Press releases

Belarus’ Kristina Dmitruk wins ITF Portugal 17A
The Belarusian, ranked 371st in the world, saw off France’s world number 346 Yasmin Mansouri, 6-4, 6-3, in an hour and 16 minutes in the final of the event...

Belarus’ Yuliya Hatouka wins Open de Touraine 2024
In the final the Belarusian defeated Ayla Aksu of Türkiye, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (10-8)...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka within touching distance of World No.1 spot
Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka goes 21st. Aliaksandra Sasnovich is 131st...

BelTA’s exhibition celebrating Belarus’ milestones opens in Molodechno
The exhibition features the photos narrating the period of 30 years of independent Belarus. This is the maiden edition of the exhibition...

Archaeological finds trace history of Minsk back to 10th century
In 2022, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko instructed the scientists to figure out where exactly Minsk was founded originally. For this purpose, a plan for archaeological research of the site on the Menka River was drawn up...

Sabalenka powers to Wuhan semifinal
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka delivered an imperious performance to dismiss world number 27 Magdalena Frech of Poland, 6-2, 6-2, to move in the Wuhan Open 2024 semifinal...

‘It cannot go unnoticed’. Belarusian Marathon of Unity to attract public attention
The Marathon of Unity in Molodechno will be wrapped up with the Time Has Chosen Us concert featuring both professional and amateur artists...

Twofold increase in arrivals in Belarus attributed to expansion of visa waiver
The deputy minister told BelTA that people from Lithuania, Latvia and Poland are the most active users of the Belarusian visa waiver. “These are our neighbors. And then comes Germany, followed by Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland and Great Britain,” he noted...

Vice president: Belarus’ NOC is in constant contact with IOC
In his words, Belarus is always open to dialogue. “We have emphasized it, we have shown that and politics should not mix up,” the NOC vice president said...

Sabalenka passes Siniakova test to progress in Wuhan
Belarus’ world number two Aryna Sabalenka opened her Wuhan 2024 campaign with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round victory over World No.37 Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in an hour and 33 minutes of play...

Rarest mushroom species found in the streets of Brest
This year, the sand stinkhorn began to grow in large amounts right on the city lawns of Brest. The mushroom is considered rare. The neighboring countries of Poland and Latvia have it listed in the Red Book...

Lukashenko: A cow deserves a monument
Belarus should erect a monument to a cow to demonstrate great appreciation for the contribution of this animal to providing people with food, especially in difficult times...

Bronze for Belarus at Chuncheon 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships
The Belarusian placed third in the 68kg event. Palina Mikhalchuk secured three wins but lost to Naomi Alade of the United States in the semifinal...

Sabalenka reaches Beijing quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the China Open her quarterfinal after defeating World No.24 Madison Keys of the United States, 6-4, 6-3...

Belarus’ Vitko claims gold at Taekwondo Albania Open 2024
Yulia Vitko claimed gold in the women’s 57kg. The Belarusian knocked out Mariya Sevostyanova from Kazakhstan in the first round, Elisa Al Halwani from Italy in the quarterfinal, France’ Estelle Causse in the semifinal, and Spain’s Judit Ordonez in the final...

Russia’s Yakutia invites Belarus to cooperate in film production
On the Russian president’s instructions, a full-cycle movie pavilion, the largest in Russia beyond the Urals, will be built in Yakutsk. “I am sure that our Belarusian friends can take the most active part in this and other projects,” Aysen Nikolayev said...

Belarus Events Calendar: OCTOBER 2024
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Marathon of Unity to cover 13 cities in Belarus
"We are planning to cover 13 cities: Brest, Baranovichi, Pinsk, Lida, Grodno, Soligorsk, Gomel, Zhlobin, Molodechno, Bobruisk, Mogilev, Vitebsk and Orsha," Anna Lukashenko said...

Marathon of Unity to start in Molodechno
"The Marathon of Unity will start in Molodechno. The first events will be held there on 11 October," she stressed...

Belarus’ Falei victorious at start of China Open qualifying
World number 203 Aliona Falei of Belarus is through to the second round of qualifying at the China Open qualifying, seeing off Germany’s world number 85 Tatjana Maria, 6-0, 7-6 (7-3) in an hour and 35 minutes...