Press releases

Sabalenka returns to WTA No.2 after Australian Open win
Before the Australian Open the best Belarusian tennis player was ranked 5th and moved up three spots after her triumph in Melbourne. She currently holds 6,100 points...

Dzinara Alimbekava-Smolskaya 2nd in sprint at Commonwealth Cup in Raubichi
As for other Belarusian biathletes, Darya Kudayeva finished 16th, Irina Kruchinkina-Shakleina was 22nd, Yuliya Kavaleuskaya – 23rd, Viktoryia Khadasevich – 25th, Adelina Sabitava – 27th among 28 athletes...

Sabalenka makes her first Australian Open final
Belarus’ world number 5 Aryna Sabalenka has reached her first Australian Open final, defeating Poland’s world number 45 Magda Linette, 7-6 (7-1), 6-2, in an hour and 33 minutes...

Smolski 3rd in sprint at Commonwealth Cup in Raubichi
Leader of the men’s total score Anton Smolski of Belarus finished 3rd, with one penalty, 17.2 seconds behind winner Eduard Latypov of Russia. Russia’s Daniil Serokhvostov came in 2nd...

Sabalenka soars into first Australian Open semifinal
Belarus’ world number 5 Aryna Sabalenka soared into the first Australian Open semifinal of her career with a 6-3, 6-2 win over world number 64 Donna Vekic of Croatia in the women's quarterfinal...

Azarenka into Australian Open semifinal
Belarus’ world number 24 Victoria Azarenka solved world number 3 Jessica Pegula of the United States, 6-4, 6-1, to reach the 2023 Australian Open semifinal...

Sabalenka makes first Australian Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 5 Aryna Sabalenka defeated world number 10 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, 7-5, 6-2, in an hour and 27 minutes to reach her first Australian Open quarterfinal...

Belarus proposes bison breeding project to Russia’s Bashkortostan
An original proposal to breed a bison population was made by the head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate Yuri Nazarov...

Azarenka reaches Australian Open fourth round
Victoria Azarenka defeated world number 203 Sofia Kenin of the United States, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in the opener and then saw off world number 191 Nadia Podoroska of Argentine, 6-1, 6-0...

Dzmitry Lazouski wins sprint at PARI Commonwealth Cup in Raubichi
On 20 January the men’s 10km sprint was won by clean-shooting Dzmitry Lazouski of Belarus in 23:11.7...

Sabalenka reaches Australian Open round three
Belarus’ world number 5 Aryna Sabalenka cruised past world number 51 Shelby Rogers of the United States, 6-3, 6-1, in an hour and 28 minutes to book a meeting against world number 32 Elise Mertens of Belgium in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open...

Azarenka books Melbourne third-round spot
Two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (World No.24) saw off world number 191 Nadia Podoroska of Argentine, 6-1, 6-0 in less than an hour to move to the 2023 Australian Open round three. In the opener Victoria Azarenka defeated world number 203 Sofia Kenin of the United States, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)...

Healthcare Ministry: No cases of ‘Kraken’ Covid variant in Belarus yet
Specialists of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Healthcare Ministry conduct regular molecular genetic screening of SARS-CoV-2 virus variants in order to keep track of new variants circulating in the country...

Aid worth Br450,000 provided to children’s care homes during Our Children charity campaign
About 130 organizations and 246 individuals took part in the charity event...

Raubichi to host two legs of Commonwealth Biathlon Cup on 19-29 January
Competing in Raubichi will be over 60 best Belarusian and Russian athletes, including winners and medalists of the Olympic Games, world championships and other big international competitions...

Belarus to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
This year the Union of Belarusian Jewish Public Associations and Communities plans to organize a series of events throughout Belarus...

Sabalenka cruises into Australian Open second round
Belarus’ world number 5 Aryna Sabalenka dispatched world number 74 Tereza Martincova of the Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-4, in one hour and ten minutes to reach the 2023 Australian Open second round...

Azarenka progresses to Australian Open round two
Belarus’ world number 24 Victoria Azarenka went off to a good start at the 2023 Australian Open, defeating world number 203 Sofia Kenin of the United States, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in two hours...

Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka reaches quarterfinals of 2023 Adelaide International
In today's match of the 1/8 finals, world’s No.26 Victoria Azarenka beat world’s No.28 from China Qinwen Zheng in two sets - 6:2, 7:5. The game lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes...

Belarusian Victoria Azarenka starts 2023 with a win in Adelaide
The Belarusian won the first-round match against Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina (39) on two tie-breaks 7-6 (11-9), 7-6 (7-5). The match lasted 2 hours and 37 minutes...