The Kalmyk Heritage Center in the United States organized a youth basketball tournament in partnership with Brooklyn USA Basketball from August 30 to September 1, 2026. The event brought young athletes together for sports, teamwork, and community spirit among the Kalmyk-American diaspora.
The center describes itself as a nonprofit focused on preserving Oirat-Mongol language, traditions, and identity for the only indigenous Buddhist people of Europe now living in America.