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Belarus Events Calendar: NOVEMBER 2023
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Sabalenka off to good start at WTA Finals
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus eased past world number 9 Maria Sakkari of Greece to win her round-robin opener, 6-0, 6-1...

Lukashenko, youth make Allee of Generations near Palace of Independence
The ceremony followed the president’s meeting with the Belarusian youth and veterans of the Komsomol movement. The event marked the 105th anniversary of Komsomol and the 10th anniversary of the Palace of Independence...

Sharangovich scores first goal in 2023/24 NHL season
The Belarusian joined the Calgary Flames this summer following three seasons with the New Jersey Devils...

Belarusians on KHL All-Star Game roster
The fan voting made the first stage of the selection, deciding on four players from each KHL division...

Belarus’ Sasnovich into Jiangxi Open second round
Belarus’ world number 90 Aliaksandra Sasnovich went off to a good start at the Jiangxi Open defeating Slovakia’s world number 113 Viktoria Hruncakova, 6-1, 6-3, to move to the second round...

Belarus’ Gerasimov progresses to ATP Challenger Shenzhen II round two
Belarus’ world number 397 Egor Gerasimov has advanced to the ATP Challenger Shenzhen II second round, defeating Kazakhstan’s Denis Yevseyev, 6-2, 6-2...

Belarus’ Gerasimov into ATP Challenger Shenzhen II main draw
Last week Egor Gerasimov reached the semifinal at the previous event in China’s Shenzhen and rose from the 503rd to the 397th place in the ATP rankings...

Gerasimov, Donskoy progress to Challenger Shenzhen quarterfinal
After reaching the singles quarterfinal, the Belarusian, paired with Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy, succeeded in the doubles match of Last 16. The Belarusian-Russian duo defeated China’s Xin Gao and Aoran Wang, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1...

Belarus’ Egor Gerasimov advances to Challenger Shenzhen round two
Belarus’ world number 503 Egor Gerasimov has advanced to the Challenger Shenzhen round two, defeating world number 200 Li Tu of Australia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4...

Gerasimov reaches Challenger Shenzhen main draw
The Belarusian defeated world number 407 Fajing Sun of China, 6-3, 6-4, in the second qualifying round...

Belarus keeps leading positions in gender parity rankings
Belarus ranks 41st among 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2023. The country ranks 7th in Economic Participation and Opportunity and goes first in Health and Survival...

Price tags for Belarusian hunting trophies revealed
The Forestry Ministry offers a seasonal license for hunting water fowl for about Br60, for hunting fur animals, which can be hunted as early as this Saturday, for Br60-120. The license to hunt European roe deer varies from Br50 to Br150 depending on the sex, age, and species of the animal...

Sabalenka progresses to China Open third round
The Belarusian will next face world number 36 Jasmine Paoline of Italy for a spot in the quarterfinal. In the opener Aryna Sabalenka cruised past world number 31 Sofia Kenin of the United States, 6-1, 6-2...

Sabalenka moves to round two in Beijing
World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus beat world number 31 Sofia Kenin of the United States, 6-1, 6-2, to reach the China Open second round...

Belarus Events Calendar: OCTOBER 2023
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Belarusian State University climbs Times Higher Education Rankings
BSU has been the only Belarusian university represented in the rankings for the past nine years. According to the Times Higher Education Rankings published on 27 September, BSU rose from 1501+ to 1201+...

Belarus’ Yegor Gerasimov reaches Astana Open main draw
At the start of his run, Yegor Gerasimov proved stronger over Belgium’s world number 172 Zizou Bergs, 6-4, 6-4...

Belarus 105th in FIFA rankings
Over the past two months, the Belarusian team, under the tutelage of new coach Carlos Alos Ferrer of Spain, have played two European Qualifiers 2024 games...

Azarenka reaches Guadalajara quarterfinal
In the opener Victoria Azarenka cruised past world number 147 Robin Montgomery of the United States, 6-1, 6-1. In the second round the Belarusian beat Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska, ranked World No.102, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)...