The organizing Committee of the CASE-IN championship develops a sports field for schoolchildren and students

From 5 to 9 August in Balashikha, Moscow region, under the auspices of the International Engineering Championship CASE-IN It will pass III Olympia All-Star Cup, which will bring together young baseball players from 16 clubs in Russia and Belarus. Championship CASE-IN is supported by the presidential platform "Russia is a land of opportunity».

The sports field in the CASE-IN championship line has been developing since 2022, when the Olympia All–Star Cup was established, a competition where players are evaluated for inclusion in the Russian youth baseball teams. The tournament is accompanied by a family sports event and master classes on how to play baseball.

In 2024, the Organizing Committee involved the university audience in the sports field: as part of the final of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, the University of Science and Technology MISIS hosted for the first time student baseball games, a 5–city version of the classic baseball and softball games.

Teams from six universities took part in the final of the CASE-IN: the University of Science and Technology MISIS, the National Research University MEI, the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics, the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, the Russian University of Biotechnology, and the University of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation.

"We will systematically involve 5 university students in baseball, where the CASE-IN takes place.- says the founder and co–chairman of the organizing committee of the CASE-IN Artem Korolev. – One day is enough to master the rules of the game, and then you can play, improve your skills, and organize competitions for young people."

The business card of the CASE-IN sports direction is the Olympia All–Star Cup, which will be held for the third year in a row. The tournament not only popularizes baseball in Russia, but also increases the number of schoolchildren who systematically engage in physical education and sports, and helps them prove themselves in Olympic sports. Since 2022, the organizers have held 70 spectacular matches, which were watched by more than 3,000 fans, and 170 children and teenagers received awards for the best players.

Artem Korolev I am sure that the Olympia All-Star Cup contributes to the popularization of baseball in Russia.: "The tournament is included in the cycle of athletes' preparation for The Olympic Games of 2028, which include baseball competitions. Every year the number of participating teams increases, the wrestling becomes more professional and vibrant, and we hope that participation in the Olympia Cup will allow the players to build a successful sports career."

In August 2024, 150 of the strongest young baseball players announced in the official competitions of this season will compete for the title of champions of the year at the sports center for military-applied sports in Balashikha, Moscow region. The teams will be formed using the draft procedure, which involves the alternate selection of players by 24 leading coaches. The tournament will bring together athletes from the Cadet League (from 13 to 16 years old) and the Juvenile League (from 10 to 13 years old).

The Olympia Cup really gathers "all–stars" - and it's not just about leading athletes, experienced coaches and organizers, but also awards: it's not for nothing that the first Olympia Cup in 2022 was awarded the "Project of the Year" nomination at the All-Russian baseball season summing up ceremony. Many appreciated the non-standard format of the tournament", – says the vice-president of the Russian Baseball Federation, the head coach of the Russian national baseball teams. Nikolai Gervasov.

The competitions, consisting of round-robin games and playoffs, will be held in accordance with the standard rules of the game of baseball, taking into account the additions. provided for by the regulation. Compliance with the rules will be monitored by a professional team of judges and scorers from Moscow and the Moscow region.

The winners and prize-winners of the Olympia All-Star Cup will receive cups and medals. In addition, individual awards will be given to the best players, and certificates of participation will be given to all teams.

Participation in the tournament is free, admission to the matches is free for fans.

The tournament is included in the Unified Calendar of interregional, All-Russian and international sports events of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation for 2024. It 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, and is also part of the program for the search and selection of talented athletes to participate in the Youth Olympic Games in 2026, the Olympic Games in 2028 and 2032, in which baseball competitions are planned.

The tournament is organized by the Organizing Committee The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", Olympia Baseball Club, Astralogica LLC, Reliable Change Charitable Foundation with the support of the Russian Baseball Federation.

Learn more about the Olympia All-Star Cup on the project's website and in social networks.

A source: Russia is a land of opportunity