On January 22, 2006, the award ceremony for the best track and field athletes of Ukraine "Athena 2005" took place.
The winners were named in the nominations "Athlete of the Year", "Female Athlete of the Year", "Coach of the Year", "Academician of the Queen of Sports", "Beauty of the Queen of Sports", "Best Educational Institution for Olympic Reserve Training".
The Minister for Family, Youth and Sports, Yuriy Pavlenko, presented the award to Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, who became the winner in the "Coach of the Year" nomination.
Zhuravlyov's trainee, the 2005 world champion in high jump Yuriy Krymarenko, was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports.
During this year's ceremony, farewells from big-time sports were held for Olympic Games medalist Oleksandr Krykun and European Championship medalist Roman Virastyuk.