George Bazotev is one of the biggest sports patrons in the region.
He is chairman of the Equestrian Club "Khan Krum" - Bourgas and regional representative of the Bulgarian Equestrian Federation of Southern Bulgaria. The greatest pride of the entrepreneur - his daughter Siana is one of the most talented riders in the country.
- Mr. Bazotev, you sended a very successful year with many achievements. What are for you the most valuable of them?
- The year was very successful for us. We had representatives in the national teams of adolescents and children who had an excellent performance. At the Balkan Championships, where participated Jeny Mihova the kids team took third place. At the same event in adolescents participated Siana Bazoteva, which also performed very well. Previously they recorded good results of the Republican championship. Siana became vice champion in adolescents and Jeny - a third in children.
- You support yourself Equestrian Club "Khan Krum". Does help you Bourgas Municipality?
- The municipality is trying to help, for which I thank them, but difficulties in the approach to this activity as it is very new. It started in the year 2007 and it is normal when there is no clear tradition to encounter similar problems.
- When and how far are you moving to Mineral Baths? Does stand still on the agenda this idea?
- I do not know how such a promising idea. The main objective in equestrian sport is educational, which is to have a mass scale. In mineral baths and other places that can hardly happen. Consider how a child will only take the bus and go up there, go a few hundred meters in the park, which at that time was not guarded, will train and will return.
Bourgas is not a city for one horse riding. If equestrian centers are seen as a place for education of children, if they perceive that it is useful, then 5-6 and more horse facilities will not be so much for Bourgas.
- What is the status of the arena in Lake Park? Is stabilized pavement?
- Problems with the surface all these years it decided piece to piece and just before the race. Since the end of 2015-a year the club "Khan Krum" started to process the arena at least two or three times a week. Any arena in the world - if not handled almost every day, it will become dangerous. Since the last quarter of last year aviary is better.
