On 08 December 2025 at 9:00 a.m., the municipal stage of the School Games for the 2025/2026 school year will start at the Rusalka Sports Complex. The opening matches will be the table tennis games between the girls’ and boys’ teams in grades V–VII and the girls’ teams in grades VIII–X. Eight sports—table tennis, handball, athletics, badminton, chess, volleyball, basketball, and football 7-a-side—will bring together 1,338 students, grouped into 162 teams from 22 schools.
The Games are organized by the Municipality of Dobrich and the association “School Sport, Tourism and Youth Activities – Dobrudzha.” The Municipality of Dobrich will provide the financial support for holding this largest-scale sports event for students.
They will be conducted under the Rules for organizing and holding the School Games for students in grades I–XII and in accordance with the Ministry of Education and Science’s National Sports Calendar for the 2025/2026 school year.
The winners of the municipal stage will represent Dobrich at the regional (district) level and will have the chance to compete against the best teams from other municipalities.
The School Games create conditions for sports practice on an impressive scale; they aim to develop individual abilities and talents, enhance students’ competence in sport, and promote the values of sportsmanship and team spirit.