Marinov speaks about Bulgarian support for the Russians in the Gymnastics World Championships
Marinov said: "I could hear their cheers from the stands, and they supported me greatly," adding that he knows most of the Bulgarian national team players and coaches personally.
The Russian athlete also noted that in 2022, he received an offer to join the Bulgarian national team, but added: "Now in Jakarta there was no hint of that, and nobody remembered what happened three years ago."
Marinov won the bronze medal in the parallel bars competition at the 2025 World Championships.
It is worth noting that the player was born in 2000 in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, to a family of mixed Bulgarian and Russian heritage. He moved with his mother to Russia when he was young, and holds both Russian and Bulgarian citizenship.
