stefanbg

That's sad. She has been a regular Olympian unlike many of the younger tennis stars. She will be missed in Rio.

Cibulkova under question too after heavy defeat to Bouchard in Montreal...

Jamel Chatbi misses third doping test within an year and is excluded from the Italian Olympic team https://www.yahoo.com/news/athletics-italy-bans-chatbi-rio-over-missed-tests-105324253.html

Indeed. She deserves carrying the national flag.

Before the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia created a storage bank of clean, frozen urine Russia's security service, the FSB, worked in a building next to the Sochi laboratory, swapping positive urine samples for clean negative ones through a "mouse hole", adding table salt to make them weigh the same A key FSB agent had access to the Sochi anti-doping laboratory, disguised as a sewage and plumbing contractor http://www.bbc.com/sport/36823453 If that's all true Hollywood can make a decent movie out of the whole story...

Bulgaria in not as tacky outfits as the rest of the world.

Richard Gasuqet also withdraws from Rio http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/07/18/richard-gasquet-olympics-tennis-back-injury/

Well Bulgaria is not the sports superpower it used to be before the new millennium. I even think the number is too high given the surprising qualifiers in fencing, modern pentathlon, rowing and athletics. With this squad my prediction is no gold medal, one silver and one bronze (rhythmic gymnastics, shooting or wrestling)

Bulgaria confirmed a delegation of 51. Source (Bulgarian Olympic Committee, in Bulgarian): http://www.bgolympic.org/новини/рио-де-жанейро-2016/1101-общото-събрание-утвърди-делегацията-ни-за-рио

Oh dear... Turkey going for gold in both half marathons. This is so far away from being an European Championships. EAA must do something immediately before Turkey completely destroys European athletics.

Updated with source. Google translate... meh.,,

Alexander Nikolov (100m freestyle) is confirmed to go to Rio Olympics following his 50.03 OST. He will be the only male Bulgarian representative to enter the Rio pool. His selection is confirmed by the Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Source (in Bulgarian) http://varnautre.bg/2016/07/08/24727/александър-николов-сбъднах-детската

Q1: B Q2: A Maybe with the side note that the same nation cannot host two contests within the same year

Gwen Berry (hammer throw) - Vilanterol Trifenatate Source http://www.eurosport.com/athletics/berry-suspended-stripped-of-u.s.-hammer-throw-record_sto5646512/story.shtml The weird thing in the whole story is that her 3 month ban ends just 2 days before the US trials.

Pennetta retired from professional tennis, so a more likely pair would be Seppi-Errani. They actually paired together for London, so it is not an unlikely combo.

Thanks for the point @AtleNal707

Congratulations !

Thanks for the points @dezbee2008. Bulgaria safe from the bottom after the US and Argentinian vote

Actually I thought the same when I browsed through the comments the other day. Well, thanks a million @konig for the 7 points! I really appreciate it.

Spasiba @vovanA !

Good that they went there with the coaches responsible for the current situation in Bulgarian weightlifting.

Don't mention it guys. A whole bunch of great songs this year. They all deserved Bulgaria's douze points. Now fingers crossed DIA is not finishing last

Bulgaria Bulgaria Jury Scorecard: Portugal 12 Italy 11 Greece 10 Colombia 9 Ireland 8 Romania 7 Canada 6 France 5 Lithuania 4 Netherlands 3 Algeria 2 New Zealand 1 And this concludes the Bulgarian vote. Good luck to all participants of this year's contest.

Bulgaria Bulgaria Jury Scorecard: Italy 11 Greece 10 Colombia 9 Ireland 8 Romania 7 Canada 6 France 5 Lithuania 4 Netherlands 3 Algeria 2 New Zealand 1