Minsk 2019 have extended the deadline for its selfie contest for the second time since the competition was launched last April ©Minsk 2019

The deadline for a selfie contest run by the organisers of the 2019 European Games in Minsk has been extended for a second time.

Entries for the competition, which encourages participants to take a photo of themselves in front of a sporting venue or while taking part in a sporting activity before uploading it using the hashtag #Minsk2019, had been due to close on December 31.

The deadline for the contest, being run in conjunction with Radio Belarus, has now, though, been extended to February 25. 

The original deadline announced when the competition was launched last April was the end of October 2018. 

So far, photos have been uploaded from countries such as China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, Canada, Germany, Pakistan, Finland, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Algeria, Nigeria, Vietnam and Tajikistan, Minsk 2019 claim.

After February, the second stage of the contest is due to take place where the photographs that passed the jury selection will be voted on. 

Three winners from the 10 most popular photographs will be picked by a jury.

Those that win will receive tickets for the European Games, merchandise and a certificate.

The second European Games are due to take place in the Belarus capital from June 21  to 30.