Plovdiv to welcome more than 1,000 cheerleading and baton twirling competitors

More than 1,000 athletes from over 14 countries across Europe, Asia and Africa are arriving in Plovdiv for two major competitions on October 17 and 18: the European Cheer League (ECL) and the IBTF World Cup in baton twirling at the Kolodrum sports hall.

The two events will be held as part of a joint sports forum, organisers from the Bulgarian Cheer Union and Plovdiv-based Seven Storms Sports Club, one of Bulgaria’s most successful clubs in the discipline, announced.

Cheerleading and baton twirling have made significant progress in Bulgaria over the past decade, with clubs based in Plovdiv playing a leading role. The Bulgarian CheerUnion was established in 2017, and Bulgaria joined the international organisations ICU and ECU in 2018.

Edited by Vesela Krasteva

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov