Press releases

WTA rankings: Sabalenka 6th, Azarenka 20th, Sasnovich one spot up
Aryna Sabalenka remains 6th with a total of 3,267 points. Victoria Azarenka goes 20th with 2,016 points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich reached the round of Last 16 at the tournament in Hamburg last week and went up from 35th to 34th spot with the total of 1,341 points...

Belarusian Anastasiya Shkurdai victorious in Kazan
On the first day of the tournament, the Belarusian team won two awards. Anastasiya Shkurdai was victorious in the women’s 200m backstroke, Alina Zmushka came in third in the women’s 50m breaststroke final...

Sasnovich advances to Hamburg European Open quarterfinal
Today the Belarusian defeated Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic (75) 6-3, 6-2 in 1 hour 15 minutes...

Sasnovich into Round of 16 at Hamburg European Open
In Round of 32 Aliaksandra Sasnovich (WTA No.35) eased past Germany’s Nastasja Schunk (WTA No. 146) 6-1, 6-4. The match lasted 1 hour 15 minutes...

Sabalenka sixth on WTA ranking
Last week, the best Belarusian tennis player did not play and remained sixth with 3,267 points. Former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka is the 20th (2,016 points). Another Belarusian tennis player Aliaksanra Sasnovich returned to the 35th place (1,311)...

Winners of International Children’s Song Contest announced at Slavianski Bazaar
Yelisei Kasich of Belarus has been awarded the Grand Prix of the contest. The main award – Lira – was presented to him by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko at the opening ceremony of the festival a day before...

Over 6.3m Belarusians now fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Thus, 69.3% of the country’s population have received one dose of the vaccine, 68.4% have been fully vaccinated...

Lukashenko awards winner of International Children’s Song Contest at Slavianski Bazaar
Young Belarusian singer Yelisei Kasich has won the Grand Prix of the International Children’s Song Contest...

BelTA presents exhibition of wartime letters at Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
The photo exhibition is located in Military Glory Alley in Pobeditelei Park. These are 18 stories of frontline soldiers, a collection of scanned soldiers' letters. They are full of hope and pain, thoughts and stories about combat and other ordeals...

Gorki to host Vytoki festival on 22-23 July
The Vytoki cultural and sports festival will continue in Polotsk (12-13 August) and Kopyl (26-27 August). The main objective of the project is to unlock the potential of regions through sports, culture, science and education...

International Children’s Song Contest kicks off at Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
This year the song contest marks its 20th anniversary. The participants will perform a song in their native language. The general concept of the junior contest will be creating a new fairy tale by everyone involved in the contest...

Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk 2022
The 31st edition of the International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" will be held from 13 to 18 July. The opening of the festival is scheduled for July 14, closing – July 17...

Sabalenka, Azarenka keep their position on WTA ranking
The Belarusian number one is currently 6th with 3,267 points. Victoria Azarenka remained the 20th with 2,026 points. Another Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich dropped one position and is now 36th with 1,316 points...

About 70,000 people visit festival in Alexandria
The national festival Kupala Night (Alexandria Gathers Friends) took place in Shklov District on 9-10 July...

Over 6.4m Belarusians get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
“Thus, 69.2% of the country’s population received one dose of the vaccine, 68.2% were fully vaccinated,” the Healthcare Ministry informs...

Belarusian gymnasts sweep podium at international tournament in Spain
Olympic Games medalist in Tokyo Alina Harnasko won five awards, four of which were gold. The Belarusian scored highest in the all-around, and topped the field in the ball, clubs and ribbon events...

Over 994,000 COVID-19 cases registered in Belarus since start of pandemic
As of 1 July, 985,592 people diagnosed with COVID-19 recovered, while 7,118 patients died. A total of 13,646,641 tests were taken in the country...

Days of Belarusian Culture underway in China
It is symbolic that the Days of Belarusian Culture got under way in the run-up to Independence Day of Belarus. They are held online for the first time and will be running until 1 October...

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

Sabalenka 6th in WTA
The Belarusian currently holds 4,046 points. Victoria Azarenka is 20th with 2,086 points, Aliaksandra Sasnovich - 35th with 1,411 points...