Second European Games in Belarus

City information points hailed as popular, useful during Minsk European Games
"We had five information centers during the games: at railway stations, the airport and other places. There were 20 city information points near competition venues (organized jointly with the Minsk European Games Organizing Committee), landmarks, and in popular public places"...

Some 213,000 tickets sold for Minsk European Games
“Of 213,000 tickets some 12,700 tickets were sold to foreign tourists. Various public organizations invited about 7,000 foreign representatives to attend the games,” the minister said...

Belarus’ ability to host top international sport events pointed out
"I am confident that now our country can choose what sport tournaments it should host. Representatives of international federations have seen our infrastructure and the ability to host major international competitions"...

Team Belarus outperform all expectations at 2nd European Games in Minsk
"Before the start of the European Games we were planning to perform as well as we did at the 1st European Games in Baku in 2015 (43 medals). But Belarusian athletes surpassed the expectations of fans and our plans"...

Belarus president thanks everyone for organizing, hosting 2nd European Games
Aleksandr Lukashenko also thanked volunteers, who had worked nearly round the clock, helping guests and athletes feel at home in Belarus. “Without your aid it would have been impossible to create such a warm, sincere, and well-wishing atmosphere,” he said...

Belarus president describes 2nd European Games as feast of bright impressions, strong emotions
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “It is a feast of bright unforgettable impressions and strong emotions. We had everything – joy, happiness, and disappointment. This is what sport is all about. It is a celebration of friendship and unity, hot competitions, which united millions of residents of Europe into one big family”...

Belarus hailed as very responsible host of 2nd European Games
"The way the 2nd European Games were organized in Belarus, the attitude of the local authorities were on par with the world’s best practices. This is amazing. Belarus is known for good order in everything. Responsibilities were distributed very well"...

European Olympic Committees president charmed by Minsk atmosphere
“I am charmed by the atmosphere in the city, by the sport villages, by how infrastructure works so well, by the fan zones. It is a brand new, unusual impression from Belarus as a friendly country with an excellent attitude to sport”...

Belarusians win 8 medals on last day of 2nd European Games Minsk 2019
Belarus’ Kiryl Hryshchanka won a gold medal during the Men's Greco-Roman -130kg wrestling event...

Belarus’ Uladzislau Smiahlikau wins boxing silver at 2nd European Games
The Belarusian athlete performed well in the final bouts, but lost to Russia’s Muslim Gadzhimagomedov 0-5...