Press releases

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...

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Valodzka 4th in weightlifting
The Belarusian finished one step from the podium with a total of 246kg...

Sabalenka makes quarterfinal in Toronto
Belarus’ world number 3 Aryna Sabalenka reached the Canadian Open quarterfinal seeing off UK's world number 33 Katie Boulter, 6-3, 6-3...

Canadian Open: Azarenka, Sabalenka into round of Last 16
World No.3 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus eased through her opener, defeating No.42 Yuan Yue of China, 6-2, 6-2 in the second round...

Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Trushkina through to canoe sprint 200m semifinal
Yuliya Trushkina finished second, behind Nevin Harrison of the United States...

Olympics 2024: Belarusian Kravets into Men's K-1 1000m semifinal
Two top finishes advance to the semifinal. In the second half of the race, the Belarusian was third but then overtook Jonas Ecker of the USA and eventually came in second with a time of 3:32.07...

Olympics 2024: Belarusian wrestler Khaslakhanau through to quarterfinal
Abubakar Khaslakhanau edged the opponent 1-0 in the first three-minute period and secured his advantage in the second period to clinch a convincing victory, 9-1...

First therapy dog in the Belarusian Orthodox Church
The first therapy dog of the Belarusian Orthodox Church is called Hector. The cute golden retriever has a veterinary passport and a pedigree certificate. He also his own workplace, a bedding and a bowl...

WTA rankings: Sasnovich back to Top 100, Sabalenka remains 3rd
The Belarusian went up three spots to the 98th...