On July 30 Maya Georgieva, Executive Director of First Investment Bank, handed talismans to one more group of Bulgarian sportsmen at the Sofia airport and wished them good luck and to return with medals.

Big talisman lions were handed to the six times European champion in badminton Petya Nedelcheva, to the surfer Irina Kostadinova and to the boxer Kubrat Kulev. As a tradition already the same talisman lions were given as presents to the entire delegation, leaving for Beijing today.

On behalf of the BOC the ceremony was attended by Mr. Belcho Goranov, General Secretary of the Committee.

To the Olympic Games will also go the FIBank’s customers who won a trip to Beijing on a lottery basis during the VISA credits cards promotion – Kremena Mihaylova and during the deposits promotion – Mrs. Tonka Radusheva, Mrs. Katya Nikova and Mr. Krastio Gunchev. They will all spend three nights at a 5-star hotel and will enjoy the Olympic Games.