On October 4-5, the traditional European Cup took place in Brno, Czech Republic, where boys and girls aged 13 to 15 competed for medals.

The Ukrainian national team delivered an outstanding performance, securing first place overall with a total of 26 medals, including 6 gold ones.

Odesa athletes also excelled in the competition. Ivan Arsenyuk, a student from the Odesa regional children's and youth sports school of judo and rugby (coach - Vladyslav Bolichevskyi), earned a silver medal in the 38 kg category. Meanwhile, his teammate Oleksandr Severhin, from the Comprehensive Children's and Youth Sports School No. 4 in Odesa (coach - Oleg Spivak), claimed bronze in the 73 kg category.

In the specialized extracurricular educational institutions of Odesa, 144 students are engaged in judo.