Mingiyan Badmaev, a graduate of the Uralan football school in Elista, was part of the CSKA Moscow youth side that secured the Youth Football League championship two rounds early. The team, coached by Maxim Bokov (a former Uralan player from the 2002 season), defeated the Rostov academy 4-1 to clinch the title.
This achievement was highlighted in the broader sports summary by the Head of Kalmykia on November 7, 2026, underscoring continued pathways from local Kalmyk clubs and schools into higher-level Russian football.