.'' Sports career Letcheva is a shooting sport athlete and her personal coach was her father – Nikolay Letchev, one of the best and most successful experts in the world. He was awarded a special diploma for best shooting coach of the century for his contributions to shooting sport by the International Federation in 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 Chasa
''24 Chasa'' ( bg, italic=yes, 24 часа, lit=24 hours) is a Bulgarian newspaper. Its headquarters are located in Sofia. History and profile The newspaper, part of the ''168 Chasa'' (meaning ''168 Hours'' in English) Press Group founded by Petyo Blaskov, was launched in April 1991, a few months after the launch of the ''168 Hours'' weekly newspaper. The tabloid format and the colloquial, somewhat derisive, writing style of ''24 Chasa'' quickly gained wide popularity. One of the most popular features in the newspaper is the daily cartoon ''Ivancho i Mariyka'', drawn by the well-known Bulgarian cartoonist Ivaylo Ninov Ivaylo (died 1281), also spelled Ivailo ( bg, Ивайло), was a rebel leader who ruled briefly as tsar of Bulgaria. In 1277, he spearheaded a Uprising of Ivaylo, peasant uprising and forced the Bulgarian nobility to accept him as emperor. He r ..., which also exists in animation version. The newspaper was a part of the German WAZ media group until 2010 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski"
The Vassil Levski National Sports Academy ( bg, Национална Спортна Академия "Васил Левски"), commonly referred to as the NSA, is Bulgaria's premiere higher education institution specializing in teaching physical education. It is named after national hero Vasil Levski. History The academy was established in 1942 by a decree of Tsar Boris III as the Higher School for Physical Education (). It was named Higher Institute for Physical Education and Sport () from 1953 to 1995. In 1995, by decision of the National Assembly, the VIF was renamed the National Sports Academy. Discover a new, modernly-equipped educational building in the Student Town of Darvenica. A high-mountain training base at the Vitosha National Academy was created during that time. Academics The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in a wide variety of sports-related disciplines. Curricula are distributed among three faculties: * Faculty of Coaching * Faculty o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Shooting Sport Federation
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is the governing body of the Olympic shooting events in rifle, pistol and shotgun (clay target) disciplines, and of several non-Olympic shooting sport events. ISSF's activities include regulation of the sport, Olympic qualifications and organization of international competitions such as the ISSF World Cup Series, the ISSF World Cup Finals, the ISSF Separate World Championship in Shotgun events and the ISSF World Championship in all events. Founded in 1907 as the International Shooting Union (french: Union Internationale de Tir), and then changing its name in 1998, the ISSF affiliates nowadays over 150 National Shooting Federations from Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Since 2022, the ISSF Presidency has been held by , a former Italian Senator and head of the Italian Clay Pigeon Federation (FITAV). The ISSF headquarters is in Munich, Germany. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ISSF banned Russian and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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