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27 Feb 2024
Belarusians to play in tennis tournaments in Spain, USA Belarusians to play in tennis tournaments in Spain, USA
Belarus’ Ilya Ivashka will open his Challenger Tenerife III run against August Holmgren of Denmark...
26 Feb 2024
Shymanovich, Zarazua win Puerto Vallarta Open Shymanovich, Zarazua win Puerto Vallarta Open
In the final the Belarusian-Mexican duo beat the Italian tandem of Angelica Moratelli and Camilla Rosatello, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)...
25 Feb 2024
Shymanovich, Zarazua reach Puerto Vallarta Open final Shymanovich, Zarazua reach Puerto Vallarta Open final
Belarus’ Iryna Shymanovich and Renata Zarazua of Mexico have progressed into the final of the ongoing Puerto Vallarta Open seeing off France’s Elixane Lechemia and Anna Siskova of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 3-6, 10-6 in the semifinal...
23 Feb 2024
Belarus considers nominating Brest Fortress for UNESCO World Heritage List Belarus considers nominating Brest Fortress for UNESCO World Heritage List
Taking into account the special state importance of the investigation of the criminal case on the genocide of the Belarusian people, the Prosecutor General's Office proposed to nominate Brest Fortress not as a fort of the 19th century, but as a memorial to the Great Patriotic War, symbolizing the protection of the world from Nazism and the fight against the policy of genocide against unleashed against the Belarusian people...
22 Feb 2024
Belarus to compete in seven disciplines of Games of Future in Kazan Belarus to compete in seven disciplines of Games of Future in Kazan
Belarusians will compete in seven disciplines: phygital basketball, phygital hockey, phygital martials arts, VR cycling, battle of robots, World of Tanks and Dota 2...
22 Feb 2024
Belarusian Bolshoi Theater to take part in Rimsky-Korsakov festival Belarusian Bolshoi Theater to take part in Rimsky-Korsakov festival
The Bolshoi Theater will show The Tsar's Bride opera on 16 March and Scheherazade ballet on 17 March. On the evening of 17 March, the Alexandrovskaya Chamber Hall will host Mozart and Salieri, the composer's one-act opera...
21 Feb 2024
Belarusian Marina Vasilevskaya, Anastasia Lenkova declared fit for space flight Belarusian Marina Vasilevskaya, Anastasia Lenkova declared fit for space flight
The Chief Medical Commission convened for a meeting at the Cosmonaut Training Center on 21 February to analyze the data of medical examinations of the prime and backup crews of Visiting Expedition-21 during preflight training...
19 Feb 2024
Azarenka into Dubai 2024 second round Azarenka into Dubai 2024 second round
Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka went off to a good start at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships defeating Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, 6-2, 6-4, in an hour and 20 minutes to progress to the second round...
19 Feb 2024
Belarus’ Khadasevich clinches bronze at 2024 European Weighting Championships Belarus’ Khadasevich clinches bronze at 2024 European Weighting Championships
Pavel Khadasevich's biggest achievement at international competitions was silver at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships. Last year Pavel Khadasevich won gold at the 2nd CIS Games...
16 Feb 2024
Belarus’ Hetmanava wins 2024 European Wrestling Championships bronze Belarus’ Hetmanava wins 2024 European Wrestling Championships bronze
Belarus’ Alesia Hetmanava clinched bronze in the Women’s Wrestling 59kg event. The Belarusian wrestler opened her run with a victory over Eda Tekin of Turkiye...
15 Feb 2024
Belarus 95th in FIFA rankings Belarus 95th in FIFA rankings
Belarus go 57th in the FIFA women’s rankings. The rankings are topped by Spain. Top Five also comprises the USA, France, England, and Sweden. The next women’s rankings will be published on 15 March...
15 Feb 2024
Bronze for Belarus at 2024 European Wrestling Championships Bronze for Belarus at 2024 European Wrestling Championships
In the Greco-Roman Wrestling event Abubakar Khaslakhanau of Belarus claimed the 97kg bronze. The Belarusian beat Aleksandar Stjepanevic of Sweden and Anton Vieweg of Germany, but lost to Armenia’s Artur Alesanyan...
15 Feb 2024
Azarenka advances to Qatar Open quarterfinal Azarenka advances to Qatar Open quarterfinal
Victoria Azarenka beat Poland’s Magdalena Frech, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in the opener and then proved stronger against China’s Wang Xinyu, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2...
14 Feb 2024
BelAZ, MTZ, MAZ named most popular sites for industrial tourism in 2023 BelAZ, MTZ, MAZ named most popular sites for industrial tourism in 2023
“The industrial sites drawing the biggest number of tourists in 2023 were BelAZ (51,500 tourists, up by 58% over 2022), MTZ (19,200 tourists, up by 15%), and MAZ (6,886 tourists, up by 29%). Gomselmash, BATE, BMZ, Mogilevliftmash, Bobruiskagromash have good growth dynamics, too,” noted Dmitry Kharitonchik...
13 Feb 2024
Belarus’ Shymanovich sixth in 100m Breaststroke, earns Olympic berth Belarus’ Shymanovich sixth in 100m Breaststroke, earns Olympic berth
Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich finished sixth in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke. His time of 59.35 enabled the athlete to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics...
12 Feb 2024
Belarusian national culture night at Bolshoi Theater in Minsk Belarusian national culture night at Bolshoi Theater in Minsk
Before the performance of the national opera "The Grey Legend", the audience will be able to take part in an interactive event, tour an exhibition of traditional Belarusian costumes and take part in workshops in wearing Namitka and Slutsk belts...
12 Feb 2024
Belarus’ Alina Zmushka earns 2024 Paris Olympics berth Belarus’ Alina Zmushka earns 2024 Paris Olympics berth
In the Women 100m Breaststroke Belarus’ Alina Zmushka clocked 1:06.77 to qualify to the semifinal in the fourth position. Alina Zmushka’s performance secured her a berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics...
12 Feb 2024
Belarus’ Falei wins ITF event, rises 48 spots in rankings Belarus’ Falei wins ITF event, rises 48 spots in rankings
Aliona Falei of Belarus won the ITF France tournament in Grenoble defeating France’s Manon Leonard, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the final...
10 Feb 2024
Expert names most popular medical services among foreigners in Belarus Expert names most popular medical services among foreigners in Belarus
According to him, the most popular medical services among foreigners are medical treatment, diagnostics and aesthetic medicine...
1 Feb 2024
Belarus’ Khaslakhanau earns UWW Player of January honors Belarus’ Khaslakhanau earns UWW Player of January honors
Abubakar Khaslakhanau of Belarus was named the best Greco-Roman wrestler of January. In January, the Belarusian claimed the champion title in the 97kg event at the major international tournament Zagreb Open...
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