Second European Games in Belarus

MINSK, 16 February (BelTA) - The opening ceremony of the 2019 Second European Games was discussed during a meeting of the national organizing committee under the chairmanship of Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov, BelTA learned from the press service the government.

The committee considered the scenarios of the opening and closing ceremonies of the games and also the opening of Dinamo Stadium.

Minsk will host the Second European Games on 21-30 June 2019. The Games will feature 15 sports: badminton, 3x3 basketball, boxing, wrestling(freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, women’s wrestling), cycling (track and road), gymnastics (artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatics, aerobics, and trampoline), rowing (kayak and canoe competitions), judo, karate, track and field athletics, sambo, archery, shooting (including clay target shooting), table tennis, and beach football. The Second European Games will hold 189 medal events in 23 sport disciplines.