Press releases

Belarus NOC attends ANOC General Assembly 2024 in Portugal
The Belarusian delegation in Portugal is represented by NOC Secretary General, two-time Olympic medalist in rhythmic gymnastics Ksenia Sankovich and Head of the NOC International Relations Department Vasily Yurchik...

Belarus Events Calendar: NOVEMBER 2024
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Kurachkina secures bronze at 2024 Senior World Wrestling Championships
In the bronze-medal bout the Belarusian beat Ramona Galambos of Hungary 5-3...

2024 WTA Finals draw: Sabalenka learns group opponents
World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will play Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, and China’s Zheng Qinwen...

17th Belarusian Antarctic Expedition to last from November to April
According to him, the research will be conducted across eight main scientific areas and four additional ones...

Zhlobin welcoming Marathon of Unity
A new project of the Marathon of Unity called “We Are Doing One Thing!” will be launched in Zhlobin. The project focuses on the reflection of industrial unity and dialogue between partner enterprises...

Belarus among countries with very high human development
Belarus is a country with very high human development and ranks 69th on the UN Human Development Index among 193 nations...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka back to No.1
The world’s best tennis players were not in action last week. Aryna Sabalenka, however, rose back to No. 1, leaving Poland’s Iga Swiatek 41 points behind...

Marathon of Unity campaign travels to Gomel
The marathon has brought a number of unique exhibitions to Gomel. These exhibitions will be running on 18-19 October...

Belarus’ Kristina Dmitruk wins ITF Portugal 17A
The Belarusian, ranked 371st in the world, saw off France’s world number 346 Yasmin Mansouri, 6-4, 6-3, in an hour and 16 minutes in the final of the event...

Belarus’ Yuliya Hatouka wins Open de Touraine 2024
In the final the Belarusian defeated Ayla Aksu of Türkiye, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (10-8)...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka within touching distance of World No.1 spot
Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka goes 21st. Aliaksandra Sasnovich is 131st...

BelTA’s exhibition celebrating Belarus’ milestones opens in Molodechno
The exhibition features the photos narrating the period of 30 years of independent Belarus. This is the maiden edition of the exhibition...

Archaeological finds trace history of Minsk back to 10th century
In 2022, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko instructed the scientists to figure out where exactly Minsk was founded originally. For this purpose, a plan for archaeological research of the site on the Menka River was drawn up...

Sabalenka powers to Wuhan semifinal
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka delivered an imperious performance to dismiss world number 27 Magdalena Frech of Poland, 6-2, 6-2, to move in the Wuhan Open 2024 semifinal...

‘It cannot go unnoticed’. Belarusian Marathon of Unity to attract public attention
The Marathon of Unity in Molodechno will be wrapped up with the Time Has Chosen Us concert featuring both professional and amateur artists...

Twofold increase in arrivals in Belarus attributed to expansion of visa waiver
The deputy minister told BelTA that people from Lithuania, Latvia and Poland are the most active users of the Belarusian visa waiver. “These are our neighbors. And then comes Germany, followed by Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland and Great Britain,” he noted...

Vice president: Belarus’ NOC is in constant contact with IOC
In his words, Belarus is always open to dialogue. “We have emphasized it, we have shown that and politics should not mix up,” the NOC vice president said...

Sabalenka passes Siniakova test to progress in Wuhan
Belarus’ world number two Aryna Sabalenka opened her Wuhan 2024 campaign with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round victory over World No.37 Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in an hour and 33 minutes of play...

Rarest mushroom species found in the streets of Brest
This year, the sand stinkhorn began to grow in large amounts right on the city lawns of Brest. The mushroom is considered rare. The neighboring countries of Poland and Latvia have it listed in the Red Book...