He has known success, fame and admiration, but also a rough fall to the bottom. Slovak bodybuilder of Roma origin and five-time European champion Adam Cibuľa will celebrate his 60th birthday today in the street.

“You walk around the city, sometimes people give you one or two euros for food. Then you look for a place to sleep. And the next day it’s the same all over again,” Cibuľa described to the Slovak newspaper MY Novohrad in an interview in August.

• Romský šampion Cibuľa ohromil Evropu, pak žil v chatrči. Teď prosí na ulici o drobné. In:Sport Aktualne. 13.09.2024. https://sport.aktualne.cz/romsky-sampion-ohromil-evropu-pak-zil-v-chysi-ted-prosi-na-u/r~50467596706011efa26cac1f6b220ee8/