Press releases

Global Event Congress 2019 kicks off in Minsk
The event is held in the Belarusian capital for the first time and is expected to attract organizers of festivals, exhibitions, corporate and countryside events, their contractors, travel agencies and the National Tourism Agency...

Bulgarian Krasimir Anev victorious in Men 20km Individual in Raubichi
Belarusian Roman Eletnov was 15th (+3:16.3; 1 +1 +1 +2), Sergei Bocharnikov 16th (+3:17.5; 0 +0 +4 +1)...

Choirs from eight countries to take part in Kolozhsky Blagovest festival
The program of the festival traditionally includes film screenings, thematic exhibitions, poetry and bard songs evenings. An excursion program has been prepared for the guests...

International Native Tongue Day celebrated in Belarusian Embassy in Russia
“For almost 20 years, the Mother Language Day has been celebrated in different countries of the world, and Belarus is no exception: many events dedicated to the native language are held in different places of Belarus which hold a large number of historical and cultural values and are the keepers of spiritual heritage”...

Partisan Chronicles: Deryabin’s Squad
“Partisan Chronicles: Deryabin’s Squad” is a new page of the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History. It is dedicated to the partisans of the Iskra unit of the Razgrom Brigade (Minsk Oblast) and its commander Vladimir Deryabin...

Minsk seeks to host Junior World Weightlifting Championship in 2021
The participants of the meeting discussed the organization and conduct of the international weightlifting tournament in tribute to two-time Olympic champion Alexander Kurlovich in Grodno in October...

Belarus, Lithuania, Poland to bid to co-host 2026 EHF European Men’s Handball Championship
The initiator to co-host the 2026 European Men’s Handball Championship is Poland hosted the 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship...

Nadezha Skardino wins Legends Race women’s mass start
Second came in Anna Bogaliy from Russia...

Ukrainian Andriy Deryzemlya wins Mass Start at Legends Race in Raubichi
Ukrainian Andriy Deryzemlya showed great speed on his skis to win the Mass Start in Raubichi ahead of Ole Einar Bjeorndalen who came in second...

Young athletes meet with biathlon legends in Raubichi
Classes with the world-renowned athletes have opened the sports program of the Legends Race Festival. There is also a cultural-entertainment program underway in Raubichi...

Belarus’ Iryna Kryuko 8th in IBU Women’s World Cup Total Score
In the Women’s Nation Cup Score the Belarusian team is 11th with the total of 3,987 points...

Alina Talay wins 60m Hurdles in Belgium
The Belarusian clocked 7.96 seconds to claim gold...

Belarus’ Anastasia Salos wins bronze at 2019 Moscow Grand Prix
The Belarusian received a total of 17,950 points with the Ribbon to place third...

Brest Millennium festival to draw 3,000 participants
"Representatives from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Spain, Portugal and Venezuela have already confirmed their participation. We expect applications from other countries. Some 3,000 people are expected to attend the festival"...

Putin, Lukashenko play hockey in Sochi
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko played hockey together before. In January 2014 in Sochi they played as part of the “red” team against the team featuring outstanding hockey players and civil servants wearing white jerseys...

Figure skating bronze for Belarus at 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival
The Belarusian athlete ranked fourth after the men’s short program. His great performance in the free skate earned him second place and he made it to the top three in the overall standings...

BATE edge Arsenal in Europa League last 32 first leg
Stanislav Dragun headed Igor Stasevich's free-kick for the game's only goal just before half-time as BATE Borisov edged London’s Arsenal 1-0 in the home first leg of the Europa League round of 32 on 14 February...

Belarus to mark Mother Language Day in National Library on 21 February
An event timed to the Mother Language Day and the 25th anniversary of the Belarusian Constitution will take place in the National Library on 21 February...

Belavia announces mega sale on 14 February
Discounted tickets can be purchased on the company’s website belavia.by. The tickets can be used from 15 February to 31 March (the return flight). The discounted tickets are available for direct flights from/to Minsk. The promo is not available for one-way flights...

National Geographic Israel to explore Brest Oblast, Belovezhskaya Pushcha
The guests will visit Belovezhskaya Pushcha, the farmsteads of Kamenets District and Kobrin District, the agro-town Motol in Ivanovo District. In Brest, they will go on the city tour and see the Brest Hero Fortress Memorial...