Press releases

Ivashka advances to Los Cabos Open quarterfinal
In the second round the Belarusian saw off Croatia’s world number 115 Borna Gojo, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, in two hours and 40 minutes...

CIS Games: Belarus expects over 2,000 athletes from 23 countries
"We expect the arrival of more than 2,100 athletes from 23 countries. Belarus and Russia will send the largest delegations. Fourteen non-CIS countries will compete in individual sports. All venues provide high-class training conditions on par with those at World Championships, the European Championships and, in fact, the Olympic Games," Igor Petrishenko said...

Memorial sign for Shimon Peres unveiled in Volozhin District
The memorial sign installed in the yard of the former house of the Perski family is made of an ordinary Belarusian boulder. On the one side it is an untreated stone, and on the other it is polished and has a plaque with an inscription under the emblems of the two states, Belarus and Israel, that reads that this is the place of birth of the man who was destined to become world famous...

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

Minsk Triathlon 2023 to draw about 1,500 athletes
Chairman of the Belarusian Triathlon Federation Dmitry Tolkachev told reporters. In addition to Belarusians, the event will draw athletes from several regions of Russia and also from the USA, China, Azerbaijan and other countries...

Vitebsk, Orsha to offer free sightseeing tours for 2nd CIS Games participants
Earlier, the Department of Sport and Tourism of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee reported that almost 25 walk routes have been developed ahead of the CIS Games in Vitebsk and Orsha. Most of them will cover the historical parts of the cities, highlighting the achievements of the region in different areas, including in sport, and cultural themes...

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka into Wimbledon semifinals
On 12 July, World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka powered past USA's Madison Keys in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and 27 minutes in the Wimbledon quarterfinals...

BelTA, Justice Ministry present joint project to highlight Nazi crimes in Belarus during WW2
The book is the result of joint efforts of the Belarusian Justice Ministry and BelTA to investigate and bring to light little-known facts of the genocide in the territory of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR) occupied by the Nazi during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945...

CIS Games medals, mascot unveiled in Minsk
The cheerful Rysik the Lynx will also be featured on souvenirs such as plush lynx toys, domestically-made confectionery products, and the Sport and Tourism Ministry assured that there will be no shortage of them...

Belarus finishes first in final medal table of Children of Primorye Games
Team Belarusian bagged 37 medals (20 gold, 12 silver and 5 bronze medals)...

Belarus’ Sabalenka sails through into Wimbledon round two
On 4 July, the Belarusian defeated Hungary’s Panna Udvardy (82) 6-3, 6-1 in one hour...

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

Belarusian BelAZ rolls out milestone 130-tonne haul truck
Sergei Nikiforovich, Director General of OAO BelAZ – managing company of the holding company BelAZ, noted during the solemn event that the production of the 5,000th haul truck indicates that this model enjoys strong demand.//

Sabalenka defeats Zvonareva in Berlin opener
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka beat Russia’s world number 1243 Vera Zvonareva, 6-3, 6-2...

Belarus hosts 588,564 visa-waiver travelers
A total of 588,564 citizens of the neighboring EU states took advantage of the program to visit Belarus, including 381,234 citizens of Lithuania, 39,249 non-citizens and 128,135 citizens of Latvia, and 39,946 Polish citizens...

Belarus’ Pavel Khadasevich wins gold at Weightlifting Grand Prix in Havana
The Belarusian claimed the champion title in the men’s 96kg category by a wide margin with the best attempt of 373kg (170kg+203kg)...

s'Hertogenbosch 2023: Sasnovich reaches quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 71 Aliaksandra Sasnovich solved Belgium’s world number 120 Greet Minnen, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, in two hours to reach the Libema Open quartrefinal in s'Hertogenbosch...

Medals for Belarusian weightlifters in Havana
Petr Asayonak clinched the 89kg gold with the total of 368kg (162kg+206kg)...

s'Hertogenbosch 2023: Sasnovich moves to second round
Belarus’ world number 71 Aliaksandra Sasnovich cruised past Italy’s world number 111 Lucrezia Stefanini, 6-0, 6-3, to reach the Libema Open second round in s'Hertogenbosch...

Azarenka moves to Libema Open round two
World number 19 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated world number 231 Natalija Stevanovic of Serbia, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 to progress into the Libema Open second round in s'Hertogenbosch...