Sport in belarus

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SPORT IN BELARUS
(SOME STATISTICS)

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The most popular sports in Belarus
• track and field
athletics
• football
• gymnastics
• skiing
• hockey
• tennis

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Raubichi Centre
The Raubichi Centre in Belarus is one of
the best biathlon centres in the world. Its
facilites include:
• 6.2 km roller ski track
• 20.5 km of ski tracks
• free-style slopes
• 20 m, 40 m and 60 m ski jumps
• shooting grounds
• indoor skating rink
• a sports centre with gymnasiums
• sport halls and swimming pools

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Belarusian awards
Belarusians first took part in the Olympics in the 1952 Helsinki games,as part
of a USSR team.
• The first independent Belarus Olympic team took part in the 1994 Winter
Olympic Games in Lillehammer and won two silver medals.
• At the London 2012 Summer Olympic Belarusian athletes won a total of 12
medals including 2 golds and 5 silvers. Belarus ranked 26rd in the Olympic
medal count.
• At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Belarusian athletes won six
medals,providing 8th place in the medals table overwall. There are 3 Olympic
training centres in Belarus, in Staiki, Raubichi and Ratomka

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Olga Korbut
Olga Korbut is a sports icon
who almost singlehandedly
turned gymnastics into the
popular sport as we know
it today.The legendary
Belarusian gymnast won 4
Olympic Gold medals. In
1972 Korbut was named
Best Sportswoman in the
World.