12 July 2025
Belarus’ NOC, Russian Athletics Federation discuss cooperation in athletics

Belarus’ National Olympic Committee hosted a working meeting between NOC President Viktor Lukashenko and Vice-President of the Russian Olympic Committee, Head of the Russian Athletics Federation, Chairman of PSB Bank Petr Fradkov.

The athletics federations of Belarus and Russia have been actively cooperating for several seasons. In April of this year, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the athletics federations of Belarus and Russia, the Student Athletics League, the National Center for Physical Education and Sports of Students, the Russian Student Sports Union, the Belarusian Association of Student Sports.

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In accordance with the document, Brest played host to the Best Athletes Cup on 12-13 July. This season will see the Union State U20 and U18 matches. The best athletes will also compete in the open championships of Russia and Belarus.

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“I would like to express my gratitude to the Russian side. Joint tournaments, training camps and the use of sports infrastructure help our athletes to stay in good shape. We also have a stable relationship in other sports. We have very close ties in sport, we understand each other well. There are no language barriers and mentally we are the same people. This is also good and very important. Together, we can continue our journey to the world arena. Competing at such big tournaments as the Best Athletes Cup Belarusian and Russian athletes will be able to stay in shape and put up good competition in international tournaments once the gate goes up for us in athletics,” Viktor Lukashenko said.

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Petr Fradkov thanked the Belarusian side for the warm welcome of the Russian delegation in Brest.

“We agreed with head of the Belarusian Athletics Federation Ivan Tsikhan to field the best athletes for the cup in Brest. We also thank the sports leadership of Belarus. You actively support joint tournaments of Russian and Belarusian athletes. Head of the Russian Olympic Committee, Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev asked to convey the welcoming words and to thank you for such a warm welcome of our team. Russia and Belarus should continue to develop cooperation in sport and other sectors, support each other,” Petr Fradkov said.


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The Best Athletes Cup in Athletics was held in Brest. Featuring 43 medal events, it is one of the most important tournaments of the season.


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