7 Bulgarians to Compete in Sochi on Saturday

The Bulgarian delegation at the Sochi 2014 parade of nations. Photo by gong.bg

A total of seven Bulgarian athletes will compete in Sochi on Saturday as the 2014 Winter Olympics get underway in earnest.

Antoniya Georgieva is to start in the ladies' skiathlon 7.5 km classic and 7.5 km free, with competition set to begin at 12 pm EET.

A total of four Bulgarian biathletes will start in the men's 10-kilometer sprint: Mihail Klecherov, Krasimir Anev, Vladimir Iliev and Ivan Zlatev. The start is scheduled for 4:30 pm EET.

At the same time, Stanislav Benyov will take part in the first men's singles run of the luge competition.

At 18:30, Vladimir Zografski will compete in the men's normal hill individual qualification round.

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