The Department of physical culture and sports of the Donetsk regional state administration continues to summarize the results of the region's athletes' performances at national and international competitions on a monthly basis.
The best athletes of June were determined in three categories: olympic, non-olympic sports, and sports for people with disabilities. The voting was conducted among the expert group of the Department of physical culture and sports of the Donetsk regional state administration and fans on Facebook.
Polina Khalkevych was named athlete of the month among the olympians. She is a master of sports of Ukraine in rock climbing, a representative of the school of higher sportsmanship in Donetsk oblast. In Poland, Polina won two gold medals in the olympic “speed” discipline – at the European under-19 championships and the European Cup. The title of “Best coach” went to Polina’s trainer, Ihor Tyapkin, a coach at the school of higher sportsmanship in Donetsk oblast.
The winners in the corresponding non-olympic categories were representatives of the Bakhmut city council’s comprehensive children’s and youth sports school No. 1. Yelyzaveta Morenko was named best athlete – an international class master of sports of Ukraine in sumo, who won gold medals at the European senior championships in the open weight category and in the women’s team competition as member of the Ukrainian national team, and also took silver in the +80 kg category. The title of best coach in the Donetsk oblast for non-olympic sports was awarded to Yelyzaveta’s coach, Oleg Reva, an honored coach of Ukraine.
In the category “Sports for people with disabilities,” representatives of the Donetsk regional center for physical culture and sports for people with disabilities “Invasport” were recognized: Vladyslav Yepifanov, honored master of sports of Ukraine in para-canoe and winner of the European championship in the 200-meter race in the VL3 class, and his trainer Yuriy Kyrylenko, honored coach of Ukraine.