Press releases

Second season of Vytoki festival to wrap up in Kopyl
Lenin Square will become the central venue of the festival on the second day, on 27 August. Young guests of the festival will take part in the Olympic quest, compete in sports competitions, complete tasks and receive valuable prizes...

Sasnovich into Tennis in the Land round two
Belarus’ world number 36 Aliaksandra Sasnovich went off to a good start in the Tennis in the Land in Cleveland, seeing off world number 97 Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 in an hour and 35 minutes...

Kristina Dmitruk of Belarus wins ITF Spain 22A
Belarus’ world number 377 Kristina Dmitruk won the ITF Spain 22A tournament in Ourense on 21 August defeating world number 258 Nefisa Berberovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7-5, 6-1, in the final...

Sabalenka back to 6th in WTA
A week ago the best Belarusian tennis player was 7th. After reaching the Cincinnati semifinal the Belarusian moved up to the 6th spot. The Belarusian currently holds 3,470 points...

Sabalenka into Cincinnati Masters round two
Belarus’ world number 7 Aryna Sabalenka progressed into the Cincinnati Masters second round defeating Russia’s world number 69 Anna Kalinskaya because of the opponent’s walkover...

Sabalenka reaches Canadian Open Round of 16
Belarus’ world number 6 Aryna Sabalenka reached the Canadian Open Round of 16 defeating Spain’s world number 41 Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 50 minutes...

Belarusian Written Language Day to bring together around 200 writers
"This holiday is a kind of exam for writers. They will present their works to the audience. This year’s event will bring more writers than usual: about 200 people"...

Brest to host half marathon on 4 September
This sports event will take place in Brest for the fourth time. The half marathon is open to both professional and amateur runners and will include 21km, 10.5km, 5km and children’s races...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka, Azarenka retain their positions
Aryna Sabalenka goes 6th with a total of 3,366 points. Former world number one Victoria Azarenka remained 20th with 2,076 points...

Sabalenka moves to Silicon Valley Classic quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 6 Aryna Sabalenka reached the Silicon Valley Classic quarterfinal in San Jose defeating world number 168 Caroline Dolehide of the United States, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5, in two hours and 38 minutes...

Kristina Dmitruk reaches ITF Poland Last 16
Belarus’ world number 426 Kristina Dmitruk has progressed into the ITF Poland 01A round of Last 16 defeating world number 82 Magdalena Frech of Poland, 7-6 (9-7), 6-3...

Over 6.42m Belarusians now fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Thus, 70.4% of the country’s population have received one dose of the vaccine, 69.4% have been fully vaccinated...

Azarenka progresses into Citi Open round two
Belarus’ world number 20 Victoria Azarenka had a successful tournament debut in Washington, dispatching Ukraine’s world number 77 Dayana Yastremska, 6-4, 6-0...

2022 Minsk Half Marathon to draw over 10,000 runners
This year the main 21km distance will feature a renewed route – from Dinamo Stadium along Nezavisimosti Avenue, Lenina Street past the city hall and the Sports Palace, Pobeditelei Avenue, Masherova Street, Strozhovskaya Street through the Trinity Suburb and Kuibysheva Street, Victory Square and back to Dinamo Stadium...

ATP rankings: Ivashka up to 49th
A week ago, the best Belarusian tennis player ranked 53rd. He rose to 49th (a total of 955 points) after reaching the Atlanta Open semifinal...

Belarus Events Calendar: AUGUST 2022
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Atlanta Open: Ivashka into quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 53 Ilya Ivashka has reached the 2022 Atlanta Open quarterfinal defeating world number 91 Steve Johnson of the United States, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, in the round of Last 16...

Atlanta Open: Ivashka into Last 16
Belarus’ world number 53 Ilya Ivashka went off to a good start at the 2022 Atlanta Open seeing off world number 74 Quentin Halys of France, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, in an hour and 45 minutes...

Program of Belarusian Written Language Day in Dobrush unveiled
Visitors to the holiday will be invited to see the exhibition of regional printed media Newspaper Boulevard, the venue History of the Press of Gomel Oblast. The book and press event promises to be informative and memorable...

Over 6.4m Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Over 149,000 teenagers aged 12-17 have received one shot of the vaccine, of them more than 144,000 children have been fully vaccinated...