Press releases

US Open: Belarus’ Sabalenka advances to quarterfinal
The Belarusian will take on world number 23 Qinwen Zheng of China for a spot in the semifinal...

Sabalenka to become WTA World No.1 after US Open
Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the round of Last 16 after seeing off Clara Burel of France. The Belarusian will take on Russia’s Daria Kasatkina for a spot in the quarterfinal...

Belarusian Written Language Day in Gorodok
The jubilee 30th Belarusian Written Language Day took place in Gorodok, Vitebsk Oblast on 2-3 September 2023...

BelTA’s pavilion opened as part of Belarusian Written Language Day celebrations
A number of museum machines and devices were put on display as part of the celebration of the 30th Belarusian Written Language Day. A Baudot telegraph machine, a photo telegraph device Neva, a Morse telegraph, a portable magnetic tape recorder for reporters, typewriters...

US Open: Belarus’ Sabalenka eases into third round
The Belarusian will next face France’s Clara Burel who saw off Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2, in the round of Last 64...

Belarus Events Calendar: SEPTEMBER 2023
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

US Open: Belarus’ Sabalenka progresses to round two
World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus moved to the US Open second round, seeing off Belgium's Maryna Zanevska, 6-3, 6-2...

US Open: Belarus’ Azarenka into second round
Belarus’ world number 18 Victoria Azarenka went off to a good start at the US Open in New York with a solid win over world number 190 Fiona Ferro of France, 6-1, 6-2, in an hour and 15 minutes...

Six Belarusians to play at US Open in New York
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka, currently ranked 18 will open against world number 190 Fiona Ferro of France...

WTA rankings: Sasnovich down to number 92 ahead of US Open
Last week Aliaksandra Sasnovich ranked 68th but lost in the second round in Cleveland and went down to number 92...

Five medals for Belarus at World Sambo Cup in Kyrgyzstan
Belarus secured two bronze medals on the second and final day of the competitions...

Five medals for Belarus at World U20 Wrestling Championships 2023
Abubakar Khaslakhanov won the second gold for Belarus in the men’s 97kg. The Belarusian wrestler defeated athletes from Iran, Russia and Estonia and beat Gor Ayvazyan of Georgia, 8-0, in the final...

Sabalenka into Cincinnati Masters semifinal
Belarus’ world number two Aryna Sabalenka defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur (No.5) 7-5, 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters quarterfinal...

Sabalenka advances to Cincinnati Masters quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number two Aryna Sabalenka has moved to the Cincinnati Masters quarterfinal, dispatching world number 13 Daria Kasatkina of Russia, 6-3, 6-3...

Belarus’ Sabalenka advances to Cincinnati round three
The Belarusian had to go through three sets in her opener to hold off No.191 Ann Li of the United States, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4...

Belarus’ Azarenka progresses into Cincinnati Masters round two
In the opener the former world number one defeated world number 11 Barbora Krejcikova, 6-3, 7-5...

2023 CIS Games: Belarus wins junior air pistol silver and bronze
Second were Team Belarus 1 comprising Zoya Dasko, Aleksandra Petrova and Ulyana Danilenko...

2023 CIS Games: Handball silver for Belarus
Belarus lost 28-34 to Russia in the deciding match...

2023 CIS Games: Belarusian Rodion Tishchenko claims bronze
Rodion Timoshchenko lost to Zafarbek Kamilov from Kyrgyzstan...

Belarus’ Vladislav Kozlov wins 97kg freestyle wrestling silver at 2nd CIS Games
In the final bout in the 97kg event, the Belarusian lost to Sergei Kozyrev of Russia...