Press releases

Belarus’ Anastasia Miasnikova medals at ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Poland
In the 200m final, Anastasia Miasnikova clocked 1:02.31 to win the bronze medal. The top two spots went to Britain's Emma Wiggs (58.76) and Canada's Brianna Hennessy (1:00.82)...

Last year’s most popular national parks of Belarus named
"In 2025 more than 400,000 people visited specially protected natural areas: wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, nature reserves, and natural monuments"...

Belarus’ canoeists Trushkina, Nedelkina win 200m race at world championships in Poland
Our girls took first place with a time of 42.26 seconds...

Belarus’ Alena Nazdrova wins single canoe race at world championships
In the medal race the Belarusian athlete finished third with a time of 2 minutes 04.80 seconds...

Belarusian students win seven bronze medals at International Earth Science Olympiad 2026
The International Earth Science Olympiad has been held annually since 2007 under the auspices of the International Earth Science Education Organization. It is organized for secondary school students from around the world and aims to increase interest in Earth sciences...

2026 Minsk Half Marathon: new routes, festival, and athlete lectures
A lecture series will be organized as part of the Minsk Half Marathon, where famous Belarusian athletes will share their experience and knowledge about running. Speakers include Olympic biathlon champion Dzinara Alimbekava and world 800m champion Maryna Arzamasava...

Minsk National Airport plans to introduce AI into security systems
The guests were shown the operation of two screening equipment systems supplied by Nuctech in 2024...

Grodno’s 898th birthday: tour of the city’s best festivals
A highlight of the City Day celebrations will be a large-scale quest, an interactive game for visitors called Participant’s Passport. By visiting ten key festive venues and collecting unique stamps for completing tasks, players will receive souvenirs from the organizers...

Belarus’ Sasnovich wins US Open qualifying opener
In her opening match, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, ranked world number 136, defeated Hungary’s world number 157 Dalma Galfi in straight sets, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3...

Over 132,000 pets registered in Belarus
"In 2021-2022, we had around 70,000 registered pets, whereas today that number has grown significantly"...

Belarus’ Arol, Hureyeva win mixed relay silver at Modern Pentathlon Worlds
The event followed a tetrathlon format (swimming, fencing, laser run) after the obstacle discipline was called off due to poor weather...

Bird of Year 2027 named in Belarus
By a wide margin, the winner is the European bee-eater (in Belarusian: shchurka-pchalayedka), the most colorful of the four bird species presented for selection. It received 2,165 votes and will take the top spot next year, replacing the black stork...

Belarus’ Shymanovich off to good start at US Open qualifying
In the first round of qualifying, Iryna Shymanovich (world No. 191) defeated Switzerland’s Rebeka Masarova (No. 180) in a three-set match 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. The match lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes...

Belarusian athletes win four medals at 2026 China Open International Taekwondo Championships
Yuliya Vitko won gold in the women’s -57kg category, Georgii Gurtsiev (-63kg) and Raman Turavinau (-80kg) claimed silver. Artsiom Plonis took bronze in the +87kg category. Earlier in 2026, all four athletes won medals at the European Championships...

Belarus’ Uladzislava Lavar wins gold at European Youth & U15 Weightlifting Championships
The Belarusian posted the best result in the women’s U18 -61kg category. Uladzislava Lavar finished fourth in the snatch with 80kg, but successfully completed all three of her clean and jerk attempts at 95kg, 105kg, and 110kg, winning the gold medal in the discipline and taking the overall title with a total of 190kg...

Belarus’ Gnedtchik, Chuyashkou win relay gold at UIPM 2026 Pentathlon U19 World Championships
The best result among 18 duos was achieved by Akim Gnedtchik and Aliaksandr Chuyashkou, who scored a total of 1,447 points across all disciplines...

Belarus’ Gnedtchik, Arol claim world relay gold
After three disciplines (fencing, obstacle race and swimming) the Belarusian duo were in second place, 17 seconds behind the Egyptian team. However, during the laser-run, they managed to close the gap and finished with a lead of nearly half a minute over their rivals...

Belarus’ Yelizaveta Niahotskaya wins four medals at European Waterski Youth Championships in Greece
More than 100 young men and women from 23 countries took part in the 2026 IWWF E&A Youth Championships U14 & U17 in Greece, with Belarus represented by eight athletes...

Belarusian Viktar Shchohaleu wins bronze at European Youth & U15 Weightlifting Championships
The Belarusian athlete became a medalist in the U18 -65 kg. After the snatch, Shchohaleu was in fourth place with a result of 115kg; in the clean and jerk, Viktar made a successful attempt at 142kg. This earned him a small bronze medal in this exercise and third place overall (257 kg) among 11 athletes...

Belarus’ Shastak sets world record, wins gold at UCI Junior Track World Championships
The Belarusian topped her age group in the 1,000m time trial...