Even in the 20th century, sports fields were the scene of competition between big countries. Belarusians remember the "cold" war between the USSR and the USA, an invisible struggle was in many spheres of life of the two countries. The first such giants battle took place in 1958, and back in 1973 the USSR team defeated the Americans in our capital.
Today, there are two main forces in athletics. This is Europe and the United States, some other country will cope with difficult American. The best athletes are in Minsk now, and that's fight for the cup.
Britney Brown, athlete of the USA team: "I am very happy to be here, I've never been to Belarus. The city is beautiful. We look forward to the competition."
In 46 years later, Minsk again hosts battle of two world strongest athletics teams
9 сентября 2019