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Arena Burgas
Arena Burgas () is a multifunctional indoor arena located in Burgas, Bulgaria. The arena opened on May 18, 2023, following over five years of delays. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 for sports events, which is expandable up to 6,100, and up to 15,000 for concerts. The arena is home to BC Chernomorets, who play in the NBL, the top flight of Bulgarian basketball. History Construction for the arena took over eight years. After breaking ground in late 2014 with a planned budget of 38 million Bulgarian lev and a completion date of January 2017, the project was met with multiple delays and funding issues, with the final official budget figure ballooning to 64 million. In 2022, under then-Minister of Youth and Sports Radostin Vassilev, a proposal was made to grant an additional 15 million lev in funding to finish the arena, however this attempt to secure additional funding was unsuccessful. Following more than five years of delays, the multifunctional arena was of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgas
Burgas (, ), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, Bulgaria, Varna, with a population of 280 000 inhabitants, while 310 000 live in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre. The city is surrounded by the Burgas Lakes and located at the westernmost point of the Black Sea, at the large Burgas Bay. LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas is the largest oil refinery in southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise. The Port of Burgas is the second largest port in Bulgaria, and Burgas Airport is the second most important in the country. Burgas is the centre of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.Norman Polmar: ''The Naval Institute guide to the Soviet Navy'', 5. Ausgabe, United States Naval Insti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Rilski Sportist
BC Rilski Sportist () is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Samokov. The team is part of National Basketball League (Bulgaria), NBL, FIBA Europe Cup, and Balkan International Basketball League, BIBL. They play their home matches at the Arena Samokov, which has a capacity of 3,000 people. Honours *National Basketball League (Bulgaria), National Basketball League :Winners (2): 2023–24 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season, 2024, 2024–25 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season, 2025 :Runners-up (2) 2020–21 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season, 2021, 2021–22 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season, 2022 *Bulgarian Basketball Cup, Bulgarian Cup :Winners (4): 2016 Bulgarian Basketball Cup, 2016, 2017–18 Bulgarian Basketball Cup, 2018, 2021 Bulgarian Basketball Cup, 2021, 2022 Bulgarian Basketball Cup, 2022 : Runners-up (1): 2010 *Balkan International Basketball League, Balkan League : Winners (1): 2008–09 BIBL season, 2009 : Runners- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Venues Completed In 2023
Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual. Sport competitions may use a team or single person format, and may be open, allowing a broad range of participants, or closed, restricting participation to specific groups or those invited. Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner. They also may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with major competitions admitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Venues In Bulgaria
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indoor Arenas In Bulgaria
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Bulgaria. The venues are ordered by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included (e.g. for concerts). Current arenas Under construction/proposed See also *List of indoor arenas in Europe *List of indoor arenas by capacity *Lists of stadiums References {{DEFAULTSORT:Indoor arenas in Bulgaria Indoor arenas in Bulgaria, Lists of indoor arenas, Bulgaria Lists of buildings and structures in Bulgaria, Indoor arenas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
The 2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 70th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria. It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and was held in Burgas, Arena Burgas. The competition starts on 15 March 2024 with the quarterfinals, and ends with the Final on 17 March 2024. Alex Ouandie was awarded with the MVP of the tournament Qualified teams The first eight teams qualified after the first stage of the 2023–24 NBL regular season. Draw The draw for the 2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup took place on 1 March 2024. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams. There were no restrictions for the semifinals draw. Prior to the start of the competition, 7th placed Beroe withdrew and were replaced by 9th placed Academic Plovdiv. Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals References {{DEFAULTSORT:2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup Bulgarian Basketball Cup Cup A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco World News
''Morocco World News'' (MWN) is an English language e-newspaper with its headquarters in Rabat and Washington, D.C. It publishes news about Morocco and MENA region on a wide range of topics, including politics, economics, international relations, lifestyle, technology, culture, sports, and Western Sahara. MWN was founded in May 2011 by Samir and Adnane Bennis, two Moroccan brothers living at the time in New York City. In 2017, it relocated its US headquarters from New York City to Washington, DC. By 2019, MWN counted journalists and editors in Washington DC, New York City, Rabat, Essaouira, Fes, and the Netherlands. Samir Bennis has served as its editor-in-chief, a political analyst and author since its inception. Adnane Bennis has been the managing editor. Both maintain a very nationalist stance with respect to the Moroccan position on Western Sahara and that is reflected within Morocco World News. Reception Andrew R. Smith, Professor in the Department of Communication, Journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mejia (kickboxer)
David Mejía is a Colombian-born English-Spanish kickboxer. As of July 2023 he was the #1 ranked -67.5 kg kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and #7 according to Beyond Kickboxing. Career On September 6, 2014, Mejia faced Adrian Maxim at the Fight Dreams event in Albacete Spain. He won the fight by decision. On October 10, 2015, Mejia faced reigning Enfusion 67kg champion Ilias Bulaid in a non title fight at Enfusion Live 32. He lost the fight by decision. Mejia faced Eddy Nait Slimani at ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris. He lost the fight by decision. Mejia faced Hasan Toy at Wu Lin Feng 2018: WLF -67kg World Cup 2018-2019 2nd Round on August 4, 2018. He lost the fight by decision. Mejia faced Masaaki Noiri at K-1 World GP 2020: K’Festa 3 on March 22, 2020. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Mejia challenged Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 for his Glory Featherweight title at Glory 89 on 7 October 2023. He lost the fight by split decision. Mejia faced Jia Aoqi in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9
Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 (เพชรพนมรุ้ง เกียรติหมู่เก้า, pronounced "Kiatmuukao"; born 26 May 1995) is a Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer from Thailand. Hailing from Buriram in the northeast of Thailand, Petpanomrung is from the same Muay Thai gym of multiple Lumpinee Stadium champion Singdam Kiatmuu9. He is the reigning Glory Featherweight (-65 kg) and the former RISE Super Lightweight (-65 kg) World Champion. As of May 2025, he is ranked as the #1 Super Featherweight (-67.5 kg) and #1 pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick and the #1 featherweight (-66 kg) and #2 pound for pound kickboxer by Combat Press. Combat Press has ranked him as a top featherweight since April 2017 and has briefly ranked him as the #7 pound for pound kickboxer in 2021, and is currently #2 as of May 2025. Martial arts career Glory Early promotional career Petpanomrung made his Glory debut against Stanislav Reniţă a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickboxing
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (other), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general physical fitness, fitness, or for competition. Some styles of kickboxing include: full contact karate, Muay Thai, Japanese kickboxing, Lethwei, Sanda (sport), Sanda, and Savate. Although since the dawn of humanity people have faced each other in hand-to-hand combat, the first documentation on the use of kicking and punching in sports combat is from ancient Greece and ancient India. But nevertheless, the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the 1960s, and developed in the late 1950s from karate mixed with boxing, having some influence, with competitions held since then. American kickboxing originated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory (kickboxing)
Glory (formerly Glory World Series) is an international kickboxing promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2012. It is owned by Pierre Andurand, Yao Capital, Scott Rudmann and other investors. Background When K-1 began suffering from extreme financial difficulties in 2011, Total Sports Asia, TSA CEO Marcus Luer, Pierre Andurand, and Scott Rudmann of Pierre Andurand, Nectar Capital attempted to buy the brand. K-1 was instead sold to Mike Kim and EMCOM Entertainment Inc. In the aftermath, Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann and TSA decided to start a brand new kickboxing promotion and acquired United Glory, Golden Glory, and It's Showtime (kickboxing), It's Showtime to secure a top event production team and contracts to each promotion's top fighters. Forming the Glory World Series, Pierre Andurand was named Chairman and Rudmann was named vice-chairman. A number of people formerly involved with these three entities event became Glory consultants. Glory World Series signed most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GERB
GERB, an acronym for Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (), is a conservative center-right populist political party which was the ruling party of Bulgaria during the periods between 2009–2013, 2014-2021, 2025-present and was supporting the Denkov government between 2023-2024. History GERB is headed by former Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov, the former mayor of Sofia, former member of the National Movement Simeon II and former personal guard of Todor Zhivkov in the 1990s. The establishment of the party followed the creation of a non-profit organization with the acronym (in Bulgarian) GERB — ''Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria'', earlier the same year. In early January 2007, and early February 2007, the party came second in public polls on party support with around 14%, trailing the Bulgarian Socialist Party which had around 25%. Its stated priorities are fighting crime and corruption, preserving family as the cornerstone of societ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
