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American students will be sent to Moscow to study basketball

On Wednesday, January 20, at the Barclays Center sports arena in Brooklyn, there was more Russian speech with an American accent than usual. Children from the USA tried to say simple phrases in an unfamiliar language: “Hello” and “My name is...”. They will soon travel to Russia to learn more about its sports and cultural life. In the meantime, in New York, the guys met with Russian players from the Brooklyn Nets basketball clubs (owned by the Russian oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov) and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The businessman himself was not at the event.

A group of 14 non-professional high school basketball players (boys and girls) and three high school basketball coaches from the USA as part of the program SportsUnited: ambassadors of basketball will spend ten days in Russia, attending basketball and cultural events. After that, a group of 31 people will go to the USA, which will include Russian coaches of amateur teams.

American schoolchildren met with three Russian basketball players playing in the NBA after a game with a club from Brooklyn and Cleveland (the visiting team, by the way, won). The project was supported by Sergey Karasev (Brooklyn Nets), Timofey Mozgov (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Alexander Kaun (Cleveland Cavaliers).

Athletes shared their experience with the younger generation, gave advice that it was worth seeing in Moscow, and explained why such exchange programs are important for both parties. Not without cost, of course, without a selfie with celebrities.

According to 22-year-old Sergey Karasev (growth of 201 cm), the bronze medalist of the 2012 Olympic Games of the year, “educational exchange programs are very important at this age, because few teenagers have the opportunity to travel and draw experience in other countries.”

In addition, the athlete says, it also causes sports excitement, as it makes it possible to compare your professional level with players from other countries and sports schools. According to Karasev, any basketball player seeks to play in the NBA and should use every opportunity and educational tours and programs to enrich themselves with experience and declare themselves as an athlete.

The tallest NBA player, Timofey Mozgov (height 216 cm), also a bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games and the first Russian to reach the NBA finals with his team (2014/2015), has been supporting the development of children's sports and the exchange of experience between athletes for several years. Mozgov established a tournament among children's basketball teams "Mozgov CUP", which is regularly held in St. Petersburg. According to the athlete, sport is outside of politics.

“It’s not so often that Americans and Russians interact now. Therefore, in sports, first of all, it is important to keep politics away and do everything possible so that our children have the opportunity to be a little happier,” assures the 29-year-old athlete, who himself recently became a father.

30-year-old Alexander Kaun (height 211 cm), Cleveland center and bronze winner at the 2012 Olympics, expressed hope that the program will be annual and the number of participants will grow.

The joy of the children from meeting the athletes and the upcoming trip was no limit. The exact dates of adolescents who are going to Russia do not yet know, but hope that they will spend the spring holidays in Moscow.

Kayla Alexis Granmy is a math student in Manhattan and has been playing basketball for 5 years. In Russia, she dreams of seeing a different world and new people. “I am sure that this trip will shake my mind and become a new step in my basketball career,” the young basketball player shares her expectations.

David Rodriguez also studies in Manhattan and has been playing basketball for 9 years. “All I know about Russia is what I saw on the news, but usually in life everything is completely different. I hope to see the real Russia,” the American schoolboy thinks not childishly.

The program is organized Russian-American Foundation with the participation of “School 2.0” and with the support of the Russian Student Basketball Association.

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