This is a tradition to celebrate the merits of people who have set an unquestionable example during the Old New Year. The traditional New Year reception on behalf of the President is taking place in Minsk right now. Journalists, athletes and statesmen have been invited to the reception.
Reception hosted by the President: invited state officials, athletes, and journalists
All of them have changed the business dress code for the evening dresses and suits and are communicating in an informal setting. While addressing the guests, Alexander Lukashenko recalled that the first days of the New Year had already drawn us into the whirlpool of extremely negative foreign policy events. They shocked and made Belarusians recall year 2020.
President handed state awards to the best athletes
The head of state congratulated the attendees on the New Year and Christmas and thanked them for their personal achievements. The best athletes were awarded. The Olympians were among them. The Order of Fatherland of the 3rd degree was awarded to trampoline jumper Ivan Litvinovich and the Olympic rowing four: Marina Litvinchuk, Marharyta Makhneva, Nadzeya Papok and Volha Khudzenka for their excellent sports results at the quadrennial championship in Tokyo. Freestyle wrestler Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau was awarded the Order of Honor, as was high jumper Maksim Nedasekau. Our Paralympic athletes Elizaveta Petrenko and Egor Shchelkanov were awarded the Medal "For Labor Merit". The honorary title "Honored Master of Sports" will now be worn by swimmer Ihar Boki and gymnast Alina Harnasko.












