Welcoming the athletes, Marinkovic expressed enormous pleasure to be able to wish them success on the behalf of the National Assembly before their trip to the World Championship.

“It is an honour to be able to greet you and wish you good results, your success is also the state’s success because besides representing yourselves and your sport, you are also representing our country and I am sure you will defend its colours in Canada as best you can”, said Marinkovic.

Finally, he told the young athletes to be secure in the knowledge that the state will always be there for its best and stand behind them.