News & Events in Belarus

Freestyle wrestling silver for Belarus at Euro Games in Baku
In the final 2011 world champion Alexei Shemarov lost 0-3 to Turkey’s Taha Akgul, the European champion of the past three years and the 2014 world champion...

Vasily Kiriyenko adds sixth Euro gold to Belarus’ medal haul
The 33-year-old Belarusian, representing the British team Sky, completed the course of 51.6km in 59.36.03 minutes...

Belarusian archers take silver in Baku
The Belarusian team of Anna Marusova, Yekaterina Timofeyeva and Yelena Tolkach was held off by Italy 3-5 in the final...

Belarus’ Marzalyuk claims Euro gold in Baku
Apart from Vasilisa Marzalyuk’s gold, Nadezhda Shushko (-53kg category) and Mariya Mamoshuk (63kg) won bronze medals on 16 June...

Lukashenko: Belarus and the OSCE work together to implement projects vital for Europe
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement as he met with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and OSCE ODIHR Director Michael Georg Link...

Belarus women’s K2 crew claims Baku European Games gold
Thanks to wise tactics the Belarus’ Marina Litvinchuk and Margarita Makhneva outpaced their closest rivals by 0.300 seconds to grab the gold medal...

Second gold for Belarus at Baku 2015 European Games
In the qualifying round the Belarusian was 5th scoring 626.9 points in 60 shots...

Belarus 9th in Baku medal table
The recent gold (Alexander and Andrei Bogdanovich; C2 1000m) and bronze (Vitaly Belko and Roman Petrushenko; K2 100m) medals took Belarus’ overall medal haul to 5...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Germany can deepen cooperation
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Belarus Wolfram Maas in connection with the expiry of his diplomatic mission in the country...

Bogdanovich brothers win gold for Belarus in Baku
The Belarusians claimed the C2 1000m gold in 3:34.412 minutes...

Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to play its part in international sport movement
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko stated in the meeting with President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach...

Belarus claim gold in UIPM 2015 World Cup Final mixed relay
It is Belarus’ first victory in the history of the UIPM World Cup Final mixed relays. The Belarusian duet claimed 26 wins and 258 points in the first event, fencing, to take the leading position...

Lukashenko: Belarus, Azerbaijan are close allies
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Baku...

UIPM World Cup Final kicks off in Minsk
Partaking in the competitions will be 72 best athletes, who will compete not only for medals but also the 2016 Summer Olympics berths...

Lukashenko: Presidential election in Belarus will be honest and in line with the Constitution
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said during a working meeting with chairperson of the Belarusian Central Election Commission Lidiya Yermoshina...

Lukashenko: Belarus' isolation impossible thanks to cooperation with countries like India
"On our part we will do everything we can, as quickly, efficiently and responsibly as possible, to advance our trade and economic relations to the level which matches our potential"...

Indian President on first official visit to Belarus
India and Belarus are finalizing a roadmap of bilateral cooperation with the focus on economic and commercial cooperation. It is expected to be approved during Mr. Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Belarus...

Belarus wins three awards at Zolotoy Vityaz international film festival
The animated film Spoon for the Soldier by Irina Tarasova got the Golden Knight statuette...

Lukashenko: Belarus and Pakistan should work hard to improve economic relations
“We have virtually no problems in the sphere of politics. We cooperate in international organizations and support each other. I think we should follow this way and involve members of the parliaments and heads of government agencies”...

Lukashenko in favor of enhancing interregional cooperation with Indonesia
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Speaker of the Regional Representative Council of the People’ Consultative Assembly of Indonesia Irman Gusman...