Biathlon.. Tennis.

Biathlon.

Belarusian athletes are traditionally strong in biathlon. Almost all races of the IBU World Cup stages and the World Championships are broadcasted by the Belarusian television live. A lot of biathletes of our country achieved high results in these competitions: Oleg Ryzhenkov, Alexei Aidarov, Svetlana Paramygina, Alexander Popov, VadimSashurin have achieved success at the World Cup stages many times.

In recent years the attention of the fans has been focused on Darya Domracheva, one of the strongest biathletes of the world. Her competition with Magdalena Neuner of Germany became the adornment of the 2011/2012 season. In 2012 Darya Domracheva became the world champion in the pursuit race and the bronze prize-winner of the Olympic Games of 2010. The winner of the small crystal globe following the results of the World Cup of 2010/2011 in mass start, of two small crystal globes following the results of the World Cup of 2011/2012 in the pursuit race and the mass start in 2010 was named the best biathlete of the year according to Biathlon-Award. Right after winning the World Championship of 2012, she was awarded with the Order of the Motherland of the III degree.

Since 2012 the men’s national biathlon team of Belarus has been coached by the famous French athlete Rafael Poiree.

Tennis.

Despite the fact that Belarusian tennis doesn’t have such abundant traditions as England and Spain, the sports fans attentively follow the WTA and ATP tournaments. Belarusian athletes enter the elite of world tennis and always pretend to victories in tournaments. Among women it is Victoria Azarenka, the No. 1 in the WTA rating, among men – Maxim Mirny, the longstanding leader of the world doubles rating.

Victoria Azarenka is one of the most famous tennis players of the world, she is the champion of the Australian Open of 2012 among singles. She has won 14 victories in the WTA series tournaments. She was awarded with the Order of the III degree for her victory in the Australian Open.

During his career, Maxim Mirny won 45 titles in the doubles ATP series tournaments, including 6 victories in the Grand Slam tournaments: four victories in Roland Garros and two victories in the US Open. Moreover, he has 3 victories in mixed Grand Slam tournaments: 2 paired up with Serena Williams and 1 with Victoria Azarenka.

At the Olympic Games in London the two first rackets of the world – Victoria Azarenka and Maxim Mirny – paired up and successfully played in the mixed Olympic tournament and became champions. In the final they beat the British pair Andy Murray / Laura Robson.

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