Press releases

Belarus win 11 medals at Canoe Sprint World Championships in Uzbekistan
The gold winners were Alyona Nazdrova (canoe single, 1000 m), Mikita Borykau and Aleh Yurenia (K2 1000m), Yuliya Trushkina and Inna (C2 500m) and quartet Nadzeya Kushner, Volha Khudzenka, Uladzislau Kravets and Dzmitry Natynchyk won the mixed K4 500m crown...

Belarusian wrestler Valeuski claims U17 Worlds champion title
Kiryl Valeuski saw off Behruzbek Valiev of Uzbekistan, 7-4, in the semifinal and secured gold against Vladislav Byrlia of Russia, 7-1, in the final...

Center of National Cultures comments on cultural diversity in Belarus
"Culture unites. It is people's diplomacy. The most important thing is that we all are a big family. All nationalities are different but they are united by a huge love of our beautiful Belarus," Olga Yakobson noted...

Sasnovich advances to US Open qualifying final round
Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus moved to the final round of qualifying at the US Open after defeating world number 191 Heather Watson of the UK, 6-1, 6-4...

Belarus welcomes about 6m foreign tourists in 2023
Belarus even welcomes visitors from such distant countries as Laos and Chile. Certainly, Belarus welcomes traditional tourists from neighboring countries but tourists from China, Germany, Türkiye, Israel, Serbia, Georgia, Estonia, Italy, and Hungary are also active...

Shymanovich advances in US Open qualifying
Belarus’ world number 214 Iryna Shymanovich reached the US Open qualifying semifinal defeating world number 156 Sara Saito of Japan, 6-4, 6-3, in the opener...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka up to 2nd, Azarenka wraps up Top 20
Aryna Sabalenka, with a total of 8,016 points, goes behind Iga Swiatek of Poland...

Sabalenka captures Cincinnati title
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus captured her second title of the year after defeating No.6 Jessica Pegula of the United States, 6-3, 7-5 in the Cincinnati Open final...

Third pan-Belarusian procession gets underway in Zhirovichi
The route of the pilgrims will pass through four dioceses and 21 churches. The procession will end with Divine Liturgy at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk on 26 August, on the feast of the Minsk Icon of the Mother of God...

Belarusian students land at North Pole as part of Rosatom expedition
Four Belarusians have made part of the team: Anton Shibitsky, a student of Minsk school No. 148, and young scientists of three institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Anna Doroshenko, Maria Kudrevich, and Yuri Rusak...

Sabalenka makes Cincinnati final
The Belarusian will face No.6 Jessica Pegula of the United States in Monday's final...

Sabalenka advances into Cincinnati Open Round of 16
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy 6-3, 6-4 in Round of 32 of Cincinnati Open...

Scientist explains how jellyfish makes their way into Belarus
According to Tatiana Lipinskaya, Belarusian scientists first found jellyfish in the spring of 2018 using molecular methods. They identified jellyfish DNA in the Neman, Pripyat and Dnieper rivers...

Belarusian Belavia among world's best for in-flight meals
Belarus' carrier Belavia is in 12th place, earning 7.58 points...

WTA rankings: Sasnovich out of Top 100, Sabalenka, Azarenka keep their spots
This week Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka will play at the Cincinnati Open...

Olympics 2024: Games come to an end in Paris
The Games ran in the capital of Paris from 24 July to 11 August. Belarusian athletes won four (1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) medals...

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Trushkina 5th in Women’s C-1 200m
The Belarusian finished fifth, clocking 44.83 seconds, half a second away from the bronze-medal place...

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Kravets 4th in Men’s K-1 1000m
Uladzislau Kravets clocked 3:28.10 to finish fourth, 2.5 seconds away from the bronze place...

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Trushkina through to Women’s C-1 200m final
The Belarusian finished second in Semifinal 2...

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Kravets into Men’s K-1 1000m final
Uladzislau Kravets finished fourth to progress to the final which is due later on the day...