Katia Mileva was born in Bulgaria. She trained in clubs such as the CSKA or the Partizan (Yugoslavia) as well as the National Team in her country, having prepared several athletes with individual or team participations in World Championships and winning titles of Champion and Vice Champion. By invitation of the Portuguese Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics she was part of the Portuguese National Team. From 2000 on she also started doing training courses in Portugal and Spain for trainers and judges of Rhythmic Gymnastics and teaching it in universities. From 2003 and until today she is responsible for the creation and development of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Portimão having trained hundreds of athletes, won several national titles and with very good participations on international competitions.

Testimony: “The candidature of Portimão for European City of Sports is doubtless a very important way to promote sports practise in our Municipality. I gladly received the invitation to be a patron of this candidature, which I support, hoping it can somehow help a city which has welcomed me so well since my arrival 15 years ago. Rhythmic Gymnastics is a sport in which I put all my effort to help grow and is undeniably a prestige for this city. It has been an ambassador of the city and the region and is already an international reference for this sport. Thank you Portimão for this initiative.”