British News Agency

BURGAS – Burgas Run, organized as Bulgaria’s first running festival, was held for the 9th time in 2026. More than 1,200 athletes and city residents from Bulgaria and numerous other countries, including Kuwait, Italy, Norway, France, Russia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Austria, Belgium and Ukraine, took part in the event.

The races were held on part of Burgas’ main streets over 5, 10 and 21-kilometer courses.

A total of 21 runners from the International Police Association (IPA) also participated in the event. Representatives of IPA Kuwait, IPA Sliven, IPA Pernik, IPA Sofia and host IPA Burgas took part in the races.

5 kilometers women

Under 18:

1. Rosina Raycheva – 00:24:10
2. Nikol Dimitrova – 00:24:1
3. Anna-Mira Radeva – 00:25:00

Under 45:

1. Tsvetelina Sumrova – 00:22:10
2. Daniela Vicheva – 00:22:19
3. Desislava Stoyanova – 00:22:21

Over 45:

1. Zornitsa Dimitrova – 00:24:59
2. Orlina Andreeva-Trayana – Triathlon – 00:25:52
3. Mariana Dobreva – IPA Burgas Region – 00:26:08

5 kilometers men

Under 18:

1. Hristo Hristov – SK Tangra – 00:19:22
2. Georgi Atanasov – Radio999 – 00:19:48
3. Kaloyan Velin – 00:20:06

Under 45:

1. SAVLOVSCHI ALIN – CS MEDGIDIA ROU – 00:17:16
2. Metodi Mihalev – 00:18:12
3. Svilen Enev – 00:18:54

Over 45:

1. Neyko Plachkov – 00:21:22
2. Milcho Minkov – 00:21:58
3. Dmitry Staykov – 00:22:55

10 kilometers women

Under 18:

1. Erika Balkanska – Tangra – 00:50:31
2. Nikol Parusheva – SK Triathlon Asenovgrad – 01:00:25
3. Anastasia Romenska – 5km RUN NESEBAR UKR – 01:06:38

Under 45:

1. Kremena Kovacheva – Mein Herz in Flammen – 00:45:50
2. Diana Stamova – 00:47:19
3. Vanya Ivanova – 00:48:28
4. Krastina Ivanova – IPA Sofia Region – 00:49:29

Over 45:

1. Viktoria Vaseva – 00:50:08
2. Iliyana Bodashka-Yotova – Akademiyata – 00:51:43
3. Tatyana Fomina – 00:52:08

21 kilometers women

Under 45:

1. Milka Horozova – 01:36:53
2. Kremena Kuncheva – 01:44:25
3. Viktoria Petrova – 01:45:18

Over 45:

1. Borislava Videva – 01:47:02
2. Diana Koseva – 01:48:52
3. Velislava Stefanova – Lokomotiv Sofia – 01:52:51

21 kilometers men

Under 18:

1. Stefan Krumov – 01:52:35
2. Hristo Vlasev – 01:54:34
3. Lachezar Zlatarev – 01:55:21

Under 45:

1. Boris Zhelev – 01:23:05
2. Iliyan Nikolov – 01:23:21
3. Miroslav Novák – BERNOHY.sk SVK – 01:25:26

Over 45:

1. Saverio GIARDIELLO – Montemiletto Team Runners ITALY – 01:21:45
2. Anton Timakov – NevaWave – 01:24:37
3. Barbun Barbunov – Basi kefa – 01:25:41

IPA athletes awarded at gala night

As part of Burgas Run 2026, a gala dinner was held in the evening at the Hotel Avenue restaurant in Burgas for IPA athletes who competed in the races.

During the evening, IPA athletes were presented with medals and various gifts. Commissioner Georgi Tsvetkov handed membership cards to new members of the International Police Association, while IPA Burgas President Pavlin Kovachev awarded athletes who achieved top rankings in the competitions.

The IPA members honored at the gala night were:

• Veselka Nikolova – IPA Burgas
• Ivanna Stoyanova – IPA Burgas
• Mariana Dobreva – IPA Burgas
• Katya Diyanova – IPA Burgas
• Natasha Yordanova – IPA Sofia
• Krastina Ivanova – IPA Sofia
• Veselina Kovacheva – IPA Burgas
• Galina Borisova – IPA Sofia
• Atanas Radev – IPA Burgas
• Georgi Iliev – IPA Burgas
• Aleksandar Mitov – IPA Pernik
• Yavor Karapachov – IPA Sliven
• Yani Iliev – IPA Burgas
• Stiliyan Komnev – IPA Burgas
• Musaed Alnajjar – IPA Kuwait
• Mario Iliev – IPA Sofia
• Nikolay Donchev – IPA Burgas
• Stanislav Komnev – IPA Burgas
• Stanimir Nikolov – IPA Burgas
• Georgi Tsvetkov – IPA Burgas
• Dimo Cholakov – IPA Burgas

Burgas Run 2026 concluded as an international sporting event, bringing together athletes from different countries as well as members of the International Police Association in the same organization.