Sloviansk hosted a solemn award ceremony for the best sports year results on February 17. Athletes, coaches, and sports supporters were invited to the festival "Sports Constellation of Donetsk Oblast — 2021," which was organized by the Donetsk regional administration.
Donbasenergo received the honor of being named a Sports Patron. Valerii Cherepii, Director of Sloviansk TPP, was presented with the award by Volodymyr Mytsyk, Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration's Department of Physical Culture and Sports.
Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year, Discovery of the Year, Young Star, Veteran of the Year, Best Performance at the Olympic Games, For Dedication to the Paralympic Movement, Sports School of the Year, and other categories were also recognized.
PJSC Donbasenergo has consistently applied the concept of socially responsible business to its operations and has supported sports at both the professional and amateur levels for many years. Since 2017, the company has been the official sponsor of the Super League "Donbas" men's handball team, which has won multiple Ukrainian Championships during that time.
The Energetik Sports and Recreation Complex, which opened three years ago in Mykolaivka, is the Donbas' Pearl. Athletes from the Donetsk Oblast Judo Federation and the Donetsk Higher School of the Olympic Reserve, the Handball Club Donbas, and the Kharkiv Badminton Sports Club receive full training in its facilities. The synchronized swimming team of the Donetsk Oblast is preparing for the Ukrainian championships in the swimming pool of the Energetik Sports and Recreation Complex, under the direction of Honored Coach of Ukraine Iryna Vikrorivna Grebennykova.