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31 May 2024
Belarus Events Calendar: JUNE 2024 Belarus Events Calendar: JUNE 2024
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30 May 2024
Daria Chupris wins silver at 2024 European Shooting Championship in Croatia Daria Chupris wins silver at 2024 European Shooting Championship in Croatia
The Belarusian posted the second best result, 628.8 points, in six shooting attempts. Sara Karasova of the Czech Republic secured gold, finishing 0.9 points ahead. Norway’s Jenny Stene placed third...
30 May 2024
Sabalenka makes Roland Garros third round Sabalenka makes Roland Garros third round
Belarus’ world number two Aryna Sabalenka powered into the third round of Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Japan’s world number 83 Moyuka Uchijima...
27 May 2024
Belarus’ Yauheni Zalaty clinches bronze at 2024 World Rowing Cup II Belarus’ Yauheni Zalaty clinches bronze at 2024 World Rowing Cup II
Yauheni Zalaty of Belarus won the men’s singles sculls preliminary heat, quarterfinal and semifinal and came in third in the final, finishing behind Simon Van Dorp of the Netherlands and Oliver Zeidler of Germany...
23 May 2024
Khaslakhanau wins European wrestling silver Khaslakhanau wins European wrestling silver
Abubakar Khaslakhanau is a world junior champion (2021, 2023), bronze medalist of the 2024 European Wrestling Championships, and a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Games...
22 May 2024
Pruzhany to host Vytoki festival on 6-8 June Pruzhany to host Vytoki festival on 6-8 June
This will be the 20th edition of the festival since its inception in 2021. This year it will be hosted by only one town, but it will be held in a new expanded format and will become even more spectacular, eventful and interesting...
20 May 2024
Belarus’ Hanna Tserakh wins GP Citta di Mirano race Belarus’ Hanna Tserakh wins GP Citta di Mirano race
The victory in Italy has become the third one for Hanna Tserakh this season. The Belarusian won the Giornata Rosa in Friuli in Buttrio in March and was victorious in the Trofeo Fondazione Mario Gottardini in Bolzano in May...
20 May 2024
Sasnovich wins Rolland Garros first qualifying round Sasnovich wins Rolland Garros first qualifying round
Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus won 6-4, 6-2 against Jenny Lim of France in her opening qualifying match of the French Open...
20 May 2024
WTA rankings: Sabalenka 2nd, Azarenka, Sasnovich move up WTA rankings: Sabalenka 2nd, Azarenka, Sasnovich move up
Following the final in the Italian Open, Aryna Sabalenka keeps 8,138 points. The winner of the Rome final, Iga Swiatek of Poland, is 3,557 points ahead of the Belarusian...
17 May 2024
Sabalenka to face Swiatek in Rome final Sabalenka to face Swiatek in Rome final
On 18 May the Italian Open final will feature Aryna Sabalenka and world number one Iga Swiatek of Poland, as it was the case in Madrid two weeks ago...
15 May 2024
Sabalenka eases past Ostapenko to make Rome semifinal Sabalenka eases past Ostapenko to make Rome semifinal
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka secured an almost routine win, 6-2, 6-4, over Latvia’s world number 10 Jelena Ostapenko to make the Italian Open semifinal...
13 May 2024
Alina Harnasko wins four medals at FIG World Challenge Cup in Portugal Alina Harnasko wins four medals at FIG World Challenge Cup in Portugal
Earlier, Alina Harnasko won the All-Around silver, thus making it four-medal haul at the World Challenge Cup in Portugal...
10 May 2024
Belarus win six medals on first day of European sambo championships in Serbia Belarus win six medals on first day of European sambo championships in Serbia
The Belarusian team won 3 silver and 3 bronze medals...
6 May 2024
WTA rankings: Sabalenka remains 2nd, Azarenka climbs to 24th WTA rankings: Sabalenka remains 2nd, Azarenka climbs to 24th
Aryna Sabalenka goes second with 7,498 points, while Iga Swiatek of Poland, the winner of the Madrid Open has scored 10,910 points...
3 May 2024
Sabalenka fights back to reach Madrid Open final Sabalenka fights back to reach Madrid Open final
On her way to the final Aryna Sabalenka moved past Poland’s world number 48 Magda Linette, world number 183 Robin Montgomery and world number 15 Danielle Collins of the United States and Russia’s world number 43 Mirra Andreeva...
2 May 2024
Sabalenka into Mutua Madrid Open 2024 semifinals Sabalenka into Mutua Madrid Open 2024 semifinals
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka defeated Russia’s Mirra Andreeva (No. 43) 6-1, 6-4 in the Mutua Madrid Open 2024 quarterfinal on 1 May...
30 Apr 2024
Belarus Events Calendar: MAY 2024 Belarus Events Calendar: MAY 2024
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29 Apr 2024
Belarus’ Furman claims champion title at 2024 European Rowing Championships Belarus’ Furman claims champion title at 2024 European Rowing Championships
The Belarusian competed in the non-Olympic discipline - lightweight women’s single sculls...
29 Apr 2024
Sabalenka holds off Montgomery to progress in Madrid Sabalenka holds off Montgomery to progress in Madrid
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka outlasted world number 183 Robin Montgomery of the United States, 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 6-4 to book her return to the Mutua Madrid Open Round of 16...
26 Apr 2024
Over Br15.8m earned during national cleanup day in Belarus Over Br15.8m earned during national cleanup day in Belarus
Some 2.35 million people took part in the national cleanup day on 20 April 2024...
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