Second European Games in Belarus

Belarus’ Olympic champions to partake in Flame of Peace torch relay in Rome

MINSK, 30 April (BelTA) - Renowned Belarusian athletes, four-time Olympic champions Darya Domracheva and Yelena Belova, Olympic champions Yulia Nestsiarenka and Uladzislau Hancharou will take part in the Flame of Peace lighting ceremony in Rome on 3 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Minsk European Games Organizing Committee.

The ceremony will take place in the Ara Pacis Museum which is home to the peace altar monument dating back to over 2,000 years ago. The event will also showcase the symbol of the campaign – an olive tree.

On the way to Belarus, Belarusian participants will bring the torch to the top of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe, on 5-7 May. It will then travel to Belarus accompanied by the members of “The One Chapter Belarus” biker club, stopping at the National Olympic Committees in Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland.

The Torch will arrive in Belarus on 12 May. The relay will run through all parts of Belarus: Brest Oblast on 12-17 May, Grodno Oblast on 18-23 May, Vitebsk Oblast on 24-29 May, Mogilev Oblast on 30 May - 4 June, Gomel Oblast on 5-10 June, Minsk Oblast on 11-16 June.

Minsk will welcome the Flame of Peace in State Flag Square on 17 June. The Torch will travel along Pobediteley Avenue on 17 June and along Nezavisimosti Avenue on 18 June. On 19 June, torchbearers will visit Minsk landmarks, attend the greeting ceremony for athletes at the Athletes’ Village. The Flame of Peace torch relay will finish at Dinamo National Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2nd European Games on 21 June.

Belarus has already chosen 450 people as torchbearers. Among them are the country’s best athletes, outstanding scholars, culture and art figures.

Minsk will host the 2nd European Games on 21-30 June. Over 4,000 athletes from 50 countries will compete for 199 medal sets in 15 sports.

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