September 16, 2018 in the city Kherson ended the tournament on sambo among men, Memory Honored coach of Ukraine Roman Shkolnikov, held by the National Sambo Federation of Ukraine.

In Odesa, September 14-16, the Ukrainian Badminton Championship was held among the teams of the highest league. The competition has been attended by 10 teams from 7 cities of Ukraine. The teams in the first stage played in a circle in two subgroups of 5 teams, and then in the betting games, the final teams were determined.

September 15-16, 2018, the Palace of Sports of the city of Mykolayiv gathered 90 fighters from all over the country to host the Ukrainian Championship for Greco-Roman wrestling among adults, with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.

September 4-15, 2018, the 5th International Scientific and Practical Conference "Actual Problems of Recreational Psychology and Pedagogy of Childhood" was held in Odesa. The organizers of the conference were the Department of Psychology of Development and Social Communications of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky and the pedagogical staff of "Ukrainian Children's Center " The Young Guard ".

September 13-14, 2018, the Department of Biology and Health held the XII International Scientific and Practical Conference "Adaptation Opportunities of Children and Youth" in the following areas:

September 13, 2018, within the framework of expanding international academic cooperation, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky was visited by the member of the Polish Pedagogical Society, the Secretary of the Polish Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Doctor of Humanities, Professor Jerzy Nikitorkovich, Department of Intercultural Education of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of the University in Bialystok (Poland).

For the first time in the history of Ukraine in Odessa there has been a large-scale open-water swimming competition - OCEANMAN. This is a series of competitions that are staged in several cities throughout the year. Since 2016 OCEANMAN is an international open-water world championship for both amateurs and professionals.