Bulgaria
Land:110,912km2 Population: 8,473,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
NA
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
Soccer (approx.1 million)
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
Soccer
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
Law of Sport (1998)
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
NA
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
NA
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
NA
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM
NA
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
Bulgarian Sport for All Association
Address: Bul.V Levski 75 Sofia-1040
Tel: (359)29.30.05.94 Fax: (359)29.87.29.82
1. FOUNDED YEAR
November, 1993
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Nikola Hadjiev
Title:President
Occupation: Professor of the National Sport Academy
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Non-governmental organization
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
To create National Sport for All Program.
To organize and coordinate all Sport for All events.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff:3
6.ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx.US$15.000 (2000)
Approx.US$25,000 (2001)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
International Challenge Day
International Walking Day
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
Programs available for the following target groups:
Infant and Pre-school children (Age 0 to 5), School children (Age 6 to
12), Adolescents
(Age 13 to 16), Adult women, Employees at work-sites, People with disabilities.
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
BULFAR-2004: Bulgarian physical activity and recreation
Level: National, Regional
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
Bulgarian Olympic Committee
State Agency of Sport
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
TAFISA
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Finance
