Press releases

Mass media about Lukashenko in 1990s. Statistics. Recollections in BelTA’s Parallel Worlds book
Newspaper headlines reflect the country’s life at the beginning of the efforts to establish Belarus’ independence. They also reflect the problems and challenges Belarusians faced and how the young state tackled them...

Belarus clinches five medals at World Draughts-64 Championships
Ihar Mikhalchenka from Volkovysk secured the world champion in the rapid program. Andrei Valiuk from Minsk collected bronze in the discipline...

Sabalenka remains 2nd in WTA after US Open win
Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka moved to 19th, while Aliaksandra Sasnovich sits at No.103...

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka wins U.S. Open tennis tournament
In the final match of the U.S. Open the second racket of the planet defeated the world ranking’s number six Jessica Pegula from the USA - 7:5, 7:5...

Paralympics 2024: Belarus’ Zudzilava into Women’s 100m Breaststroke final
Anastasiya Zudzilava clocked 1:22.15 to finish third in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke – S13 heat and seventh overall...

Sabalenka cruises into US Open semifinal
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka needed an hour and 15 minutes to rout World No.7 Zheng Qinwen of China, 6-1, 6-2 and reach the US Open semifinal...

Paralympics 2024: Dzmitry Salei 5th in Men’s 100m Freestyle final
In the evening final the Belarusian touched fifth in 53.84 seconds...

Over 260,000 tourists visit Belarus’ nature reserves in 2024
The growing interest in the country’s specially protected areas has been recorded both among Belarusian and foreign tourists...

Paralympics 2024: Dzmitry Salei into Men’s 100m Freestyle final
Dzmitry Salei clocked 54.47 to finish third in his heat and fifth overall among 15 competitors. Maksim Vashkevich touched sixth in 56.96 to place 11th overall...

Mourners pay last respects to Aleksandr Medved in Minsk
Representatives of different sports, his friends and numerous sports fans came to say their last goodbye to the great athlete. Aleksandr Medved died on 2 September, two weeks before his 87th birthday...

Paralympics 2024: Boki, Shchalkanau into swimming finals
The competition day number six opened with the Men’s 100m Backstroke – S9 preliminary heats. Belarus’ Yahor Shchalkanau clocked the best time of 1:01.32 among all 14 competitors...

Belarusian Written Language Day in Ivatsevichi
Ivatsevichi hosted the 31st edition of the Belarusian Written Language Day on 31 August-1 September 2024...

Wrestling legend Aleksandr Medved dies
Aleksandr Medved was born on 16 September 1937. He won his first Olympic gold at the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics. He defended his title at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 and Munich in 1972...

Sabalenka reaches US Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka has made the US Open quarterfinal following a 6-2, 6-4 victory over World No.35 Elise Mertens of Belgium...

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

Paralympics 2024: Boki clocks best time to make Men’s 100m Butterfly final
16-time Paralympic champion Ihar Boki of Belarus clocked the best time of 54.93 among 14 athletes to make the Men’s 100m Butterfly – S13 final...

Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka into Round 3 at 2024 US Open
Belarus' Sabalenka, the 2023 US Open finalist, beat No. 76 ranked Lucia Bronzetti from Italy 6-3, 6-1 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York City...

Eight Belarusians to compete at Summer Paralympics in Paris
According to Secretary General of the Belarusian Paralympic Committee Nikolai Shudeiko, all Belarusian athletes have successfully passed accreditation and are preparing to show the top of their game at the upcoming sports events...

Sabalenka advances to US Open second round
Belarus’ World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka secured a 6-3, 6-3 win over Australian world number 203 Priscilla Hon in the opener...

Azarenka moves to US Open round two
In the opening round the Belarusian saw off Ukraine’s world number 146 Yulia Starodubtsewa, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Victoria Azarenka will next play world number 56 Clara Burel of France...