Kuzbass medals are the future of Belarusian sports. The medalists of the II Winter International Sports Games "Children of Asia" were honored by the National Olympic Committee under such a peculiar moto. Competitions were held from February 23 to March 5 in the Kemerovo region – Kuzbass. The head of the committee, Viktor Lukashenko, in his congratulations, noted that the path to the Olympic heights begins precisely at this age. The Belarusian team managed to win 11 awards at the games: 1 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze. The champion of the Games from Belarus was the speed skater Polina Sivets, who won gold at a distance of 3000m.