Press releases

Sabalenka advances to Stuttgart Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka has reached the Stuttgart Open quarterfinal defeating world number 12 Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 15 minutes...

Four Belarusians on Roland Garros 2023 entry lists
Roland-Garros 2023 will run from 22 May to 11 June...

CIS Games in Minsk to feature seven sports
According to Maksim Voropai, the sports facilities to be used during the Games are the Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Minsk Arena, Sports Palace, Palova Arena, Chizhovka Arena, Uruchye sports center, National Center for Olympic Training in Shooting Sports...

Ivashka 61st in ATP, Sabalenka 2nd in WTA
The best Belarusian tennis player holds 781 points...

Ivashka moves to Monte Carlo Masters round two
Belarusian world number 74 Ilya Ivashka progressed to the Monte Carlo masters round of Last 32, seeing off world number 28 Dan Evans of the UK, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 54 minutes...

Sabalenka remains 2nd in WTA rankings
The Belarusian holds 6,891 points...

Nearly 500,000 tourists vacation in Belarusian farmsteads in 2022
Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister Oleg Andreichik said at a press conference “Leisure 2023 in Belarus: Key trends of the spring-summer season...

Azarenka advances to Charleston Open round three
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has won her clash over Sloane Stephens of the United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, to make the Charleston Open round of 16...

Survey: Over 86% of Belarusians do not plan to leave Belarus
Today Belarus is a safe haven, a place where people can plan their future, the deputy director emphasized...

Belarus allowed to take part in international taekwondo competitions
Following deliberation, the Council decided to allow the participation of individual neutral athletes and support personnel with Russian and Belarusian passports at the World Taekwondo-promoted Championships, starting from the Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Championships at the end of May...

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

Sabalenka progresses to Miami Open quarterfinal
Sabalenka will face Romania's Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday, 29 March. The winner will face either Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia or Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the semifinal...

2023 Minsk International Book Fair attracts over 50,000 visitors
According to Igor Buzovsky, a large representation at the exhibition was from the guest of honor, the Russian Federation. “It gave a worthy presentation of its publishing houses and books, which are the pride of both our exhibition and Russia,” he said...

Sabalenka eases into Miami Open round four
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus booked her spot in the Round of 16 at the Miami Open with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on 26 March...

Belarus to join Earth Hour 2023 on 25 March
Everyone can join the action simply by turning off lights and electrical appliances for one hour from 20.30 to 21.30...

Azarenka cruises past Giorgi to reach Miami Open third round
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus opened her Miami Open 2023 campaign in the second round and eased past Italy’s Camila Giorgi, 6-3, 6-1, in slightly more than an hour...

Ivashka, Sasnovich off to good start at Miami Open
Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka will start their Miami Open run from the second round...

Program of Minsk book fair unveiled
The exhibition will be held in the administrative complex (14 Pobeditelei Avenue) in Minsk from 22 to 26 March. On 21 March, Belarusian State University will host an international symposium of writers "Writer and Time" to discuss “Non-book world”...

Sabalenka remains 2nd in WTA
After reaching the Indian Wells final the best Belarusian tennis player goes with 6,740 points...

About 20 countries to take part in Minsk International Book Fair 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will help arrange book presentations at the International Quarter. The presentations will be made by diplomatic missions accredited in Belarus...