Press releases

Belarus win silver, bronze medals at 2019 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Minsk
In the group routine with hoops and clubs the Belarusian athletes placed second with the total of 28,450 points. Bulgaria took gold with 28,600 points. Bronze went to Ukraine (28,100 points)...

Brest to host 10th national philatelic exhibition on 4-8 September
To celebrate the anniversary exhibition, Belpochta issued a stamp sheet, a first day cover, and a postmark reading “1000 Years Since the First Written Record of Brest”, as well as a stamped envelope and a postmark reading “The 10th National Philatelic Exhibition BelPhila 2019”...

Minsk to welcome athletes from 32 countries for 2019 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup
The Belarusian national team will comprise Katsiaryna Halkina and Anastasia Salos, and also the group of Anastasiya Rybakova, Karyna Yarmolenka, Arina Tsitsilina, Hanna Shvaiba, Hanna Haidukevich and Aryna Sushchynskaya...

Vietnamese government awards Belarusians
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Belarus Hai Pham underlined that the awards marked the contribution of the grassroots diplomats to stronger solidarity, friendship, and Belarus-Vietnam cooperation...

Some 400 military from 21 countries participate in army games in Brest District
The exercise area Brestsky hosted two contests – Sniper Frontier and Polar Star – of the International Army Games on 3-15 August. Belarusian snipers and scouts won both of them...

2019 Minsk Half Marathon medals, mascot unveiled
"Lesik the Fox gained much popularity during the 2nd European Games. The federation decided to design a mascot for the half marathon, too. It is a hare. We are going to announce a competition to name it"...

Belarusian artisans invited to showcase at Jagiellonian Fair in Lublin
For example, craftsman Ivan Suprunchik from Stolin District will demonstrate around 30 wooden sculptures and paintings depicting rites and customs of the Polesye region and will hold several master classes...

Belarus wins Polar Star contest at International Army Games 2019
The Polar Star contest was designed specifically for special operations forces and took place in the army exercise area Brestsky. Teams of army scouts from Belarus and Russia took part in it. The Belarusian team was victorious after six stages of the contest...

Applications for 2019 IBU Summer Biathlon World Championships received from 27 federations
The list includes many renowned athletes: Timofey Lapshin, Anna Frolina, Andrejs Rastorgujevs, Ekaterina Glazyrina, Larisa Kuklina, Krasimir Anev, Valj and Vita Semerenko, Sergey Semenov and others...

New visa-free travel rules projected to bode well for business, jobs in Grodno
“Grodno Oblast is an attractive region for tourists. We are constantly working on new routes, drawing up new offers for tourists. The expansion of the visa-free travel area will have a positive impact on the tourism industry”...

Lukashenko talks to Kostyukovichi residents, explains reasons for coming
The head of state made a special emphasis on the responsibility of everybody for the future of the native town and the region. The state, in turn, will provide support where necessary...

Over 4,000 Belarusian military to participate in Union Shield 2019 exercise
Military units of the Northwestern Operational Command and the Special Operations Command of the Armed Forces of Belarus are finishing their preparations for the Belarusian-Russian joint army exercise Union Shield 2019...

Slonim sprucing up for Belarusian Written Language Day
The Belarusian Written Language Day events will span more than ten venues in the city. Slonim is sprucing up streets and houses, social infrastructure facilities, the embankment of the Oginski Canal which is a popular holiday spot among the locals...

Belarus finishes on top at Sniper Frontier event
“The jury summed up the results of the competition. Kazakhstan is third; the Russian Federation took the second place. The gold went to the host – Team Belarus,” Vladimir Belyi said...

Minsk to host 2021 European Athletics Team Championships
“I have repeatedly stated that following a makeover the Dinamo Stadium has become of the best athletics stadiums in Europe. Therefore, the European Athletics Association has decided to grant the Belarusian Athletics Federation the right to play host to the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League”...

Belarus victorious in sniper relay at Army Games 2019
“Our guys made us happy. The team crossed the finish line carrying the Belarusian flag. Russia was second, Kazakhstan third. China came in fourth”...

Team Europe to feature ten Belarusians at Match Europe v USA
Svein Arne Hansen expressed confidence that the European team would comprise the best athletes at the historic match against the United States. He added that ten Belarusian athletes (two males and eight females) would make part of the team...

Belarus names team for 2019 Summer Biathlon World Championships at Raubichi
Competing for Belarus will be Iryna Kryuko, Dzinara Alimbekava, Hanna Sola, Iryna Kruchynkina and Alena Kruchynkina, and also Raman Yaliotnau, Anton Smolski, Sergey Bocharnikov, Maksim Varabei, Viktar Kryuko...

Belarusian students win silver, bronze at International Olympiad in Informatics in Baku
Belarus took two silver and two bronze medals...

Zubrenok center to host youth forum on SDGs
Participants will be divided into 17 teams to focus on one of the Sustainable Development Goals and develop an idea for the project to achieve it...