On January 5th, the sports hall of the Odesa Specialized Children and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve named after Borys Litvak hosted an exciting mini basketball festival as part of the NOC Ukraine project 'Do like Olympians'.

This sporting event during the New Year holidays has become a wonderful tradition and was held for the fourth time.

The festival featured not only young players but also leading teams from Odesa region: the men's team 'BIPA-Odesa' (head coach - Oleksandr Ryabchuk, captain - Dmytro Solovey) and the women's team 'Interchem-SDYUSSHOR named after B. Litvak' (head coach - Iryna Shchipakina, captain - Svitlana Baturina).

About two hundred young basketball players aged 7 and older, representing sports schools and clubs from Odesa, participated in the event.

For the children, quizzes and a master class featuring well-known players were organized. At the end of the event, all participants received gifts - New Year sweets from the Odesa city and regional basketball federations and Olympic gifts from the NOC Ukraine in Odesa region. The SDYUSSHOR named after B. Litvak received a set of basketballs.

The event was organized by the Odesa City Basketball Federation, the NOC Ukraine branch in Odesa region, the Odesa Regional Basketball Federation, and the SDYUSSHOR named after Borys Litvak.