Novinite.com Readers Pick National Volleyball Team as Bulgaria's Top 2009 Sports Achiever

National Volleyball Team is Bulgaria's top sports achiever for 2009 according to the readers of Novinite.com. Photo by BGNES

The readers of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) have selected the National Volleyball Team as the winner in the "Champion of Novinite.com 2009" category.

The readers of Novinite.com were able to submit their votes for Bulgaria’s personalities and events of 2009 over a period of six weeks – from November 20, 2009, until January 4, 2010, in the traditional annual poll of the largest Bulgarian English-language media. The 2009 voting categories included "Personality of Novinite.com 2009", "Champion of Novinite.com 2009", "News Story in Novinite.com 2009", International Politician with the Greatest Contribution to Bulgaria in 2009.

The National Volleyball Team proved to be Bulgaria's most successful national sports team in 2009 when it was ranked fourth after Brazil, USA, and Russia in the annual ranking of the FIVB. In 2009, the Bulgarian volleyball nationals won the bronze medal in the European Championship in Turkey with 5 wins and 2 losses. Earlier in 2009 they ended 9th in the World Volleyball League.

The Bulgarian striker of Manchester United Dimitar Berbatov remained second in the race for popularity among the Novinite.com readers, and World Boxing Champion Detelin Dalakliev remained third.

The final results of the "Champion of Novinite.com 2009" poll of Novinite.com are: National Volleyball Team - 42,17% (396 votes); Dimitar Berbatov - 36,85% (346 votes); Detelin Dalakliev - 20,98% (197 votes). The final results are also available HERE.

The Team of Novinite.com would like to thank all of its readers who voted in our initiative to select the most deserving and successful individuals related to Bulgaria, and the most important event of 2009! The winners in the different categories will be awarded at a special ceremony to be announced.

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