Sports awards awarded by the Mayor of the City of Ełk are a form of material support for athletes and coaches enabling the development of their sports careers. They are awarded in recognition of the sports level presented by the competitors and achievements in a given discipline on the national and international arena.

Today (November 2, 2026) the sports awards ceremony took place at the Ełk City Hall. The Mayor of the City of Ełk Tomasz Andrukiewicz and the Chairman of the Ełk City Council Michał Tyszkiewicz presented the awards.

Sports awards were given to:

• Natalia Kuczewska – a fighter of the Municipal Boxing Club – 3. Place in the Olympic weight category 51 kg at the European Senior Women's Boxing Championships (Sofia – 15-26 September 2026)
• Tadeusz Biryło – coach of Natalia Kuczewska
• Oliwia Gajewczyk – competitor of KS Thor School of Fighting. 1st place at the WAKO Senior World Cup in Kickboxing +70kg Budapest (Hungary) – September 2026
• Rafał Sztramko – coach of Oliwia Gajewczyk