From October 9 to 13, the World Championship for cadets, juniors, and youth was held in Lido di Jesolo (Italy). This tournament, located near Venice, attracted over 2000 young athletes from 117 countries, setting a new record.

The Ukrainian team consisted of 38 athletes representing 17 clubs from 9 regions, including 8 from Odessa.

Fifteen-year-old Maksym Veckanov from Odessa (Royal Team, coaches – Volodymyr Zaretsky and Oleksiy Konovalov) became the champion in the cadet category up to 52 kg.

This gold medal adds to Maksym Veckanov's silver from the European Championship he won in February of this year.

This is the fourth medal (second gold and first in cadet competitions) for athletes from the Odesa region in the history of youth world championships.