The U.S. Ambassador Attended a Basketball Practice at NSA
Published on 18 December 2024 ![]() The U.S. Ambassador, H.E. Kenneth Merten, his wife Mrs. Susan Merten, and several representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria attended a basketball practice of the Unified Sports For All team at the gymnasium of the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski." Ambassador Merten was welcomed at the NSA entrance by Rector Prof. Krassimir Petkov, who presented him with souvenirs and a photo from his previous visit to the Academy, which took place about a year ago for a similar occasion. In the gym, Vice-Rector Prof. Nikolay Izov and Ambassador Merten greeted the guests and athletes. Before the practice began, the players, including children with special needs, athletes from the Unified Sports For All club, and students from the "Adapted Physical Activity and Sport" and "Basketball" programs, received Christmas gifts from the Merten family. Members of the U.S. Embassy also participated in the game, while the ambassador and his wife watched the entire practice with great interest. The event was organized by the Unified Sports For All club, the "Adapted Physical Activity and Sport" department, and the "Basketball" department, with the involvement of students and faculty members Assoc. Prof. Mariana Borukova, Assoc. Prof. Stefka Dzhobova, Assoc. Prof. Velichka Aleksandrova, and Senior Assistant Prof. Ivelina Kirilova. Among the spectators at the practice were Mr. Vladimir Nikolov – a member of the NSA Board of Trustees and the operational president of the "Fantastico Group," Diana Dimova-Yordanova, Director of Corporate Communications and Public Relations at "Fantastico Group," and Mihail Komitski, Manager of "OTP Leasing." |