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Belarus placed second in overall team standings The national weightlifting team of Belarus triumphantly performed at the European Championships in Georgia. The team has 8 medals and second place overall. Three highest awards were won by Gennady Laptev, Evgeny Tikhontsov and Darya Naumova. The team also has 2 silver and 3 bronze medals. The Continental Forum is one of the qualifying tournaments for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The main start, the World Championship, will be held in late September...

... to be held across Europe and each region of Belarus More than 40 thousand tickets for the 2nd European Games have already been sold. The launch of the Games will be announced in Minsk on June 21. Over four thousand athletes will be competing in 15 sports, which is more than in the Winter Olympics. 50 days ahead of the launch a relay run will commence in Rome to carry the Games' Flame of Peace across European countries and each region of Belarus.

Belarus ranks fifth in team overall standings Belarusian weightlifters continue to win medals at the European Weightlifting Championships. In Batumi, on the second day, Gennady Laptev won gold in the double-event in the weight category up to 61 kg. His result is 286 kilograms. In addition, our athlete won small gold in the snatch. Another Belarusian Lyudmila Psychanitsa in weight to 55 kilograms stopped a step away from the pedestal. On the first of the continental forum, Yulia Asayonok became...

30% of citizens do sports as at the start of 2019 Every fourth Belarusian engages in regular sports and physical activity, according to the Belarusian Statistics Committee report timed to World Health Day. The number of such people is growing with women prevailing. The ...

... tournament in Miami, USA. In the final match, this tandem met with the Australian-Chinese couple Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai and was stronger in two sets. In the middle of March the Belarusian-Belgian duo won the tournament in American Indian Wells. Thus, sportswomen became the fifth pair in history winning the so-called "solar double".

New chairman of Belarusian Football Federation plans to increase competition among national clubs by improving football infrastructure Two games in Minsk and Gomel today will open the 25th Belarusian Football Championship. In the capital, Minsk will play against Vitebsk. And immediately after the first match, Gomel will face Grodno Neman. For the last 15 years, FC BATE has consistently won the championship, and to increase competition among domestic clubs it is advisable to improve the football...

Elena Kruchinkina and Dinara Alimbekova top performers among Belarus women in recent sprint event Norwegian Holmenkollen is hosting the final stage of the World Cup. The day before women's sprint took place, the best among the Belarusians were Elena Kruchinkina and Dinara Alimbekova (18th and 19th positions). Anastasia Kuzmina of Slovakia won the race. Today the men's sprint will be held. The distance is 10 kilometers with two firing ranges. Four Belarusian biathletes will take part, including...

15 thousand fans watched hockey confrontation at Minsk-Arena Big-time ice hockey – In Minsk! Today the friendly series between HC Dinamo and the Extraleague Team will continue. In the first match, Dinamo lost 2: 4. More than 15 thousand fans watched the confrontation on the ice of the Minsk-Arena. The second game of the series hosted by the Chizhovka Arena starts at 7:30 p.m. today. The entrance is free.

Azarenka to meet American Sofia Kenin Belarus ’ Victoria Azarenka (WTA No.50) has made it to the quarterfinal of the 2019 WTA Mexican Open. At the women’s singles second round match in Acapulco Victoria Azarenka cruised past Tatjana Maria of Germany 6:2, 6:1. The Belarusian had previously defeated U.S. Danielle Collins 6:1, 6:2. In her first quarterfinal showing of the 2019 season, Azarenka will meet American Sofia Kenin.

24.4% of population in Belarus do physical exercise and sports regularly The most successful year for Belarusian athletes. Our athletes brought home 680 awards, including 253 in Olympic sports, from various international competitions ranging from the Olympiad to European and World Championships. The results ...