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7 Jun 2021
Belarus claim silver, bronze at 2021 ECA Canoe Sprint European Championships Belarus claim silver, bronze at 2021 ECA Canoe Sprint European Championships
Artsem Kozyr of Belarus won silver in C1 men 200m, clocking 40.798. Gold went to Joan Moreno of Spain (40.770). Lithuania’s Henrikas Zustautas collected bronze (40.960)...
7 Jun 2021
Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 943 new cases, 1,363 recoveries Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 943 new cases, 1,363 recoveries
All in all, Belarus performed 6,427,830 tests, including 17,923 tests in the past 24 hours...
7 Jun 2021
Maksim Nedasekau win gold at World Athletics meeting in Netherlands Maksim Nedasekau win gold at World Athletics meeting in Netherlands
The Belarusian cleared 2.15m on his second attempt and then cleared the heights of 2.20m and 2.24m on the first attempt, repeating his best result of the season. Maksim Nedasekau also attempted the height of 2.30m, but could not clear it...
4 Jun 2021
Gold, bronze for Belarus at 2021 ECA Canoe Sprint European Championships Gold, bronze for Belarus at 2021 ECA Canoe Sprint European Championships
Pavel Miadzvedzeu, Ilya Fedarenka, Kiryl Nikitsin, and Vitaliy Bialko won the K4 Men 1000m event in 3:02.023. Silver went to Hungary (+0.673). Russia was third (+1.827)...
4 Jun 2021
Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,183 new cases, 1,297 recoveries Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,183 new cases, 1,297 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 398,052 cases...
4 Jun 2021
Azarenka advances into Roland Garros fourth round Azarenka advances into Roland Garros fourth round
The former world number one cruised past world number 24 Madison Keys of the United States 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and one minute...
4 Jun 2021
Over 6% of Belarusians get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Over 6% of Belarusians get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
As of 3 June, the number of people in Belarus who got the first jab amounted to 560,000 (6.1% of the population), while 296,200 people (3.2%) received the second dose...
4 Jun 2021
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya wins gold at Liese Prokop Memorial 2021 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya wins gold at Liese Prokop Memorial 2021
The Belarusian clocked 11.52 seconds in the 100m preliminary heat. In the final race the Belarusian improved her performance to finish first with the time of 11.22 seconds...
3 Jun 2021
Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 879 new cases, 1,294 recoveries Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 879 new cases, 1,294 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 396,869 cases...
3 Jun 2021
Azarenka reaches Roland Garros third round Azarenka reaches Roland Garros third round
In the first round the Belarusian solved Russia’s world number 40 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Victoria Azarenka will next play world number 24 Madison Keys of the United States...
3 Jun 2021
Sabalenka moves past Sasnovich to Roland Garros third round Sabalenka moves past Sasnovich to Roland Garros third round
Belarus’ world number 4 Aryna Sabalenka reached the Roland Garros third round after beating fellow Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich (World No.103) 7-5, 6-3. The match lasted for an hour and 31 minutes. Aryna Sabalenka will next play Russia’s world number 32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova...
2 Jun 2021
Plans to sell 2,500 tickets for Kupala Night Festival gala concert Plans to sell 2,500 tickets for Kupala Night Festival gala concert
The performing artists will include Alena Lanskaya, Zhanet, Irina Dorofeyeva, Aura band, Pesnyary, Byaseda, Belarusy art group. The hosts of the gala concert are Polina Shuba and Ruslan Chernetsky...
2 Jun 2021
Belarus launches new tourist route in Grodno Oblast Belarus launches new tourist route in Grodno Oblast
The new tourist route has been registered in the National Tourism Agency. It has been recently presented to the representatives of the tourist industry. From now on the objects of the route can be included into the travel program of the region...
2 Jun 2021
Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 915 new cases, 1,250 recoveries Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 915 new cases, 1,250 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 395,990 cases...
1 Jun 2021
Belarus reports 636 new COVID-19 cases, 706 recoveries in past 24 hours Belarus reports 636 new COVID-19 cases, 706 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 395,075 cases...
1 Jun 2021
New COVID-19 testing technology available at Minsk National Airport New COVID-19 testing technology available at Minsk National Airport
“This technology will increase the capacity of the laboratory and reduce the time of testing. It boasts high sensitivity and clinical reliability,” the Telegram channel reads...
31 May 2021
Belarus reports 632 new COVID-19 cases, 449 recoveries in past 24 hours Belarus reports 632 new COVID-19 cases, 449 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 394,439 cases...
31 May 2021
Grodno to host final events of Festival of National Cultures in summer of 2022 Grodno to host final events of Festival of National Cultures in summer of 2022
The Festival of National Cultures has become one of Grodno’s brands. The first edition of the biennial festival was held in 1996. Grodno was to host the final events of the 13th edition of the festival in June 2020, but they were postponed due to the epidemiological situation. The dates of the final events have been unveiled now...
31 May 2021
Belarus Events Calendar: JUNE 2021 Belarus Events Calendar: JUNE 2021
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...
31 May 2021
Belarus' COVID-19 update: 1,178 new cases, 1,553 recoveries Belarus' COVID-19 update: 1,178 new cases, 1,553 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 393,807 cases. A total of 384,933 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus...
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