Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Sofia ta nemi karɓar bakuncin wasannin Olympics na hunturu a 1992 da 1994, inda suka zo na biyu da na uku bi da bi. Birnin kuma ya kasance mai neman izinin gasar Olympics ta hunturu ta 2014, amma ba a zaba shi a matsayin dan takara ba. Bugu da ƙari, Sofia ta karbi bakuncin EuroBasket 1957 da 1961 da 1977 Summer Universiade
s, da kuma 1983 da 1989 hunturu bugu. A cikin 2012, ya karbi bakuncin wasan karshe na FIVB World League.