Second European Games in Belarus

Belarus getting ready for Second European Games
The Prime Minister stressed: “The head of state has given instructions to organize the European Games in the best possible manner. We have 2.5 years left till the event but the feeling that there is a lot of time left is deceiving. All the responsible parties must approach their tasks as responsibly as possible”...

Pierce O'Callaghan: Minsk sports infrastructure is ready to host 2019 European Games
“During this three-day visit we saw all sports facilities that will be used during the competitions: the rowing canal at Zaslavl, Minsk Arena, the Palace of Sports, the Timoshenko Shooting Range, Chizhovka Arena. I can say with confidence that Minsk sports facilities are 100% ready to host the Second Summer European Games,” said Pierce O'Callaghan...

2019 European Games expected to promote culture tourism in Belarus
Boris Svetlov noted that all social processes are closely connected with culture that is an indicator of the level of economic, political, industrial and agricultural development. The Year of Culture was expected to suggest criteria for evaluating everything around us. Artistic values and approaches used by the workers of culture have become one of the criteria”...

Kobyakov: Belarus will hold 2019 European Games at a high level
“Thanks to the openness and prestige in the international sporting arena, Belarus was granted the right to host the biggest continental sports forum - Second European Games 2019. We are confident that we will hold the games at a high level,” the Prime Minister said...

Minsk to build new sports facilities ahead of European Games 2019
“Our number one goal is to build the track-and-field stadium Dinamo that will host the opening ceremony. The second facility, the Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, is scheduled to be delivered in mid 2018,” Andrei Shorets said...

Ryzhenkov: Minsk Arena ready to host 2019 European Games
The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship that took place in Belarus in 2014 demonstrated that the Belarusian capital is well-equipped to host such events. “Belarus is ready to host the 2019 European Games,” Maxim Ryzhenkov said...

Lukashenko: Belarus ready to host 2019 European Games
"Belarus is not a superpower. But we pay a lot of attention to sport. I want our European organization to be as good as the organizations on other continents and the International Olympic Committee"...

Belarus elected to host 2019 European Games
Belarus received a majority of vote. Now, Belarus needs to set up an organizing committee and compile a plan for the sport forum in close cooperation with the corresponding EOC commissions...

Janez Kocijancic: Second European Games in Minsk will unite athletes of Europe
“I am confident that Belarus will host the European Games at a proper level. The Games will be a good rehearsal before the Tokyo Summer Olympics and will help unite European athletes,” noted Janez Kocijancic...