Press releases

Huskova reaches Aerials Super Final in Kazakhstan
The Belarusian scored 85.05 points to make it into the top six that would perform in the Super Final...

Huskova makes 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships Women Final
Belarusian aerials skier Hanna Huskova scored 80.04 points to qualify for the Women Final of the 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships which is underway in Shymbulak...

Belarus selects representative for Eurovision 2021
The international song contest will be held in Rotterdam...

Sabalenka advances at Dubai Tennis Championships
Belarus world number eight Aryna Sabalenka kicked off her campaign at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-2, 6-4 win over France’s world number 59 Alize Cornet...

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 1,073 new cases, 852 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 297,514 cases...

European Indoors 2021: Maksim Nedasekau clinches gold
The Belarusian won the event with his best attempt of 2.37m. This is the athlete’s personal as well as national record in the discipline. Thanks to this achievement Maksim Nedasekau has moved to the top of the world chart...

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 930 new cases, 713 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 296,441 cases. A total of 287,197 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus...

Season of outdoor music events to kick off in Minsk in May
"We intend to start the season in May, if the epidemiological situation allows. Outdoor venues by the Palace of Sports and the Upper Town will play host to events for residents and visitors of Minsk every weekend"...

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 1,482 new cases, 1,469 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 293,103 cases...

Azarenka reaches Doha semifinal with straight-set win
The match lasted for an hour and 20 minutes. In the semifinal the Belarusian will face Spain’s world number 16 Garbine Muguruza...

Belarus 2nd in relay at BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon in Nove Mesto
Iryna Kryuko, Dzinara Alimbekava, Hanna Sola and Elena Kruchinkina took silver (zero penalties + 9 spare rounds) finishing 1.2 seconds behind the winner...

Belarus reports 1,174 new COVID-19 cases, 1,273 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 291,621 cases...

Belarusian State University climbs up in QS Physics&Astronomy ranking
"The BSU moved 100 positions up in the QS Physics & Astronomy ranking and placed in the 451-500 group among almost 30,000 universities. This leap was possible thanks to the university’s improving reputation among experts and the growing number of articles on these subjects and citations of articles"...

Belarus updates list of countries with reported COVID-19 cases
On 4 March, four countries will be removed from this list: Azerbaijan, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan and Morocco...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,311 new cases, 1,316 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 290,447 cases...

Sasnovich reaches Lyon Open last 16
In the round of Last 32 the Belarusian defeated Canada’s world number 143 Eugenie Bouchard 7-6 (9-7), 6-2. The match lasted for an hour and 45 minutes. Aliaksandra Sasnovich will next face either France’s world number 59 Alize Cornet or France’s world number 218 Clara Burel for a sport in the quarterfinal...

Top inbound tourism markets for Belarus in 2020 unveiled
Most of inbound tourists were from Russia (64.5%). Other top inbound tourism markets for Belarus were Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, Iraq, Israel, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and the United Arab Emirates...

Belarus reports 869 new COVID-19 cases, 788 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 289,136 cases...

Azarenka advances in Doha
The Belarusian powered into the second round past Russia’s world number 39 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-3. The match lasted one hour and 50 minutes. Victoria Azarenka will next play either Germany’s world number 56 Laura Siegemund or Kazakhstan’s world number 23 Elena Rybakina...

Belarus’ entry in top 200 at 35AWARDS 2020 photo contest
The student wanted to capture emotions of rescuers in his works...