Top Bulgarian mountain runners head to Slovenia

Bulgaria will be represented by 17 athletes at the 2026 European Off-Road Running Championships, which will take place in Ljubljana–Kamnik, Slovenia, from June 5 to 7, the Bulgarian Athletics Federation announced. The national team includes Bulgaria’s top mountain runners at the moment.

Kostadin Kisov will be team leader. Coaches Nedyalko Borukov, Ivan Mihaylov, Yolo Nikolov, and Atanas Dimitrov will also travel to Slovenia, CE Report quotes BTA.

Bulgaria's Team for the 2026 European Mountain Running Championships:

U-20 Men
Aleksandar Pedev – Uphill & Downhill (5.7 km – June 7), Uphill (3.8 km – June 5)
Viktor Petkov – Uphill & Downhill (5.7 km – June 7), Uphill (3.8 km – June 5)
Stilian Aleksandrov – Uphill & Downhill (5.7 km – June 7), Uphill (3.8 km – June 5)
Atila Rasim – Uphill & Downhill (5.7 km – June 7), Uphill (3.8 km – June 5)
U-20 Women
Simona Gocheva – Uphill & Downhill (5.7 km – June 7), Uphill (3.8 km – June 5)
Yoana Yordanova – Uphill & Downhill (5.7 km – June 7), Uphill (3.8 km – June 5)

Women
Anika Atanasova – Uphill & Downhill (13.1 km – June 7), Uphill (8.9 km – June 5)
Silviya Georgieva – Uphill & Downhill (13.1 km – June 7), Uphill (8.9 km – June 5)
Byulserin Suleyman – Uphill & Downhill (13.1 km – June 7), Uphill (8.9 km – June 5)
Marinela Nineva – Uphill & Downhill (13.1 km – June 7), Uphill (8.9 km – June 5)
Men (Trail Race – 52 km, June 6)
Miroslav Spasov
Yordan Todorov
Georgi Zhekov
Tencho Zhekov
Women (Trail Race – 52 km, June 6)
Nadezhda Angelova
Militsa Mircheva
Maria Nikolova

Photo: European Off-Road Running Championships