On January 5th, the gym of the Odesa Specialized Children's and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve named after Boris Litvak hosted the annual mini basketball festival as part of the NOC Ukraine initiative "Do like Olympians".
This sports celebration has turned into a wonderful tradition during the New Year season and has been held for the fourth time.
Key participants included young players and leading teams from Odesa region: the men's team "BIPA-Odesa" (head coach - Oleksandr Ryabchuk, captain - Dmytro Solovey) and the women's team "Interchem-SDYUSHOR named after B. Litvak" (head coach - Iryna Shpyakina, captain - Svitlana Baturina).
Approximately two hundred young basketball players aged 7 and older from various sports schools and clubs in Odesa took part in the event.
Children participated in quizzes and master classes led by renowned players. At the end of the event, all participants received gifts - New Year sweets from the Odesa city and regional basketball federations, and Olympic prizes from the NOC Ukraine in Odesa region. The SDYUSHOR named after B. Litvak received a set of basketballs.
The event was organized by the Odesa City Basketball Federation, the NOC Ukraine in Odesa region, the Odesa Regional Basketball Federation, and the SDYUSHOR named after Boris Litvak.
