Mound of Glory Memorial Complex near Minsk to be renovated by 3 July The Mound of Glory Memorial Complex commemorates Soviet liberators who freed the country from Nazi invaders. It was built in 1969. The complex consists of a 35.6 meter high hill crowned by a sculptural composition of four bayonets, which makes the overall complex 70.6 meters high...
New graffiti uncovered in Transfiguration Church in Polotsk The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Polotsk remains a source of new information about the ancient history of Belarus. The church is not only a unique specimen of ancient architecture but also a true "depositary" of ancient graffito inscriptions...
Sabalenka advances into Stuttgart quarterfinal The Belarusian will next play either world number eight Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic or Russia’s world number 36 Anastasia Potapova. Aryna Sabalenka was the finalist of the three previous editions...
16 Apr 2024
Over 5m Russian tourists visit Belarus in 2023 According to him, previously Russians visited only Minsk and regional centers, while now they visit district centers and national parks (like Polotsk, Lake Area, Nalibokskaya Pushcha)...
13 Apr 2024
Belarus president’s ice hockey team crowned RNL winner On 13 April the head of state’s ice hockey team beat the Minsk Oblast team with a score of 10:8 (3:4, 6:1, 1:3) in the second match of the final series in Minsk-based Olympic Arena. The result of the first game was 5:2...
12 Apr 2024
Hanna Sola victorious in Commonwealth Cup season-ending sprint The Belarusian who launched the final lap with a five seconds’ advantage and went unchallenged to the finish for her second victory of the season. At the January leg in Raubichi Hanna Sola won the mass start...
11 Apr 2024
Belarus’ Ziaziulin secures Olympic berth Thus, Team Belarus at the 2024 Paris Olympics will include three weightlifters: Eduard Ziaziulin, Siuzanna Valodzka (71kg), and Yauheni Tsikhantsou (102kg)...
Belarus’ Tsikhantsou wins bronze, earns Olympic berth at 2024 IWF World Cup Before the event in Thailand Yauheni Tsikhantsou ranked 5th in the world in the 102kg weight category. At the 2024 IWF World Cup the Belarusian lifted a total of 400kg (183kg+217kg) to clinch bronze and rose to the 3rd place in the rankings...
Azarenka progresses to Charleston quarterfinal The Belarusian will next face Jessica Pegula of the United States. In the opener Victoria Azarenka eased past Italy’s world number 56 Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 6-1, 6-2...
4 Apr 2024
Belarus 96th in FIFA rankings The Belarusian national football team go 96th with 1226.54 points in the recently published rankings of the Federation Internationale de Football Association...
4 Apr 2024
Azarenka moves to Charleston round number two World number 26 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus needed just an hour and ten minutes to prevail over Italy’s world number 56 Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 6-1, 6-2, to progress into the Charleston second round...