Press releases

Lukashenko watches HC Dinamo Minsk vs HC Dynamo Moscow game in Minsk Arena
The game was dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the National Olympic Committee. NOC President Viktor Lukashenko dropped the puck to start the game...

Sabalenka reaches Miami Open quarterfinals
In the round of 16, the defending Miami Open champion faced China’s Zheng Qinwen (world No. 26) and won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4...

Sabalenka advances to Miami Open round of 16
In the third-round match, the world’s top-ranked player defeated world number 72 Caty McNally of the USA, 6-4, 6-2...

Belarus president’s team book spot in RHL final
Today, on 21 March, at the Olympic Arena in Minsk, the head of state’s squad defeated the Brest Oblast team in the semifinals, 3-1 (2-1, 1-0, 0-0)...

Sabalenka kicks off Miami title defense with victory
In the round of 32, the reigning Miami Open champion and world No. 1 defeated American Ann Li (world No. 39) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4...

HC Dinamo Minsk claim first-ever second-place finish in KHL regular season
Previously, the highest position for the Minsk team in the Western Conference at the end of the regular season was fourth, a spot Dmitry Kvartalnov’s squad achieved a year ago...

Belarusian delegation returns from Winter Paralympics
Competing on the track in Tesero were Lidziya Loban, Valiantsina Biryla, Darya Fedzkovich, and Raman Svirydzenka, who won gold in the sprint and silver in the 10 km individual race...

Sasnovich wins first round in Miami Open qualifying
In the first round the Belarusian defeated Türkiye’s world number 269 Ayla Aksu, in two sets, 6-4, 6-4...

Was Ilya Muromets a Bykhov hero? Historian on 19th century folk legends
Speaking about the great Belarusian archaeologist, ethnographer, and folklorist Evdokim Romanov, who lived and worked in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Igor Marzalyuk noted that Evdokim Romanov preserved several versions of a legend about Ilyushka that existed in Bykhov Uezd...

Minsk International Book Fair kicks off on 17 March
The exhibition will feature about 500 exhibitors from 23 countries. Participating countries will be allocated exhibition space to showcase significant publications, photographs of landmarks, monuments, and other sites. A separate booth will be dedicated to the Year of Belarusian Woman...

Belarus’ Falei claims second ITF title in Tunisia
In the decisive match, the Belarusian defeated Hibah Shaikh of the USA in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2...

Belarusian wrestlers secure nine medals at European U23 Championships
Over 400 athletes from 37 countries took part in the tournament, with 26 competitors representing Belarus. The Belarusian team brought home five gold, two silver, and two bronze medals, finishing second in the overall medal standings...

Sabalenka claims her maiden title at Indian Wells
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Aryna Sabalenka on her victory at the Indian Wells tournament...

Belarus win two medals at 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy
Four Belarusian skiers competed at the event, taking part in four program disciplines. Both medals for the Belarusian team were brought by Raman Svirydzenka, who claimed gold in the sprint and silver in the 10km interval start classic race among standing athletes with limb impairments...

Belarus finishes ninth in Paralympic mixed relay event
The Belarus quartet, consisting of Lidziya Loban, Valiantsina Biryla, Raman Svirydzenka, and Darya Fedzkovich posted a time of 28.31:8 finishing in ninth, ahead of the quartet from Sweden...

Belarus launches national first aid campaign for youngsters
Schoolchildren will be trained over the course of two months, until 15 May, every Saturday as part of the sixth school day. The project will conclude with a large-scale flash mob...

Belarus’ Viktoryia Radzkova victorious at European U23 Wrestling Championship in Serbia
Viktoryia Radzkova secured victory in the -72kg...

Sabalenka reaches 2026 Indian Wells WTA-1000 final
Last night, the world No. 1 defeated Linda Nosková of Czechia (No. 14) in two sets 6-3, 6-4 to set up final clash against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina (No. 3)...

My Belarus exhibition draws over 450,000 visitors
Big Tourism Week will be the next landmark event for the tourism industry which will take place in April. The program of events includes the Belarusian-Russian Tourism Congress, the International Tourism Forum Travel Hub Commonwealth, the HORECA Minsk 2026 Expo, the WHERETOEAT restaurant awards ceremony and the international exhibition-fair of tourist services Otdykh [Holiday]...

Sabalenka makes 2026 Indian Wells semifinals
In the quarterfinal, the Belarusian defeated Canada’s world number 10 Victoria Mboko, 7-6 (7-0), 6-4...