Young basketball players from Irkutsk won an international tournament held at a summer camp near Odessa, just 100 meters from the Black Sea. Besides the competition, the boys rested and enjoyed sea views, thanks to support from the Irkutsk administration. Ahead are the Irkut Cup in Irkutsk and the 2013 2014 Russian championship.
As team coach Andrey Shalgin said, the competitions were held on courts located 100 meters from the Black Sea at a summer training camp near Odessa. Therefore, the boys were not only able to take part in the tournament, but also to rest a little and admire the beauty of the sea.The trip of the young athletes to the competition became possible thanks to the support of the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk city administration. The tournament itself was organized by the Children's Basketball School of Olympic champion Alexander Belostenny with the assistance of the Odessa City Department for Youth and Sports.
Victory in the International Tournament is not the first achievement of the Irkutsk team. In the fall of 2012, the boys took second place in the 20th Russian Cup in mini-basketball in Anapa, and are now preparing to take part in the Irkut Cup, which will be held in Irkutsk in September 2013. The team also has more ambitious plans: to go to the competitions for the 2013-2014 Russian championship.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk city administration