Press releases

Shymanovich reaches last 16 at Oeiras 2 Jamor Indoor
In the first round, the Belarusian world No.156 beat Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Dias (world No. 236) in straight sets, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)...

Grebnev: Belarusians have returned for good, they are afraid of us
"This is something the Belarusian freestyle school can be proud of. We are ready for any challenges, despite the difficulties. I repeat, we did not expect an easy return. But such injustice on the part of the judging can only be caused by one factor - they are afraid of us. We have returned. And we have returned for good"...

MP explains why Belarusian Paralympians are allowed to use country’s flag during competitions
"The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) makes independent decisions that do not always coincide with the policies of the International Olympic Committee. The IPC charter often emphasizes humanism and the right of Paralympians to realize their potential and compete, minimizing political interference in the sport component"...

Belarus’ Huskova comments on her 8th place at Olympics
The leader of the Belarusian aerials team advanced to the final with the eighth result among 25 qualification participants. In her best final attempt, Huskova scored 100.29 points and also took eighth place. China’s Xu Mengtao became a two-time Olympic champion, Australia’s Danielle Scott took silver, and bronze went to another Chinese athlete Shao Qi...

Olympics 2026: Belarus’ Maria Shkanova 37th in Women’s Slalom
Shkanova completed the course in 51.86 seconds, finishing 43rd and missing the top 30 by nearly two seconds. She improved in the second run with 56.08 seconds, climbing to a final 37th place. The Belarusian finished 8.84 seconds behind Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA...

Olympics 2026: Belarus’ Huskova 8th in Women’s Aerials final
Huskova scored 86.44 points for her first jump in the final and 100.29 for her second. Her better of the two attempts earned her eighth place, with the top six advancing to the super final. The Belarusian freestyle skier missed the cut by 5.7 points...

Olympics 2026: Huskova into Women’s Aerials finals
Hanna Huskova scored 88.29 points for her jump, placing seventh and missing the cutoff by just one point. Anastasiya Andryianava finished 15th with 74.02 points, while Anna Derugo was 18th with 58.90 points...

Olympics 2026: Four Belarusians to compete on Wednesday
At 12:00 Minsk time, the women’s ski aerials qualification is set to begin in Livigno. The qualifying event was originally scheduled for 17 February but was postponed by one day due to heavy snowfall...

Olympics 2026: Belarus’ Safonova misses out on free program
Safonova scored 54.57 points for her performance, finishing in 26th place. The opportunity to continue competing for medals in the free program was granted to the top 24 skaters. Our figure skater missed the qualifying cut-off by 1.07 points...

Belarusian speed skater Zueva invited to compete in Olympic Mass Start
Based on the World Cup standings, Marina Zueva did not secure a direct Olympic qualification quota in this event. The spots went to the top 24 women in the Mass Start rankings; Marina was 29th and made it to the reserve list. Today, the organizers confirmed the Belarusian’s participation in the Saturday race...

Olympics 2026: Four Belarusians to compete on 17 February
At 12:45 Minsk time, the women’s aerials qualification is set to start in Livigno. Twenty-five freestyle skiers will take part in the qualifying round, including Belarusian athletes Hanna Huskova, Anna Derugo, and Anastasiya Andryianava, as well as 2022 Olympic champion Xu Mengtao of China and reigning world champion from the USA, Kaila Kuhn...

No room for error: Viktoriia Safonova’s Olympic challenge in Milan
Oleg Vasiliev, head coach of the national figure skating team of Belarus, shared with BelTA that Viktoriia Safonova’s path at the Milano Cortina 2026 will be challenging in every respect. He went on to explain why this assessment is not mere rhetoric but an objective reality...

WTA: Sabalenka retains the lead, Sasnovich rises one spot
The Belarusian currently has 10,990 points and is 3,187 points ahead of Poland’s Iga Świątek, who is in second place...

‘American passenger’ Senya the raccoon receives Belarusian passport
The raccoon Senya is known throughout Belarus after his unusual journey. He arrived in our country from the USA in a sea car container. The “foreigner” was in quarantine at the Oshmyany district veterinary station and then moved to the animal park in Baranovichi...

Sasnovich advances to main draw of WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai
In the second qualifying round match on 14 February, the Belarusian world No. 114 defeated Britain’s Sonay Kartal (world No. 50), 6-4, 6-3...

Belarus President’s team play second draw in RHL
Today at the Olympic Arena in Minsk, the head of state’s squad tied with the Minsk Oblast team – 5-5 (0-1, 4-3, 1-1)...

Belarus’ Smolskaya, Sola finish in top 5 of mass start at Commonwealth Cup in Sochi
Thirty of the season’s best biathletes participated in the race, including six Belarusian women. Heading into the final shooting stage, Dzinara Smolskaya and Hanna Sola were among the top five, having each recorded one miss at the previous ranges...

Belarus’ Varabei 4th in mass start, Smolski loses lead at Commonwealth Cup in Sochi
Twenty-nine of the season’s best biathletes took part in the mass start race, including six Belarusians. Across four shooting ranges, Maksim Varabei recorded a total of three misses and finished fourth, finishing 17 seconds behind bronze medalist Eduard Latypov...

Sasnovich wins qualifying opener at WTA 1000 event in Dubai
On 13 February, the Belarusian No. 114 defeated Croatia’s Petra Marčinko (world No. 69) in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4...

Domracheva happy with her daughter’s performance in Snow Sniper debut in Raubichi
In the 1.8km sprint race, the young athlete cleared both shooting stages without a miss and finished fifth, missing a medal by just three and a half seconds...