Press releases

Sabalenka makes US Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 6 Aryna Sabalenka steered past world number 19 Danielle Collins of the United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, in two hours and 25 minutes, to reach the US Open quarterfinal...

US Open: Belarusian players progress into Last 16
Belarus’ world number 26 Victoria Azarenka cruised into round four past Croatia’s world number 54 Petra Martic, 6-3, 6-0, in an hour and 20 minutes...

US Open: Sabalenka into round three
The Belarusian battled back to move past world number 34 Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, 2-6, 10-8, 6-4...

Marozava, Christian progress into US Open round two
Belarus’ Lidziya Marozava and Kaitlyn Christian moved into the US Open second round defeating Clara Tauson of Denmark and Ann Li of the United States, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4...

Belarus Events Calendar: SEPTEMBER 2022
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Belarusian players off to good start at US Open
Belarus’ world number 32 Aliaksandra Sasnovich solved Italy’s world number 99 Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 6-2, 6-4 to pass first hurdle in New York...

Belarus win two golds at World Team’s Draughts-64 Championship
The competition was held separately among men’s and women’s teams in two disciplines: Classic and Blitz. The Belarusian team of Vera Khvashchynskaya and Viktoria Nikolaeva won in both women’s tournaments...

Belarus’ largest, oldest power plant opened to tourists
Visitors will be able to learn how electricity and heat are generated, how the output capacity of the Lukoml state district power plant grew over time, what modernization has accomplished, and what role the power plant plays in the country’s power grid today...

Sasnovich moves up to 32nd in WTA
Last week Aliaksandra Sasnovich was 36th to rose four spots after reaching the final in Cleveland. Now the Belarusian goes with 1,461 points...

Belarus 96th in FIFA rankings
Georgy Kondratiev's team has not played for the past two months and goes with 1226.55 points...

Cleveland: Sasnovich into quarterfinal
Belarus’ world 36 Aliaksandra Sasnovich reached the Cleveland quarterfinal after solving Spain’s world number 46 Sara Sorribes Tormo, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in two hours and 35 minutes in the second round...

Second season of Vytoki festival to wrap up in Kopyl
Lenin Square will become the central venue of the festival on the second day, on 27 August. Young guests of the festival will take part in the Olympic quest, compete in sports competitions, complete tasks and receive valuable prizes...

Sasnovich into Tennis in the Land round two
Belarus’ world number 36 Aliaksandra Sasnovich went off to a good start in the Tennis in the Land in Cleveland, seeing off world number 97 Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 in an hour and 35 minutes...

Kristina Dmitruk of Belarus wins ITF Spain 22A
Belarus’ world number 377 Kristina Dmitruk won the ITF Spain 22A tournament in Ourense on 21 August defeating world number 258 Nefisa Berberovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7-5, 6-1, in the final...

Sabalenka back to 6th in WTA
A week ago the best Belarusian tennis player was 7th. After reaching the Cincinnati semifinal the Belarusian moved up to the 6th spot. The Belarusian currently holds 3,470 points...

Sabalenka into Cincinnati Masters round two
Belarus’ world number 7 Aryna Sabalenka progressed into the Cincinnati Masters second round defeating Russia’s world number 69 Anna Kalinskaya because of the opponent’s walkover...

Sabalenka reaches Canadian Open Round of 16
Belarus’ world number 6 Aryna Sabalenka reached the Canadian Open Round of 16 defeating Spain’s world number 41 Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 50 minutes...

Belarusian Written Language Day to bring together around 200 writers
"This holiday is a kind of exam for writers. They will present their works to the audience. This year’s event will bring more writers than usual: about 200 people"...

Brest to host half marathon on 4 September
This sports event will take place in Brest for the fourth time. The half marathon is open to both professional and amateur runners and will include 21km, 10.5km, 5km and children’s races...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka, Azarenka retain their positions
Aryna Sabalenka goes 6th with a total of 3,366 points. Former world number one Victoria Azarenka remained 20th with 2,076 points...