Press releases

Sabalenka, Azarenka advance to US Open second round
The reigning US Open champion and world number one defeated Switzerland's world number 109 Rebeka Masarova, 7-5, 6-1, in the opener...

Minsk to host Olympic Day on 13 September
The events will take place in the very heart of the capital, near the Palace of Sports, in less than a month, on 13 September. More than 30 interactive zones, sports master classes, an intellectual quiz, and various competitions will be prepared for participants, with well-deserved prizes for the winners...

Belarus joins Cinema Night 2025 campaign
Last year the event brought together guests from 14 CIS and BRICS countries. This year the celebration has expanded to 37 states...

2025 Minsk Half Marathon to draw nearly 25,000 runners
The event, as usual, will feature various activity zones, a food court, and also Minsk Half Marathon merchandise produced by Belarusian enterprises...

Smalyavichy meteorite on display in Minsk after international recognition
This is the seventh meteorite ever found on the territory of Belarus. The discovery holds a unique status and is considered a national treasure...

Over 31,000 tourists visit Braslav Lakes National Park in 2025
According to Nadezhda Dudarenok, the Mayak Mountain ecological trail with its eponymous observation tower has already been visited by over 16,000 people between January and July 2025...

Stepan Pashkevich honored with Hero of Soviet Union title for his heroism during Danube crossing
In December 1944, during the crossing of the Danube River, Stepan Pashkevich’s unit was ordered to ensure the transportation of the Soviet troops...

BelTA, IRNA sign new memorandum of cooperation in presence of heads of state
The parties will share up-to-date and authentic information messages and photo materials...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka keeps the lead, Sasnovich, Azarenka out of Top 100
Other Belarusian players saw rankings shifts: Aleksandra Sasnovich dropped to 121st, while Victoria Azarenka remains outside the Top 100 at 133rd...

Winners of Belarus’ media workers’ sports festival announced
The two-day event was held at the Staiki Olympic Training Center. The participants competed in volleyball, futsal, table tennis, cross-country running, kettlebell lifting, and tug-of-war...

Belarus victorious at basketball tournament in China
In the final match on 17 August, the Belarusian team outplayed Kazakhstan with a score of 101:53. Daniil Barysevich was the top scorer for the winning team, contributing 21 points...

Belarus' Anna Kubareva makes W15 Astana 2025 final
In today's semifinal, Anna Kubareva defeated Russia's Kristina Kroitor in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5...

Belarus climbs to 48th spot in UEFA club rankings
The advancement comes after FC Neman Grodno secured a spot in the UEFA Conference League playoff round, earning Belarus 2.125 points this season...

Belarus claim five medals at Kazakhstan Open G1 2025
The national team collected one silver and four bronze medals. Artsiom Plonis claimed second place in the 87kg weight category, while Artsiom Babakhin (under 74kg), Raman Turavinau (under 80kg), Georgiy Gurtsiev (under 58kg) and Yulia Vitko (under 57kg) all earned bronze medals...

Belarus’ Anna Kubareva advances to W15 Astana 2025 semifinal
In today’s quarterfinal match, Anna Kubareva claimed the first set 6-3 against Russia’s Valeria Savinykh. The Belarusian was leading 4-3 in the second set when her opponent retired...

Sabalenka reaches 2025 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal
The Belarusian defeated Spain's world number 42 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, 6-1, 7-5, in Round of 16...

Over 250 books about India donated to National Library of Belarus
These are over 250 books and periodicals in English, Russian and Sanskrit, popular science and reference works on India’s culture, religion, philosophy and geography...

Tour of Belarus road race championship kicks off in Belovezhskaya Pushcha
On the first day of the multi-day competition, athletes competed in a 4-kilometer prologue. The individual time trial featured 56 participants from Belarus, Russia, Uzbekistan, and France...

Belarus’ Ilya Ivashka reaches Hersonissos Challenger second round
In the Round of 32, the Belarusian, ranked 819th in the world, faced World No.351 Christian Langmo of the USA and secured a hard-fought three-set victory, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), in 3 hours and 12 minutes...

Belarus Prosecutor General's Office confirms Trostenets official death toll at 546,000 victims
As a result of these efforts, the burial sites of the death camp (the Blagovshchina and Shashkovka forests, the area near the village of Maly Trostenets) have been officially registered and documented as a single complex, with the total number of victims now confirmed to be no fewer than 546,000, higher than the previous estimate of 206,500...