The 2014 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Belarus in its capital, Minsk. Sixteen national teams were competing in two venues, the Minsk-Arena and Chizhovka-Arena. It was the first time Belarus hosted the tournament. The selection of Belarus to host this competition was the subject of much debate, with some politicians in both Europe and the United States calling for the IIHF to move the tournament to another country.
The 2nd European Games 2019 was held in Minsk, Belarus, from 21 June to 30 June 2019. The games featured 200 events in 15 sports. Around 4,000 athletes from 50 countries participated. Ten of the sports offered qualification opportunities for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The opening ceremony at the Dinamo Stadium was held on 21 June and the closing ceremony at the Dinamo Stadium was held on 30 June.
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Sabalenka has won two Grand Slam doubles titles, the 2019 US Open and the 2021 Australian Open, alongside Elise Mertens. She has won 16 WTA titles in total, ten in singles and six in doubles.
The 2021 IIHF World Championship took place from 21 May to 6 June 2021. It was originally to be co-hosted by Minsk, Belarus and Riga, Latvia, as the IIHF announced on 19 May 2017. Their joint bid won by a very tight margin against the Finnish bid with the cities of Tampere and Helsinki. On 18 January 2021, the IIHF decided to remove Belarus as a co-host due to the rising political unrest and COVID-19 pandemic there. On 2 February, the IIHF voted to confirm Latvia as the sole host for the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
The 2019 European Judo Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus from 22 to 25 June 2019 during the 2019 European Games.
Serbia is scheduled to compete at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019.
Great Britain competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. It won 6 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 8 bronze medals, totalling 23 medals and placing 9th on the medals table. When it had previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, it won 47 medals, including 18 golds.
Estonia competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Estonia sent 68 competitors, which is their all-time high in European Games. Of the 15 sports, Estonia took part in 13 – everything besides beach soccer and table tennis.
The men's singles in table tennis at the 2019 European Games in Minsk is the second edition of the event in a European Games. It was held at Tennis Olympic Centre from 22 June to 26 June 2019.
The women's singles in table tennis at the 2019 European Games in Minsk is the second edition of the event in a European Games. It was held at the Tennis Olympic Centre from 22 to 26 June 2019.
The women's team competition in table tennis at the 2019 European Games in Minsk is the second edition of the event in a European Games. It was held at the Tennis Olympic Centre from 27 to 29 June 2019.
The men's 3x3 basketball tournament at the 2019 European Games was held in Minsk, Belarus at the Palova Arena from 21 to 24 June 2019.
The women's 3x3 basketball tournament at the 2019 European Games was held in Minsk, Belarus at the Palova Arena from 21 to 24 June 2019.
Germany competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Germany has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it won 66 medals, including sixteen golds.
The men's team recurve competition at the 2019 European Games was held from 21 to 22 June 2019 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Minsk, Belarus.
The women's individual recurve competition at the 2019 European Games was held from 21 to 26 June 2019 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Minsk, Belarus. It was the second time the event was held as part of the European Games archery programme. A total of 48 archers from 32 different nations entered the competition, with a maximum of three entries per country. The event offered one qualifying spot for the women's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics for any archer reaching the semi-finals from a nation that had not already qualified. The defending champion, Karina Winter of Germany, did not take part following her retirement from the sport.
The women's team recurve competition at the 2019 European Games was held from 21 to 22 June 2019 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Minsk, Belarus.
Luxembourg competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Luxembourg athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics, and the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression.
The 2019 European Games was a multi-sport event held in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019.
The mixed doubles in table tennis at the 2019 European Games in Minsk is the first edition of the event in a European Games. It was held at Tennis Olympic Centre from 23 June to 25 June 2019.