2024-07-30 05:41:39
It is a day written in your memory. It changed his destiny, that of his family and even French badminton. On January 29, 2003, Toma Popov arrived at Gare de Lyon without his wife Tzetomira and his two sons Toma Junior, who was 4 years old at the time, and Christo Popov, 10 months old, who were staying in Sofia, the capital Bulgaria. A national coach and player in the Balkan country, the 30-year-old yearns for a better life. In Paris he met his brother Mihail Popov who participated in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in men’s singles and doubles under the Bulgarian colors, a year after he arrived in France.
Toma explained: “After the Sydney Olympics, the sports situation in Bulgaria became a problem, especially for minor sports like badminton. We decided then to change our lives. I came to Paris to visit my brother Mihail who plays for the French team. I spent two months training at Insep with French artists before going to the South. » His sister, then a student in Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône) and a player for the local team, told him that the President wanted to see him, because he was looking for someone to coach and play well . .
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