Newsletter Newsletter 2/2012 National Sports Panorama 2012
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Newsletter 2/2012
National Sports Panorama 2012

From the 20 to 22 of April, 2012, for the second consecutive year at the center of Sofia, on the open areas outside the National Palace of Culture, Bulgarian Association of Taekwon-do Team organized the unique of its kind sports exhibition "National Sports Panorama". This year’s edition was attended by 75 national sports organizations (federations) who presented more than 90 sports. The massive event was held again under the patronage of the Minister of Physical Education and Sports Mr. Svilen Neykov, and co-organizers were Ministry of Physical Education and Sports, Ministry of Education Youth and Science, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Health and the Capital Municipality. Chief organizer of the large-scale event was Mr. Ventsislav Ignatov, President of BAT.

The motto of the event was "Look, try, choose" and has as main purpose to tear children of different ages from the vices of everyday life, provide a healthy lifestyle and involve them in the magic of sports. Largest sporting event in Bulgaria started on 20-th April with a cross along the central “Vitosha” boulevard named "98 days to the XXX Olympic Games - London 2012". It was attended by celebrities from sports and social elite, and over 300 children and was led by 1998 Biathlon Olympic Champion Ekaterina Dafovska.

Participants and visitors this year were over 30 000 people and despite the variable weather conditions, crowds of children was free to touch any sport. The event enjoyed great media interest, and almost all national TV stations, radio stations, sports websites, newspapers, and many others involved in the promotion and coverage of the event.

Without any doubts the greatest success was the thousands of smiles on the faces of children and persisting commotion in the city center throughout the weekend. Many participant federations before the end of the Panorama expressed their gratitude to the organizers for their attention and provided conditions for the manifestation on the Panorama.


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