News & Events in Belarus

Belarus’ Olga Mazurenok wins Minsk Half Marathon 2016 with new record
The Belarusian covered the 21.1km distance in one hour 11 minutes 44 seconds. Second came in Belarusian Nina Savina (1:11.50). Bronze went to Stella Jepngetich Barsosio of Kenya (1:12.48). The 2016 Minsk half Marathon featured over 20,000 participants, including unregistered runners...

Belarusian Written Language Day especially important in Year of Culture
“The society is focused on the need to protect the best spiritual legacy created centuries ago, enrich the national heritage by the achievements of our talented contemporaries as the historical memory and pride of the Homeland are a solid foundation for the country’s further development”...

Minsk to retain its boundaries, become more comfortable place to live
“Minsk residents should be aware of the development prospects of Minsk and see the progress,” the President noted. The head of state asked about the city planning projects and ideas, gave a number of concrete instructions to speed up the construction of facilities...

Belarus beat Denmark in 2018 Olympic ice hockey qualifier
Hockey fans were treated to a high-intensity, offensive-filled game in which Belarus celebrated a solid win, 5-2...

Lukashenko: Children with special needs should be fully integrated in society
"I have visited such schools many times. But today I have realized that you are not people with disabilities. You are just like us, only a bit different from us. However, having seen what you can do, I doubt that there is any difference"...

Lukashenko: Sustainable development relies on education and professionalism
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent Knowledge Day greetings to school and university students, post-graduate students, teachers and lecturers...

Belarus shortlisted as Europe’s Outsourcing Destination of the Year
The nomination for the international award proves that the Belarusian IT outsourcing industry has been making a significant contribution to the national economy and serves as a basis for the development of the information-oriented society and the knowledge-based economy in the country. Belarus is home to Eastern Europe’s biggest IT outsourcing providers...

Lukashenko speaks about main task of President during elections
“Ensuring security, fairness and integrity is the main task of the President. I will do everything to make sure that the elections are held in this way and that after the elections our country remains as open, clean, fair and safe as it is now,” the head of state noted...

Lukashenko: Belarus and China have become strategic partners, continue to move forward
“For 25 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Belarus and China, the countries have gone a long way towards each other. There are no closed topics between us"...

Sasha Minyonok to represent Belarus at Junior Eurovision 2016
The winner was named after a simultaneous public and jury vote. Sasha Minyonok will perform his Music of My Victories, a song about his intention to find himself in music and dedicate himself to music and stage, leave his mark...

Lukashenko meets with U.S. actor Steven Seagal
“Steven Seagal confessed that he dreamt to meet Alexander Lukashenko and asked for a meeting with the Belarusian head of state when he was planning his trip to Minsk. The guest has a special attitude to Belarus, also because, and it became known today, Steven Seagal has Belarusian roots”...

CSTO exercise Unbreakable Brotherhood 2016 begins in Belarus
Over 1,000 military personnel from the CSTO member states will take part in the exercise. This year’s exercise will take place near Baranovichi in the Obuz-Lesnovsky exercise area. The exercise will focus on preparing and carrying out a peacekeeping operation by the CSTO collective peacekeeping forces...

Olympics 2016: Belarus’ Ibragim Saidov wins wrestling bronze
Ibragim Saidov of Belarus won the Olympic men’s -125kg freestyle wrestling bronze in Rio. Dagestan-born athlete beat Armenia's Levan Berianidze in the bronze-medal bout...

Olympics 2016: Belarus wins K4 500m bronze in Rio
The Belarusian team of Margarita Makhneva, Nadezhda Lepeshko, Olga Khudenko and Marina Litvinchuk clocked 1 minute 33.908 seconds. The Hungarian quartet won gold in one minute 31.482 seconds. Silver went to Germany (1 minute 32.383 seconds)...

Olympics 2016: Ivan Tikhon takes silver in hammer throw final
Ivan Tikhon of Belarus clinched silver in the Olympic men’s hammer throwing competition in Rio with an impressive 77.79 throw...

Olympics 2016: Maria Mamoshuk wins wrestling silver
Maria Mamoshuk of Belarus claimed the Olympic freestyle -63kg wrestling silver in her final bout against Japan’s Risako Kawai. The 21-year-old Japanese wrestler beat the Belarusian 6-0 to gave Japan a fourth wrestling gold at Rio 2016...

Lukashenko: Belarus-China relations should rely on technologies, investments
“The recent launch of the Belarusian satellite from the Chinese Xichang Satellite Launch Center and the creation of modern defense systems helped advance our partnership to a brand-new, more trustworthy level. Apart from investments, it should be the engine propelling our bilateral cooperation,” the head of state noted...

Olympics 2016: Belarus’ Javid Hamzatov wins Greco-Roman 85kg bronze
The 26-year-old Belarusian saw off Bulgaria's Nikolay Bayryako in a bronze medal bout....

Lukashenko: Only lazy people cannot earn well in Belarus
“We will provide aid. If you make a step, we will make a step to meet you, I mean the entire country will. But if you sit idle and wait for someone else to bring you something, then you know, god helps those who help themselves,” stated the Belarusian leader...

Olympics 2016: Belarus’ Gerasimenya takes 50m freestyle bronze
In the 50m freestyle final the Belarusian clocked 24.11 seconds to set a new record for Belarus...