Children's baseball tournament with the organizational support of the "CASE-IN" championship - project of the year

Youth Baseball tournament "Olympia All Stars Cup", which took place in Moscow in August 2022, was awarded Russian Baseball Federation "Project of the Year". Representatives of the Organizing Committee of the International Engineering Championship acted as volunteer organizers of the project. "CASE-IN».

The organizers of the tournament were Olimpia Baseball Club with the support of LLCAstrology», The Reliable Change Charitable Foundation, Russtar Arena Baseball Stadium, Moscow Baseball and Softball Federations and Russian Baseball Federation.

Dmitry Kiselyov, President of the federation, presented the award to the organizers, Nikita Monakhov, captain of the Russian national baseball team, and Andrei Lobanov, pitcher of the national team, during the summing up of the baseball year 2022. 

Organizational support for the project was provided by International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". "We are pleased to use our experience in organizing youth projects to introduce many different people to such an exciting sport as baseball., - the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of "CASE-IN" comments Artem Korolev, - recognition of Fbaseball iterations will inspire us to develop the tournament The Olympia All Stars Cup is a sporting event and an authoritative competition for young Russian baseball players."

According to the leaders of Russian baseball, the Olympia All Stars Cup has become one of the flagships of this season, continuing the July All-Star Game, but already among the youth teams. In the context of the pandemic, and then the absence of international trips, the tournament became an opportunity for young players to gain gaming and competitive experience.

The organizers also emphasize that the tournament made a significant contribution to the popularization of baseball in Russia, as it was aimed at the interest of spectators and fans. The competition program included an introduction to the basics of baseball, master classes for the players of the Russian national baseball team and children's sports animation, and it was with the Olympia Cup that many began to get acquainted with serious baseball.

"This season's Project of the Year nomination was primarily about those events that, on the one hand, embodied an inspiring idea., - explains the president of the Russian Baseball Federation Dmitry Kiselyov, - On the other hand, the award was given to the organizing committees, whose work can be rated as "excellent". Speaking about the successful event, we note not only the number of participants, the quality of prizes or the absence of injuries, but also the emotions of athletes and coaches. We hope that the Olympia All Stars Cup tournament will become a traditional one."

The tournament brought together 16 children's and youth teams from 8 regions of Russia and 2 regions of Belarus. The main awards of the competition were given to young athletes from the Krasnodar Territory, Kostroma, Tver, Moscow, Balashikha and Shchelkov. During the tournament, the players formed new national teams and played 40 matches in two age groups: from 10 to 13 years old (juveniles) and from 13 to 16 years old (cadets).

"The Olympia Cup was notable for its novelty, because coaches and athletes from all over Russia were involved in the project, as well as the friendly atmosphere, sunny baseball weather and colorful colors: bright team jerseys, happy faces of players of different ages from various regions of Russia and Belarus, and a rich program, not only sports, but also near-baseball, entertaining", - Dmitry Kiselyov recalls.

The Olympia All Stars Cup tournament is included in the program for the search and selection of talented athletes to participate in the Youth Olympic Games in 2026, which includes baseball-5 competitions, and also contributes to the achievement of the goal of the National Demography Project to increase the proportion of citizens who systematically engage in physical education and sports.