Press releases

Belarus Events Calendar: OCTOBER 2021
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Azarenka outlasts Baptiste to reach round of 16 in Chicago
Belarus’ world number 34 Victoria Azarenka came back from a break down in the third set to outlast world number 174 Hailey Baptiste of the United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, to secure her second win at the ongoing Chicago Fall Tennis Classic...

Days of Belarusian Cinema open Tashkent International Film Festival
The forum will present the new films shot recently by Belarusfilm. All the films brought to the festival are designed for the mass audience, will find a response in the hearts of Uzbekistan audience, and will help them better understand Belarus...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,993 new cases, 1,295 recoveries
All in all, Belarus performed 8,462,570 tests, including 37,432 tests in the past 24 hours...

Gerasimov reaches Sofia Open round of 16
Belarus’ world number 112 needed two hours and 40 minutes to defeat Canada’s world number 68 Vasek Pospisil 5-7, 7-6 (10-8), 6-3 to move to the Sofia Open round two...

Belarus’ Vera Lapko into Astana Open round two
Belarus’ world number 408 Vera Lapko got off to a good start at the Astana Open 2021, seeing off world number 132 Jule Niemeier of Germany 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours ten minutes...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,955 new cases, 1,469 recoveries
More than 2,067,000 Belarusians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 1,583,000 of them have already got two shots. Also, 425 people have been vaccinated with Sputnik Light. Thus, all in all 1,584,000 people are fully vaccinated...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,946 new cases, 1,266 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 532,149...

ATP: Ivashka reaches career high
Before the tournament in Nur-Sultan where he reached the semifinal Ilya Ivashka was 53rd. He has climbed eight spots and currently goes with 1,370 points...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,974 new cases, 1,629 recoveries
All in all, Belarus performed 8,395,148 tests, including 32,739 tests in the past 24 hours...

Ivashka into Astana Open semifinal
Belarus’ world number 52 Ilya Ivashka needed two hours and 50 minutes to defeat world number 84 Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, and progress into the Astana Open semifinal in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan...

First Minsk electric vehicles rally to begin on 25 September
An exhibition of electric vehicles and components made by Belarusian companies will also be held as part of the rally. Visitors and guests will be able to take a ride on personal mobility solutions...

Ivashka moves to Astana Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 52 Ilya Ivashka saw off Kazakhstan’s world number 280 Timofey Skatov 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 25 minutes to reach the Astana Open quarterfinal...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,917 new cases, 1,362 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 520,286...

Ivashka progresses into Astana Open round two
Belarus’ world number 52 went off to a good start at the Astana Open defeating Elias Ymer of Sweden 6-2, 6-4 in the opener. The Belarusian will next face Kazakhstan’s world number 280 Timofey Skatov for a spot in the quarterfinal...

Sabalenka qualifies for 2021 WTA Finals
The Belarusian number one is currently 2nd in the WTA and has already secured her debut singles appearance at the year-end showpiece. The other qualifiers include world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia and the Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova...

Belarus win C4 500m gold at Canoe Sprint World Championships in Denmark
The Belarusian team of Alena Nazdrova, Nadzeya Makarchanka, Aliaksandra Kallaur and Volha Klimava won gold in C4 Women 500m event at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Denmark. Their winning time is 1:48.62...

WTA: Sabalenka 2nd, Azarenka 35th
The Belarusian number one did not play last week and remained second with a total of 7,720 points...

Belarus win K4 500m gold at Canoe Sprint World Championships in Denmark
The Belarusian squad clocked 1min 32.55 sec. Hungary finished just point one six of a second behind Belarus, with the Russian Federation taking the bronze...

Over 1.5m Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Over 186,100 people have had two shots in Brest Oblast, more than 162,000 in Vitebsk Oblast, more than 268,400 in Gomel Oblast, over 160,800 in Grodno Oblast, over 171,000 in Mogilev Oblast, over 177,800 in Minsk Oblast and over 342,000 in Minsk...