Fifteen sports and 21 disciplines will be contested at Minsk 2019.

Thirteen venues will host events at the second European Games.

The Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the second European Games will take place at the Dinamo Stadium, which will also host the athletics events.

Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, situated on the Svislač and the Nyamiha rivers.

Minsk has a population of 1.98 million people.

The Minsk 2019 mascot is Lesik the Fox who represents friendship, development, harmony, discipline, determination, cheerfulness, invincibility and vigour!

Lesik is pretty easy to spot with his red hat, white and green shirt, black shorts, blue shoes and yellow fur. These same colours are used on the Minsk 2019 logo.

One-hundred-and-ninety-nine medal events will be contested at Minsk 2019; 91 men’s events, 89 women’s events and 19 mixed events.

In all, 4,022 competitors will take part over 10 days.

The European Games take place every four years, the first of which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2015.

Eight sports taking place at the European Games will serve as qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Minsk was elected as the venue for the second European Games on October 21, 2016 at the General Assembly of the EOC.

Fifty One European National Olympic Committees will be represented in the Belarusian capital during the Games.

Belarusian athletes won 43 medals at the first European Games - 10 gold, 11 silver, and 22 bronze - and finished seventh on the medal table.

The second European Games will be held at the largest sports facilities in Minsk, such as stadium “Dinamo”, “Minsk-Arena” and “Chizhovka-Arena”.

More than 8,000 volunteers will help prepare and stage Minsk 2019.

Minsk 2019 volunteers are assigned to one of 20 roles ranging from spectator services, hospitality, venue management, medical services, transport and protocol assistants.

Belaruskali is a Premium Partner of Minsk 2019 whilst Yasna-Beltelecom, MTS, Fabrika Reklamy, Belarusbank, UNICEF and LUCH are National Partners.

Faroe Islands will be able to compete for the first time at the second European Games in archery, badminton, judo and table tennis.

The first buyer of a paper ticket was Minsk 2019 mascot Lesik, the baby fox.

The programme of the European Games also includes the European Judo Championships which will gather the best athletes in the Chizhovka Arena.

The second European Games will be held under the motto Bright Year, Bright You.

The logo of the second European Games has been inspired by the slogan “Follow Your Dream”.

A Minsk Guest Card has been designed for tourists coming to the Belarusian capital and provides discounts and bonuses for museums, shopping centres, restaurants, and cafes.

Minsk is characterised by long avenues and neoclassical grandeur.

Minsk 2019 Results

Women's long jump Athletics
23 Jun 2019 18:13

Yelena Sokolova

6.76m

Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova

6.71m

Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk

6.58m

Men's javelin Athletics
23 Jun 2019 18:10

Tatsiana Khaladovich

64.37m

Yekaterina Starygina

63.57m

Madara Palameika

63.22m

Men's 100m Athletics
23 Jun 2019 18:09

Carlos Nascimento

10.35

Jak Ali Harvey

10.42

Jan Volko

10.38

Women's 100m hurdles Athletics
23 Jun 2019 18:07

Elvira Herman

12.89

Hanna Potitsyna

13.14

Greta Kerekes

13.16

Men's under-74kg Sambo
23 Jun 2019 17:58

Levan Nakhutsrishvili

Stanislav Skryabin

Arsen Ghazaryan

Stsiapan Papou

Women's under-60kg Sambo
23 Jun 2019 17:47

Vera Harelikava

Sabina Artemciu

Yana Kostenko

Yaiza Jimenez Lopez

Women's five balls Gymnastics Rhythmic
23 Jun 2019 17:42

Russian Federation

27.300

Bulgaria

26.800

Belarus

26.150

Women's three hoops and four clubs Gymnastics Rhythmic
23 Jun 2019 17:41

Belarus

26.450

Ukraine

26.375

Bulgaria

25.750

Men's under-62kg Sambo
23 Jun 2019 17:40

Ruslan Bagdasarian

Savvas Karakizidis

Genadi Chirgadze

Ivan Aniskevich

Women's group multiple Gymnastics Rhythmic
23 Jun 2019 17:27

Belarus

52.600

Bulgaria

52.550

Russian Federation

51.700

Men's trap Shooting Shotgun
23 Jun 2019 17:20

David Kostelecky

Valerio Grazini

Aaron Heading

Women's trap Shooting Shotgun
23 Jun 2019 17:15

Silvana Stanco

Jessica Rossi

Fatima Galvez

Men's under-81kg Judo
23 Jun 2019 17:12

Matthias Casse

Ivaylo Ivanov

Luka Maisuradze

Attila Ungvari

Women's under-52kg Sambo
23 Jun 2019 17:04

Diana Riabova

Maryna Zharskaya

Irene Diaz Vidal

Paulina Eshanu

Women's groups all-around Gymnastics Acrobatic
23 Jun 2019 17:01

Belgium

29.960

Portugal

29.110

Belarus

29.060

Opening ceremony

21 June 2019

Closing ceremony

30 June 2019

Currency

Belarusian Rouble (BYN)

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