Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev and Minister of Youth and Sport Dimitar Iliev conferred the Balkan Athlete of the Year award at Sofia’s Museum of Sport on Monday. Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won the 50th edition of BTA’s annual poll; Serbian Ambassador to Bulgaria Zeljko Jovic received the award on Djokovic’s behalf.
The Balkan Athlete of the Year poll is conducted by BTA among the national news agencies in the Balkan countries.
In his speech at the award ceremony, Valchev…