Tag: Minsk

China-aided ritzy Belarus venue opens

Article posted by Coliseum, June 23^rd, 2025

The Belarusian National Football Stadium, a landmark project built with Chinese support, opened recently in Minsk with the President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko gracing the inauguration ceremony. ‘english.news.cn’ stated that addressing the gathering on the occasion Lukashenko thanked the... » Read more

Belarus heave-ho from IIHF spectacle

Article posted by Coliseum, January 20^th, 2021

On January 18th, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) stripped the Belarusian capital of Minsk of its co-hosting rights to this year’s World Championship due to safety and security issues the governing body states are beyond its control. Minsk was supposed to stage the sporting... » Read more

Minsk all set to get second national stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, April 2^nd, 2020

Though they boast the multipurpose facility – Dinamo Stadium in Minsk – Belarus is all set to get a second national stadium which will be soccer-specific. And, in terms of capacity, it will be 50 percent bigger. Along plans that have been in the offing for nearly a decade, the new... » Read more