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Nadka Golcheva
Nadka Golcheva ( bg, Надка Голчева; born 12 March 1952) is a Bulgarian former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Golcheva grew up in a small village near Petrich, Bulgaria, in a working-class family. She was the youngest of four children in the family. During the communist era in Bulgaria, most young people participated in different sports activities, which was also the case with her. Initially, she started with athletics, but a local coach invited her to the basketball court, and she joined the team. Later in an interview, Golcheva admitted that her brother supported and encouraged her the most while the parents were more reserved. In 1967 Nadka Golcheva's local school team won the regional competition, and a year later, she was also selected for the Bulgarian youth national team. So in 1969, she traveled to the Sofia city, capital Sofia, to join BC Levski Sofia, WBC Levski. Club career National team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrich, Bulgaria
Petrich ( bg, Петрич ) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located in Sandanski–Petrich Valley at the foot of the Belasica Mountains in the Strumeshnitsa (river), Strumeshnitsa Valley. According to the 2021 census, the town has 26,778 inhabitants. It is the seat of Petrich Municipality. Petrich is located close to the borders with Greece and North Macedonia. The crossing into North Macedonia is known as Novo Selo-Petrich, as the first settlement across the border is Novo Selo (Novo Selo), Novo Selo. Petrich Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named for Petrich. History Petrich was included in the territory of the First Bulgarian Empire, Bulgarian State during the reign of Knyaz Boris I (r. 852–889). During the Middle Ages it was a Bulgarian fortress of importance during Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria, Samuil's wars (r. 997–1014) with Byzantine Empire, Byzantium. During Ottoman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
