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{{Infobox games
{{Infobox games
| name = II [[European Games]]
| name = II European Games
| logo = 2019 European Games Logo.svg
| logo = 2019 European Games Logo.svg
| size = 200px
| size = 175
| caption =
| caption =
| host city = [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]]
| host_city = [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]]
| motto = Bright Year, Bright You!<br>{{Unbulleted list|{{lang-ru|Время ярких побед!}}|{{lang-be|Час яскравых перамог!}}|translation: Time for bright victories!}}
| motto = Bright Year, Bright You!<br>{{Unbulleted list|{{langx|ru|Время ярких побед!}}|{{langx|be|Час яскравых перамог!}}|translation: Time for bright victories!}}
| nations participating = 50
| nations = 50
| athletes participating = 4,082
| athletes = 4,082
| events = 200 in 15 sports<ref name="BBY" />
| events = 200 in 15 sports<ref name="BBY"/>
| opening ceremony = 21 June
| opening = 21 June
| closing ceremony = 30 June
| closing = 30 June
| officially opened by = [[President of Belarus|President]] [[Alexander Lukashenko]]
| opened_by = [[President of Belarus|President]] [[Alexander Lukashenko]]
| athlete's oath = [[Vasilisa Marzaliuk]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081019/minsk-2019-european-games-get-officially-and-handsomely-underway-at-rain-free-opening-ceremony|title=Minsk 2019 European Games get officially and handsomely under way at rain-free Opening Ceremony|author=Mike Rowbottom|date=21 June 2019|agency=Inside the Games}}</ref>
| athlete_oath = [[Vasilisa Marzaliuk]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081019/minsk-2019-european-games-get-officially-and-handsomely-underway-at-rain-free-opening-ceremony|title=Minsk 2019 European Games get officially and handsomely under way at rain-free Opening Ceremony|author=Mike Rowbottom|date=21 June 2019|agency=Inside the Games|access-date=24 June 2019|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030112021/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081019/minsk-2019-european-games-get-officially-and-handsomely-underway-at-rain-free-opening-ceremony|url-status=live}}</ref>
| judge's oath = Artur Fando
| judge_oath = Artur Fando
| torch = [[Darya Domracheva]], [[Alexei Grishin]], [[Max Mirnyi]], [[Yulia Nestsiarenka]], [[Roman Petrushenko]], [[Nadezhda Skardino]] and [[Dmitri Dovgalenok]]
| torch_lighter = [[Darya Domracheva]], [[Alexei Grishin]], [[Max Mirnyi]], [[Yulia Nestsiarenka]], [[Roman Petrushenko]], [[Nadezhda Skardino]] and [[Dmitri Dovgalenok]]
| stadium = [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|National Olympic Stadium Dinamo]]
| stadium = [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|National Olympic Stadium Dinamo]]
| website = [http://www.minsk2019.by 2019 European Games]
| website = [http://www.minsk2019.by 2019 European Games]
| previous = [[2015 European Games|Baku 2015]]
| previous = [[2015 European Games|Baku 2015]]
| next = [[2023 European Games|Kraków 2023]]
| next = [[2023 European Games|Kraków 2023]]
}}
}}
'''The 2nd European Games 2019''' ({{lang-be|II Еўрапейскія гульні}}, ''Jeŭrapiejskija huĺni 2019''; {{lang-ru|II Европейские игры}}, ''Yevropeyskiye igry 2019'') was held in [[Minsk]], Belarus, from 21 June to 30 June 2019.<ref name="BBY" /> The games featured 200 events in 15 sports (23 disciplines).<ref name="BBY" /> Around 4,000 athletes from 50 countries participated.<ref name="BBY" /> Ten of the sports offered qualification opportunities for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref name="TEN" /> The opening ceremony at the [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Dinamo Stadium]] was held on 21 June and the closing ceremony at the Dinamo Stadium was held on 30 June.<ref name="OCC" />


The '''2nd European Games 2019''' ({{langx|be|II Еўрапейскія гульні}}, ''Jeŭrapiejskija huĺni 2019''; {{langx|ru|II Европейские игры}}, ''Yevropeyskiye igry 2019''), also known as the '''2019 European Games''' or '''Minsk 2019''' ({{langx|be|Мінск 2019}}; {{langx|ru|Минск 2019}}), were held in [[Minsk]], Belarus, from 21 June to 30 June 2019.<ref name="BBY"/> The games featured 200 events in 15 sports (23 disciplines).<ref name="BBY"/> Around 4,000 athletes from 50 countries participated.<ref name="BBY"/> Ten of the sports offered qualification opportunities for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan.<ref name="TEN"/> The opening ceremony at the [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Dinamo Stadium]] was held on 21 June, and the closing ceremony at the same venue was held on 30 June.<ref name="OCC"/>
The logo of the games was "[[Fern flower|paparać-kvietka]]"—a plant that plays an important role in the culture of the [[Slavs]].<ref name="BBY">{{cite web |title=European Games Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/sport/2019-european-games-minsk |website=Belarus.by |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> The slogan of the event is "Bright Year, Bright You", which also makes reference to the national domain of the Republic of Belarus and the official international shortening—BY.<ref name="SLOG">{{cite web |title=MEGOC to raise awareness of Minsk 2019 through Bright Team project |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/489 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200557/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/489 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The logo of the games was "[[Fern flower|paparać-kvietka]]"—a plant that plays an important role in the culture of the [[Slavs]].<ref name="BBY">{{cite web |title=European Games Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/sport/2019-european-games-minsk |website=Belarus.by |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200558/https://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/sport/2019-european-games-minsk |url-status=live }}</ref> The slogan of the event is "Bright Year, Bright You", which also makes reference to the national domain of the Republic of Belarus and the official international shortening—BY.<ref name="SLOG">{{cite web |title=MEGOC to raise awareness of Minsk 2019 through Bright Team project |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/489 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200557/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/489 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Host selection==
==Host selection==
[[File:Цэнтр.jpg|thumb|right|Minsk was selected as the host city of the 2019 European Games]]
[[File:Цэнтр.jpg|thumb|right|Minsk was selected as the host city of the 2019 European Games]]
A number of countries and cities expressed their interest to host the second European Games in 2019 but only the Netherlands submitted an official bid.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands to host second European Games in 2019 |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/netherlands-to-host-second-european-games-in-2019 |website=SBS News |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=17 May 2015}}</ref> At the meeting of an Extraordinary General Assembly on 16 May 2015, the [[Netherlands]] was unanimously approved as host of the second edition of the Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands chosen to host 2019 European Games |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/32766477 |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands to host 2019 European Games |url=https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/archive/2015/netherlands-to-host-2019-european-games/ |website=[[European Table Tennis Union]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=16 May 2015}}</ref> The competition intended to be nationwide and based in seven cities, including [[Amsterdam]], [[The Hague]], [[Eindhoven]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Utrecht]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch plan nationwide bid for 2019 European Games |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-games-netherlands-idUKKBN0NK0V520150429 |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=29 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands steps up 2019 European Games bid |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/netherlands-steps-up-2019-european-games-bid/ |website=Sport Business |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands Secure 2019 European Games - On the Scene |url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__51390/Title__Netherlands-Secure-2019-European-Games-Hosting-Rights/292/Articles |website=Around the Rings |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=16 May 2015}}</ref> On 10 June 2015, [[the Netherlands]] announced their refusal to hold the second European Games after insufficient funding for the Games, projected to cost €57.5m.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands pulls out of staging 2019 European Games |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/10/netherlands-pulls-out-european-games |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands pulls out of hosting 2019 European Games |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/69285820/ |website=Stuff.nz |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=11 June 2015}}</ref> The [[European Olympic Committee]] president, Patrick Hickey said the news was "disappointing".<ref>{{cite web |title=European Games: Netherlands pulls out as 2019 hosts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/33083465 |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> Following this, a number of countries expressed interest in hosting the games: [[Belarus]] ([[Minsk]]), [[United Kingdom]] ([[Glasgow]]), [[Poland]] ([[Poznan]]), [[Russia]] ([[Kazan]] and [[Sochi]]), [[Turkey]] ([[Istanbul]]).
A number of countries and cities expressed their interest to host the second European Games in 2019 but only the Netherlands submitted an official bid.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands to host second European Games in 2019 |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/netherlands-to-host-second-european-games-in-2019 |website=SBS News |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=17 May 2015 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531190317/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/netherlands-to-host-second-european-games-in-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the meeting of an Extraordinary General Assembly on 16 May 2015, the [[Netherlands]] was unanimously approved as host of the second edition of the Games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Netherlands chosen to host 2019 European Games |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/32766477 |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-date=22 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042237/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/32766477 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands to host 2019 European Games |url=https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/archive/2015/netherlands-to-host-2019-european-games/ |website=[[European Table Tennis Union]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=16 May 2015 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531190320/https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/archive/2015/netherlands-to-host-2019-european-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The competition intended to be nationwide and based in seven cities, including [[Amsterdam]], [[The Hague]], [[Eindhoven]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Utrecht]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch plan nationwide bid for 2019 European Games |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-games-netherlands-idUKKBN0NK0V520150429 |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=29 April 2015 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531192429/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-games-netherlands-idUKKBN0NK0V520150429 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands steps up 2019 European Games bid |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/netherlands-steps-up-2019-european-games-bid/ |website=Sport Business |date=15 April 2015 |access-date=31 May 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531192432/https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/netherlands-steps-up-2019-european-games-bid/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands Secure 2019 European Games - On the Scene |url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__51390/Title__Netherlands-Secure-2019-European-Games-Hosting-Rights/292/Articles |website=Around the Rings |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=16 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092649/http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__51390/Title__Netherlands-Secure-2019-European-Games-Hosting-Rights/292/Articles |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 10 June 2015, the Netherlands announced their refusal to hold the second European Games after insufficient funding for the Games, projected to cost €57.5m.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands pulls out of staging 2019 European Games |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/10/netherlands-pulls-out-european-games |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 June 2015 |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-date=22 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042057/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/10/netherlands-pulls-out-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands pulls out of hosting 2019 European Games |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/69285820/ |website=Stuff.nz |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=11 June 2015 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531190318/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/69285820/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[European Olympic Committee]] president, Patrick Hickey said the news was "disappointing".<ref>{{cite news |title=European Games: Netherlands pulls out as 2019 hosts |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/33083465 |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-date=22 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042538/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/33083465 |url-status=live}}</ref> Following this, a number of countries expressed interest in hosting the games: Belarus ([[Minsk]]), United Kingdom ([[Glasgow]]), Poland ([[Poznań]]), Russia ([[Kazan]] and [[Sochi]]), Turkey ([[Istanbul]]).


In November 2015, [[Russia]] was announced as a future host country for the II European Games. At the same time, the [[World Anti-Doping Agency|WADA]] began its investigation of the doping scandal in [[Russia]] which led to the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]'s refusal to support the holding of major sports events in [[Russia]], including the second European Games.
In November 2015, Russia was announced as a future host country for the II European Games. At the same time, the [[World Anti-Doping Agency|WADA]] began its investigation of the doping scandal in Russia which led to the [[IOC]]'s refusal to support the holding of major sports events in Russia, including the second European Games.


During the meeting of the EOС General Assembly, held in [[Minsk]] on 21 October 2016, [[Minsk]] was selected as a host city for the second European Games.<ref name="BBY" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Over 11,000 Participants Will Be Accredited For 2019 European Games In Minsk |url=https://belarusfeed.com/11000-participants-european-games/ |website=BelarusFeed |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=4 September 2017}}</ref> A contract was signed on 1 September 2017 by the chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee [[Andrei Shorets]], the president of the [[European Olympic Committees|EOC]] [[Janez Kocijančič]], the Minister of Sport and Tourism of Belarus Alexander Shamko, first Vice-President of the [[Belarus Olympic Committee|NOC of Belarus]] Andrey Astashevich, Director of the 2nd European Games 2019 Georgy Katulin, Secretary-General of the European Olympic Committees Rafael Pagnozzi.<ref name="CTC">{{cite web |title=Minsk, EOC sign 2019 European Games contract |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/272 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=1 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EOC'S KOCIJANČIČ PREDICTS "SUSTAINABLE AND SPECTACULAR GAMES" AS MINSK 2019 HOST CITY CONTRACT IS SIGNED |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/official-minsk-2019-hcc-signature-ceremony/ |website=[[European Olympic Committees]] |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=1 September 2017}}</ref>
During the meeting of the EOС General Assembly, held in Minsk on 21 October 2016, Minsk was selected as a host city for the second European Games.<ref name="BBY"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Over 11,000 Participants Will Be Accredited For 2019 European Games In Minsk |url=https://belarusfeed.com/11000-participants-european-games/ |website=BelarusFeed |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=4 September 2017 |archive-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718090447/https://belarusfeed.com/11000-participants-european-games/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> A contract was signed on 1 September 2017 by the chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee [[Andrei Shorets]], the president of the [[European Olympic Committees|EOC]] [[Janez Kocijančič]], the Minister of Sport and Tourism of Belarus Alexander Shamko, first Vice-President of the [[Belarus Olympic Committee|NOC of Belarus]] Andrey Astashevich, Director of the 2nd European Games 2019 Georgy Katulin, Secretary-General of the European Olympic Committees Rafael Pagnozzi.<ref name="CTC">{{cite web |title=Minsk, EOC sign 2019 European Games contract |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/272 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=1 September 2017 |archive-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718092004/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/272 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EOC'S KOCIJANČIČ PREDICTS "SUSTAINABLE AND SPECTACULAR GAMES" AS MINSK 2019 HOST CITY CONTRACT IS SIGNED |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/official-minsk-2019-hcc-signature-ceremony/ |website=[[European Olympic Committees]] |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=1 September 2017 |archive-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718090447/http://www.eurolympic.org/official-minsk-2019-hcc-signature-ceremony/ |url-status=live}}</ref>


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==Organising Committee==
==Organising Committee==
On 12 May 2017, the [[President of Belarus|President]] of [[Republic of Belarus|Belarus]] [[Alexander Lukashenko]] signed a decree on the Foundation of the Directorate of the II European Games 2019.<ref name="DIRECT">{{cite web |title=II European Games 2019 Directorate set up |url=http://www.noc.by/en/news/ii-european-games-2019-directorate-set-up/ |website=National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=12 May 2017}}</ref> The founders of the foundation are the National Olympic Committee, the Minsk City Executive Committee and the Ministry of Sports and Tourism.<ref name="DIRECT" /> Georgy Katulin, General Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus, was appointed the CEO of the foundation in August 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Katulin George |url=http://www.noc.by/en/noc/structure/guide/katulin-georgiy-vasilevich/ |website=National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus |access-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512171936/http://www.noc.by/en/noc/structure/guide/katulin-georgiy-vasilevich/ |archive-date=12 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Etchells |first1=Daniel |title=Minsk 2019 chief executive re-appointed Belarus National Olympic Committee secretary general |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1056171/minsk-2019-chief-executive-re-appointed-belarus-national-olympic-committee-secretary-general |website=[[Inside the Games]] |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=5 October 2017}}</ref>
On 12 May 2017, the [[President of Belarus|President]] of [[Republic of Belarus|Belarus]] [[Alexander Lukashenko]] signed a decree on the Foundation of the Directorate of the II European Games 2019.<ref name="DIRECT">{{cite web |title=II European Games 2019 Directorate set up |url=http://www.noc.by/en/news/ii-european-games-2019-directorate-set-up/ |website=National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=12 May 2017 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512182547/http://www.noc.by/en/news/ii-european-games-2019-directorate-set-up/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The founders of the foundation are the National Olympic Committee, the Minsk City Executive Committee and the Ministry of Sports and Tourism.<ref name="DIRECT"/> Georgy Katulin, General Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus, was appointed the CEO of the foundation in August 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Katulin George |url=http://www.noc.by/en/noc/structure/guide/katulin-georgiy-vasilevich/ |website=National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus |access-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512171936/http://www.noc.by/en/noc/structure/guide/katulin-georgiy-vasilevich/ |archive-date=12 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Etchells |first=Daniel |title=Minsk 2019 chief executive re-appointed Belarus National Olympic Committee secretary general |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1056171/minsk-2019-chief-executive-re-appointed-belarus-national-olympic-committee-secretary-general |website=[[Inside the Games]] |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=5 October 2017 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512171933/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1056171/minsk-2019-chief-executive-re-appointed-belarus-national-olympic-committee-secretary-general |url-status=live }}</ref>
In November 2017, the management launched the official website of the games.
In November 2017, the management launched the official website of the games.


In April 2019, Lukashenko announced that the Games were on budget and on time and that "everything should meet the highest standards".<ref name="o">{{cite web |title=President Aleksandr Lukashenko Emphasises Significance of European Games For Belarus|url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__76353/Title__PRESIDENT-ALEKSANDR-LUKASHENKO-EMPHASISES-SIGNIFICANCE-OF-EUROPEAN-GAMES-FOR-BELARUS/292/Articles |website=Around the Rings |access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> [[Sergei Rumas]], Belarus's [[prime minister]] and the head of the Organising Committee also said that all the facilities would be finished by 15 May and that "95 per cent of the equipment has already been installed".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rowbottom |first1=Mike |title=Minsk 2019 facilities ready by May 15 as project stays on budget |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078289/minsk-2019-facilities-ready-by-may-15-as-project-stays-on-budget |website=[[Inside the Games]] |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=22 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk European Games stay on budget |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/minsk-european-games-stay-on-budget-120294-2019/ |website=Belarus News |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=15 April 2019}}</ref>
In April 2019, Lukashenko announced that the Games were on budget and on time and that "everything should meet the highest standards".<ref name="o">{{cite web|title=President Aleksandr Lukashenko Emphasises Significance of European Games For Belarus|url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__76353/Title__PRESIDENT-ALEKSANDR-LUKASHENKO-EMPHASISES-SIGNIFICANCE-OF-EUROPEAN-GAMES-FOR-BELARUS/292/Articles|website=Around the Rings|access-date=12 May 2019|archive-date=12 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512171048/http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__76353/Title__PRESIDENT-ALEKSANDR-LUKASHENKO-EMPHASISES-SIGNIFICANCE-OF-EUROPEAN-GAMES-FOR-BELARUS/292/Articles|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sergei Rumas]], Belarus's [[prime minister]] and the head of the Organising Committee also said that all the facilities would be finished by 15 May and that "95 per cent of the equipment has already been installed".<ref>{{cite web |last=Rowbottom |first=Mike |title=Minsk 2019 facilities ready by May 15 as project stays on budget |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078289/minsk-2019-facilities-ready-by-may-15-as-project-stays-on-budget |website=[[Inside the Games]] |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512171935/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078289/minsk-2019-facilities-ready-by-may-15-as-project-stays-on-budget |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk European Games stay on budget |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/minsk-european-games-stay-on-budget-120294-2019/ |website=Belarus News |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=15 April 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418084810/https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/minsk-european-games-stay-on-budget-120294-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


On 20 May 2019, Lukashenko signed Decree No.191, entitled "On security measures during the 2nd European Games in Belarus".<ref>{{cite web |title=On security measures during the 2nd European Games in Belarus |url=http://president.gov.by/en/official_documents_en/view/decree-no-191-of-20-may-2019-21133/ |website=[[President of the Republic of Belarus]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=20 May 2019}}</ref> It gave the [[Ministry of Defense (Belarus)|Ministry of Defence]] the power to restrict access to certain areas and placed a ban on [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]]s, unmanned aerial vehicles and model aeroplanes at competition venues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Drones, protests unwanted: Lukashenka for 'heartwarming' European Games |url=https://belsat.eu/en/news/drones-protests-unwanted-lukashenka-longs-for-heartwarming-european-games/ |website=[[Belsat TV]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=23 May 2019}}</ref> Drones and planes violating the decree will be seized until 2 July, when the Games end.<ref>{{cite web |title=Close to European Games: Drones, 'unauthorized events' out of Lukashenka's favour |url=https://belsat.eu/en/news/close-to-european-games-drones-unauthorized-events-out-of-lukashenka-s-favour/ |website=[[Belsat TV]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
On 20 May 2019, Lukashenko signed Decree No.191, entitled "On security measures during the 2nd European Games in Belarus".<ref>{{cite web |title=On security measures during the 2nd European Games in Belarus |url=http://president.gov.by/en/official_documents_en/view/decree-no-191-of-20-may-2019-21133/ |website=[[President of the Republic of Belarus]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=20 May 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602170915/http://president.gov.by/en/official_documents_en/view/decree-no-191-of-20-may-2019-21133/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It gave the [[Ministry of Defense (Belarus)|Ministry of Defence]] the power to restrict access to certain areas and placed a ban on [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]]s, unmanned aerial vehicles and model aeroplanes at competition venues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Drones, protests unwanted: Lukashenka for 'heartwarming' European Games |url=https://belsat.eu/en/news/drones-protests-unwanted-lukashenka-longs-for-heartwarming-european-games/ |website=[[Belsat TV]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602170914/https://belsat.eu/en/news/drones-protests-unwanted-lukashenka-longs-for-heartwarming-european-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Drones and planes violating the decree will be seized until 2 July, when the Games end.<ref>{{cite web |title=Close to European Games: Drones, 'unauthorized events' out of Lukashenka's favour |url=https://belsat.eu/en/news/close-to-european-games-drones-unauthorized-events-out-of-lukashenka-s-favour/ |website=[[Belsat TV]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602170914/https://belsat.eu/en/news/close-to-european-games-drones-unauthorized-events-out-of-lukashenka-s-favour/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Volunteers==
==Volunteers==
The start of the volunteer selection began in September 2017 during the "Dobrofest" and registration ended on 1 April 2019.<ref name="BELTA">{{cite web |title=Registration to join European Games volunteer program open till 1 April 2019 |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/registration-to-join-european-games-volunteer-program-open-till-1-april-2019-113585-2018/ |website=Belarus News |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=25 July 2017}}</ref> In April 2019, the head of the volunteer network for the Games, Nadezhda Anisovets, said that the appeal resulted in 24,000 applications, much larger than the 8,000 needed for the Games.<ref name="VB">{{cite web |last1=Rowbottom |first1=Mike |title=Appeal for volunteers at Minsk 2019 attracted more than 24,000 applicants |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077725/appeal-for-volunteers-at-minsk-2019-attracted-more-than-24000-applicants |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=9 April 2019}}</ref> Most of them are students of Belarusian universities. Applications were also received from 52 other countries including [[Russia]], [[Australia]], [[United States of America|the USA]], [[Mexico]], and [[Egypt]].<ref name="BELTA" /> The basic requirements for the candidate are communication skills and high English-language proficiency. The selected volunteers will be involved in over 34 functional areas.<ref name="VB" /> Each volunteer will be given a special uniform, badges and souvenirs.<ref name="VB" />
The start of the volunteer selection began in September 2017 during the "Dobrofest" and registration ended on 1 April 2019.<ref name="BELTA">{{cite web |title=Registration to join European Games volunteer program open till 1 April 2019 |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/registration-to-join-european-games-volunteer-program-open-till-1-april-2019-113585-2018/ |website=Belarus News |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=25 July 2017 |archive-date=4 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004071357/https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/registration-to-join-european-games-volunteer-program-open-till-1-april-2019-113585-2018/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2019, the head of the volunteer network for the Games, Nadezhda Anisovets, said that the appeal resulted in 24,000 applications, much larger than the 8,000 needed for the Games.<ref name="VB">{{cite web |last=Rowbottom |first=Mike |title=Appeal for volunteers at Minsk 2019 attracted more than 24,000 applicants |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077725/appeal-for-volunteers-at-minsk-2019-attracted-more-than-24000-applicants |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=9 April 2019 |archive-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003043020/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077725/appeal-for-volunteers-at-minsk-2019-attracted-more-than-24000-applicants |url-status=live }}</ref> Most of them are students of Belarusian universities. Applications were also received from 52 other countries including [[Russia]], [[Australia]], [[United States of America|the USA]], [[Mexico]], and [[Egypt]].<ref name="BELTA"/> The basic requirements for the candidate are communication skills and high English-language proficiency. The selected volunteers will be involved in over 34 functional areas.<ref name="VB"/> Each volunteer will be given a special uniform, badges and souvenirs.<ref name="VB"/>

On June 30, 2019, [[Tony Moore (musician)|Tony Moore]] performed his composition “We Are The Light” at the closing ceremony of the European Games 2019 in Belarus. The song was written to honour the 8000 volunteers who helped host the Euro Games in Minsk 2019.<ref>Closing ceremony of 2nd european games minsk 2019 in Dinamo Stadium. Belarusian Telegraph Agency. (2019, July 2). https://eng.belta.by/society/view/closing-ceremony-of-2nd-european-games-minsk-2019-begins-in-dinamo-stadium-122396-2019/</ref>


==Opening Ceremony==
==Opening ceremony==
The Opening ceremony was held at [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|National Olympic Stadium Dinamo]] and ran from 22:10 to 00:45 [[Further-eastern European Time|FET]]. It was produced by Russian company Art City 5, and was directed by Alexander Vavilov (Belarus) and [[:ru:Сеченов,_Алексей_Геннадьевич|Alexei Sechenov]] (Russia).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071058/russian-company-to-produce-minsk-2019-ceremonies|title=Russian company to produce Minsk 2019 Ceremonies|agency=Inside the Games|date=15 October 2018}}</ref> Augmented reality imagery was used during the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__76905/Title__MINSK-EUROPEAN-GAMES-OPENING-CEREMONY-TO-USE-AR-IMAGERY/292/Articles|title=Minsk European Games Opening ceremony to use AR Imagery|agency=Around the rings|date=4 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1356|title=Joyful Opening Ceremony kicks off Minsk 2019 in style|agency=Minsk 2019|date=21 June 2019}}</ref> The main musical performers were [[Anna Netrebko]], [[Ilya Silchukov]] with Elena Salo and [[Dimash Kudaibergen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081013/the-european-games-opening-ceremony|title=European Games Opening ceremony|agency=Inside the Games|date=21 June 2019}}</ref> During the parade of nations, Greece entered the stadium first. The host nation Belarus marched last, while other countries entered in English alphabetical order.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/parade-of-athletes-of-2nd-european-games-in-dinamo-stadium-in-minsk-122076-2019/|title=Parade of athletes of 2nd European Games in Dinamo Stadium in Minsk|agency=Belarus Telegraph Agency|date=22 June 2019}}</ref> Each delegation is escorted by girls in dresses representing the Kupala wheel, a symbol of the sun for Eastern Slavs decorated with traditional Belarusian ornaments.<ref name="TRT" /> Attending the ceremony was President [[Alexander Lukashenko]], who opened the games,<ref name="TRT">{{cite web |title=European Games open in Belarus |url=https://www.trtworld.com/sport/european-games-open-in-belarus-27695 |website=[[TRT World]] |access-date=3 July 2019 |date=22 June 2019}}</ref> Janez Kocijančič of the [[European Olympic Committee]], as well as other foreign delegations such as [[Igor Dodon]] representing [[Moldova]], [[Aleksandar Vučić]] representing [[Serbia]] as well as [[Dmitry Medvedev]] and [[Ramzan Kadyrov]] representing [[Russia]]. Georgian President [[Salome Zourabichvili]], who was due to attend the ceremony, left early due to the [[2019 Georgian protests|civil unrest]] in the Georgian capital of [[Tbilisi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jamshaid |first1=Umer |title=Georgian President Plans To Wrap Up Visit To Belarus Ahead Of Schedule - Source |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/georgian-president-plans-to-wrap-up-visit-to-650324.html |website=[[Urdu Point]] |access-date=3 July 2019 |date=21 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meeting with Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili |url=http://president.gov.by/en/news_en/view/meeting-with-georgia-president-salome-zourabichvili-21326/ |website=Website of the President of the Republic of Belarus |access-date=3 July 2019 |date=21 June 2019}}</ref>
The Opening ceremony was held at [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|National Olympic Stadium Dinamo]] and ran from 22:10 to 00:45 [[Further-eastern European Time|FET]]. It was produced by Russian company Art City 5, and was directed by Alexander Vavilov (Belarus) and [[:ru:Сеченов, Алексей Геннадьевич|Alexei Sechenov]] (Russia).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071058/russian-company-to-produce-minsk-2019-ceremonies|title=Russian company to produce Minsk 2019 Ceremonies|agency=Inside the Games|date=15 October 2018|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030111951/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071058/russian-company-to-produce-minsk-2019-ceremonies|url-status=live}}</ref> Augmented reality imagery was used during the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__76905/Title__MINSK-EUROPEAN-GAMES-OPENING-CEREMONY-TO-USE-AR-IMAGERY/292/Articles|title=Minsk European Games Opening ceremony to use AR Imagery|agency=Around the rings|date=4 June 2019|access-date=22 June 2019|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019083248/http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__76905/Title__MINSK-EUROPEAN-GAMES-OPENING-CEREMONY-TO-USE-AR-IMAGERY/292/Articles|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1356|title=Joyful Opening Ceremony kicks off Minsk 2019 in style|agency=Minsk 2019|date=21 June 2019|access-date=22 June 2019|archive-date=22 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622185852/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1356|url-status=live}}</ref> The main musical performers were [[Anna Netrebko]], [[Ilya Silchukov]] with Elena Salo and [[Dimash Kudaibergen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081013/the-european-games-opening-ceremony|title=European Games Opening ceremony|agency=Inside the Games|date=21 June 2019|access-date=27 June 2019|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129135140/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081013/the-european-games-opening-ceremony|url-status=live}}</ref> During the parade of nations, Greece entered the stadium first. The host nation Belarus marched last, while other countries entered in English alphabetical order.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/parade-of-athletes-of-2nd-european-games-in-dinamo-stadium-in-minsk-122076-2019/|title=Parade of athletes of 2nd European Games in Dinamo Stadium in Minsk|agency=Belarus Telegraph Agency|date=22 June 2019|access-date=28 June 2019|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021124829/https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/parade-of-athletes-of-2nd-european-games-in-dinamo-stadium-in-minsk-122076-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Each delegation is escorted by girls in dresses representing the Kupala wheel, a symbol of the sun for Eastern Slavs decorated with traditional Belarusian ornaments.<ref name="TRT"/> Attending the ceremony was President [[Alexander Lukashenko]], who opened the games,<ref name="TRT">{{cite web |title=European Games open in Belarus |url=https://www.trtworld.com/sport/european-games-open-in-belarus-27695 |website=[[TRT World]] |access-date=3 July 2019 |date=22 June 2019 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703124946/https://www.trtworld.com/sport/european-games-open-in-belarus-27695 |url-status=live }}</ref> Janez Kocijančič of the [[European Olympic Committee]], as well as other foreign delegations such as [[Igor Dodon]] representing [[Moldova]], [[Aleksandar Vučić]] representing [[Serbia]] as well as [[Dmitry Medvedev]] and [[Ramzan Kadyrov]] representing [[Russia]]. Georgian President [[Salome Zourabichvili]], who was due to attend the ceremony, left early due to the [[2019 Georgian protests|civil unrest]] in the Georgian capital of [[Tbilisi]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Jamshaid |first=Umer |title=Georgian President Plans To Wrap Up Visit To Belarus Ahead Of Schedule - Source |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/georgian-president-plans-to-wrap-up-visit-to-650324.html |website=[[Urdu Point]] |access-date=3 July 2019 |date=21 June 2019 |archive-date=1 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701004925/https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/georgian-president-plans-to-wrap-up-visit-to-650324.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meeting with Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili |url=http://president.gov.by/en/news_en/view/meeting-with-georgia-president-salome-zourabichvili-21326/ |website=Website of the President of the Republic of Belarus |access-date=3 July 2019 |date=21 June 2019 |archive-date=1 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701004925/http://president.gov.by/en/news_en/view/meeting-with-georgia-president-salome-zourabichvili-21326/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Closing Ceremony==
==Closing ceremony==
The Closing ceremony was held at [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|National Olympic Stadium Dinamo]] and ran from 22:00 to 23:50 [[Further-eastern European Time|FET]]. In attendance were IOC President [[Thomas Bach]], Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]], Tajik President [[Emomali Rahmon]], and Armenian President [[Armen Sarkissian]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/amp/putin-in-belarus-to-attend-european-games-closing-ceremony/30028540.html|title = Putin in Belarus to Attend European Games Closing Ceremony}}</ref>
The Closing ceremony was held at [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|National Olympic Stadium Dinamo]] and ran from 22:00 to 23:50 [[Further-eastern European Time|FET]]. In attendance were IOC President [[Thomas Bach]], Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]], Tajik President [[Emomali Rahmon]], and Armenian President [[Armen Sarkissian]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/amp/putin-in-belarus-to-attend-european-games-closing-ceremony/30028540.html|title=Putin in Belarus to Attend European Games Closing Ceremony|access-date=2019-07-01|archive-date=2019-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701184553/https://www.rferl.org/amp/putin-in-belarus-to-attend-european-games-closing-ceremony/30028540.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
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Rail services between Masyukovshchina ([[Minsk-Arena]]), Belarus (regatta course [[Zaslawye]]) and Loshitsa ([[Čyžoŭka-Arena]]) will operate with higher frequency during the event. In addition, the existing bus network will be expanded by 10 to 12 new routes to the competition sites, which will run up to 300 buses and trolleybuses.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
Rail services between Masyukovshchina ([[Minsk-Arena]]), Belarus (regatta course [[Zaslawye]]) and Loshitsa ([[Čyžoŭka-Arena]]) will operate with higher frequency during the event. In addition, the existing bus network will be expanded by 10 to 12 new routes to the competition sites, which will run up to 300 buses and trolleybuses.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}


In August 2018, new [[Electronic signage|digital information boards]] were unveiled in order to improve the public transport network for foreign visitors.<ref name="TP">{{cite web |last1=Mackay |first1=Duncan |title=Digital information boards being fitted across Minsk to help spectators during 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069053/digital-information-boards-being-fitted-across-minsk-to-help-spectators-during-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=21 August 2018}}</ref> Valery Shkuratov, the director of Metropolitan Transport and Communications (the firm which manage the transit systems in the city), said that more than 270 displays had already been installed.<ref name="TP" />
In August 2018, new [[Electronic signage|digital information boards]] were unveiled in order to improve the public transport network for foreign visitors.<ref name="TP">{{cite web |last=Mackay |first=Duncan |title=Digital information boards being fitted across Minsk to help spectators during 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069053/digital-information-boards-being-fitted-across-minsk-to-help-spectators-during-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=21 August 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512182550/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069053/digital-information-boards-being-fitted-across-minsk-to-help-spectators-during-2019-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref> Valery Shkuratov, the director of Metropolitan Transport and Communications (the firm which manage the transit systems in the city), said that more than 270 displays had already been installed.<ref name="TP"/>


In October 2018, it was announced that the [[Minsk metro]] would have full [[4G]] coverage by the time the Games began.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Dan |title=Minsk metro to feature 4G in time for 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071584/minsk-metro-to-feature-4g-in-time-for-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=28 October 2018}}</ref>
In October 2018, it was announced that the [[Minsk metro]] would have full [[4G]] coverage by the time the Games began.<ref>{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Dan |title=Minsk metro to feature 4G in time for 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071584/minsk-metro-to-feature-4g-in-time-for-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=28 October 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512194850/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071584/minsk-metro-to-feature-4g-in-time-for-2019-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref>
The next month, fourteen taxi companies in Minsk as well as several governmental and administrational departments signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] to guarantee fair prices during the Games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Dan |title=Minsk taxi firms sign price agreement for European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071852/minsk-taxi-firms-sign-price-agreement-for-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=5 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Taxis with guaranteed prices to display special logo during European Games|url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1045 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=11 April 2019}}</ref> In March 2019, it was announced that the taxis adhering to the scheme would carry a logo to enable customers to identify them.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fair-priced taxi logo during 2nd European Games Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/fair-priced-taxi-logo-during-2nd-european-games-minsk-2019_i_0000095248.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
The next month, fourteen taxi companies in Minsk as well as several governmental and administrational departments signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] to guarantee fair prices during the Games.<ref>{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Dan |title=Minsk taxi firms sign price agreement for European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071852/minsk-taxi-firms-sign-price-agreement-for-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=5 November 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512200405/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071852/minsk-taxi-firms-sign-price-agreement-for-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Taxis with guaranteed prices to display special logo during European Games |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1045 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=11 April 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512174113/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1045 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2019, it was announced that the taxis adhering to the scheme would carry a logo to enable customers to identify them.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fair-priced taxi logo during 2nd European Games Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/fair-priced-taxi-logo-during-2nd-european-games-minsk-2019_i_0000095248.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=27 March 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512174110/https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/fair-priced-taxi-logo-during-2nd-european-games-minsk-2019_i_0000095248.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Venues==
==Venues==
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[[File:Minsk Arena.JPG|thumb|right|Minsk Arena]]
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[[File:CzechRepublic-Italy 140514 2-0.jpg|thumb|right|Čyžoŭka-Arena]]
The Organising committee plans to involve already existed sports facilities after their renovation. The Opening and closing ceremonies, as well as competitions in track and field, will be held at the Dinamo Stadium (Minsk, Kirov, 8).<ref name="OCC">{{cite web |title=Dates And Venues Of 2019 European Games In Minsk Announced |url=https://belarusfeed.com/dates-2019-european-games/ |website=BelarusFeed |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>
The Organising committee plans to involve already existed sports facilities after their renovation. The Opening and closing ceremonies, as well as competitions in track and field, will be held at the Dinamo Stadium (Minsk, Kirov, 8).<ref name="OCC">{{cite web |title=Dates And Venues Of 2019 European Games In Minsk Announced |url=https://belarusfeed.com/dates-2019-european-games/ |website=BelarusFeed |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021132228/http://belarusfeed.com/dates-2019-european-games/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Athletes, team officials and other team personnel will stay on the grounds of [[Minsk University]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Minsk European Games |url=http://www.european-games.org/2019-minsk/ |website=The European Games |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> which has the capacity to host up to 7,500 people.<ref name="BELSAT">{{cite web |title=Thousands of students to be evicted to accommodate European Games participants |url=https://belsat.eu/en/news/thousands-of-students-to-be-evicted-to-accommodate-european-games-participants/ |website=[[Belsat]] |access-date=17 May 2019 |date=30 January 2019}}</ref> The students have been evicted for the duration of the Games and given alternative accommodation.<ref name="BELSAT" /> Part of the village facilities has already been put into operation, part of it will be completed by April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games 2019 |url=http://indonesia.mfa.gov.by/docs/2nd_european_games__21_30_june_2019__minsk_-30815.pdf |website=Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Indonesia |access-date=11 May 2019 |page=8}}</ref> Each apartment has two bedrooms and can hold up to 4 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games 2019 |url=http://uae.mfa.gov.by/docs/ii_european_games_2019_in_belarus.pdf |website=Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the United Arab Emirates |access-date=18 July 2019 |page=8}}</ref> The village also has a canteen, gym, merchandise store and cultural centre.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillen |first1=Nancy |title=Minsk 2019 Athletes' Village receives positive feedback as teams arrive |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1080955/minsk-2019-athletes-village-receives-positive-feedback-as-teams-arrive |website=Inside the Games |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=20 June 2019}}</ref>
Athletes, team officials and other team personnel will stay on the grounds of [[Minsk University]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Minsk European Games |url=http://www.european-games.org/2019-minsk/ |website=The European Games |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523125043/http://www.european-games.org/2019-minsk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> which has the capacity to host up to 7,500 people.<ref name="BELSAT">{{cite web |title=Thousands of students to be evicted to accommodate European Games participants |url=https://belsat.eu/en/news/thousands-of-students-to-be-evicted-to-accommodate-european-games-participants/ |website=[[Belsat]] |access-date=17 May 2019 |date=30 January 2019 |archive-date=29 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929201454/https://belsat.eu/en/news/thousands-of-students-to-be-evicted-to-accommodate-european-games-participants/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The students have been evicted for the duration of the Games and given alternative accommodation.<ref name="BELSAT"/> Part of the village facilities has already been put into operation, part of it will be completed by April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games 2019 |url=http://indonesia.mfa.gov.by/docs/2nd_european_games__21_30_june_2019__minsk_-30815.pdf |website=Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Indonesia |access-date=11 May 2019 |page=8 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511174745/http://indonesia.mfa.gov.by/docs/2nd_european_games__21_30_june_2019__minsk_-30815.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Each apartment has two bedrooms and can hold up to 4 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games 2019 |url=http://uae.mfa.gov.by/docs/ii_european_games_2019_in_belarus.pdf |website=Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the United Arab Emirates |access-date=18 July 2019 |page=8 |archive-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718093248/http://uae.mfa.gov.by/docs/ii_european_games_2019_in_belarus.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The village also has a canteen, gym, merchandise store and cultural centre.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gillen |first=Nancy |title=Minsk 2019 Athletes' Village receives positive feedback as teams arrive |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1080955/minsk-2019-athletes-village-receives-positive-feedback-as-teams-arrive |website=Inside the Games |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=20 June 2019 |archive-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718093245/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1080955/minsk-2019-athletes-village-receives-positive-feedback-as-teams-arrive |url-status=live }}</ref>


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| [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Dinamo Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |title=DINAMO Stadium |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/10 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018}}</ref> || Ceremonies, athletics || align="center"|22,000 ||align="center" style="background:#FFA700"|'''R'''
| [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Dinamo Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |title=DINAMO Stadium |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/10 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502165707/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/10 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Ceremonies, athletics || align="center"|22,000 ||align="center" style="background:#FFA700"|'''R'''
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| Olympic Sports Complex (Minsk)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic Sports Complex |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/4 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414165948/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/4 |archive-date=14 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Archery, beach soccer || align="center"|1,500 ||align="center" style="background:#00CC99"|'''N'''
| Olympic Sports Complex (Minsk)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic Sports Complex |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/4 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414165948/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/4 |archive-date=14 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Archery, beach soccer || align="center"|1,500 ||align="center" style="background:#00CC99"|'''N'''
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| Palova Arena<ref>{{cite web |title=PALOVA Arena |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/9 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018}}</ref> || Basketball 3×3 || align="center"|1,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| Palova Arena<ref>{{cite web |title=PALOVA Arena |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/9 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-date=24 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324143022/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/9 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Basketball 3×3 || align="center"|1,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| Uruchie Sports Palace<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports Palace URUCHIE |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/1 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018}}</ref> || Boxing || align="center"|3,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| Uruchie Sports Palace<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports Palace URUCHIE |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/1 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620163447/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Boxing || align="center"|3,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| [[Minsk Sports Palace]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports Palace |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/2 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2019}}</ref> || Sambo, wrestling || align="center"|3,300 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| [[Minsk Sports Palace]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports Palace |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/2 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2019 |archive-date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428140431/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Sambo, wrestling || align="center"|3,300 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| [[Minsk-Arena]]<ref name="MA">{{cite web |title=MINSK Arena |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/12 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423205010/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/12 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Gymnastics || align="center"|8,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| [[Minsk-Arena]]<ref name="MA">{{cite web |title=MINSK Arena |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/12 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423205010/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/12 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Gymnastics || align="center"|8,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| Minsk Arena Velodrome<ref name="MA" /> || Cycling track || align="center"|2,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| Minsk Arena Velodrome<ref name="MA"/> || Cycling track || align="center"|2,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| [[Čyžoŭka-Arena]]<ref>{{cite web |title=CHIZHOVKA Arena |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/3 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="IGTV">{{cite web |title=Minsk 2019 Venues |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/european-games/minsk-2019/venues# |website=Inside the Games |access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref> || Judo, karate || align="center"|8,800 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| [[Čyžoŭka-Arena]]<ref>{{cite web |title=CHIZHOVKA Arena |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/3 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402230622/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="IGTV">{{cite web |title=Minsk 2019 Venues |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/european-games/minsk-2019/venues |website=Inside the Games |access-date=18 July 2019 |archive-date=20 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720164925/https://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/european-games/minsk-2019/venues |url-status=live }}</ref> || Judo, karate || align="center"|8,800 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| Sporting Club<ref>{{cite web |title=Sporting Club |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/8 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018}}</ref> || Shooting || align="center"| 300 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| Sporting Club<ref>{{cite web |title=Sporting Club |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/8 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422200909/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/8 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Shooting || align="center"| 300 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| Shooting Centre<ref>{{cite web |title=Shooting Centre |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/13 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=14 June 2018}}</ref> || Shooting || align="center"| 250 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| Shooting Centre<ref>{{cite web |title=Shooting Centre |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/13 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422200912/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/13 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Shooting || align="center"| 250 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| Tennis Olympic Center<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Olympic Centre |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/11 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2019}}</ref> || Table tennis || align="center"| 1,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| Tennis Olympic Center<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Olympic Centre |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/11 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2019 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410221350/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/11 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Table tennis || align="center"| 1,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| Zaslawye Regatta Course<ref>{{cite web |title=Regatta Course ZASLAVL |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/5 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018}}</ref> || Canoe sprint || align="center"| 1,500 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| Zaslawye Regatta Course<ref>{{cite web |title=Regatta Course ZASLAVL |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/5 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508164955/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/5 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Canoe sprint || align="center"| 1,500 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| Falcon Club<ref>{{cite web |title=FALCON Club |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/7 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="CTC" /> || Badminton || align="center"| 2,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| Falcon Club<ref>{{cite web |title=FALCON Club |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/7 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-date=26 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326222818/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CTC"/> || Badminton || align="center"| 2,000 ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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| Streets of [[Minsk]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk City Centrе |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/6 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425193545/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/6 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Cycling road || align="center"| N/A ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
| Streets of [[Minsk]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk City Centrе |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/6 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425193545/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/belarus-sport/6 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Cycling road || align="center"| N/A ||align="center" style="background:#1DACD6"|'''E'''
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* {{flagIOC2|SWE|2019 European Games|51}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Sveriges trupp till Europeiska Spelen uttagen|url=https://sok.se/pressmeddelanden/2019-06-05-sveriges-trupp-till-europeiska-spelen-uttagen.html|date=5 June 2019|access-date=6 June 2019|work=Swedish Olympic Committee|publisher=sok.se|language=sv|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124025745/https://sok.se/pressmeddelanden/2019-06-05-sveriges-trupp-till-europeiska-spelen-uttagen.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagIOC2|SUI|2019 European Games|78}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillen |first1=Nancy |title=Seventy-eight athletes selected to represent Switzerland at Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079480/seventy-eight-athletes-selected-to-represent-switzerland-at-minsk-2019 |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=20 May 2019}}</ref>
* {{flagIOC2|SUI|2019 European Games|78}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Gillen |first=Nancy |title=Seventy-eight athletes selected to represent Switzerland at Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079480/seventy-eight-athletes-selected-to-represent-switzerland-at-minsk-2019 |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=20 May 2019 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030112009/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079480/seventy-eight-athletes-selected-to-represent-switzerland-at-minsk-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* {{flagIOC2|TUR|2019 European Games|110}}
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* {{flagIOC2|UKR|2019 European Games|197}}
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==Games==
==Games==
A total of 15 sports were presented: archery, athletics, badminton, basketball 3-on-3, beach football, boxing, canoe sprint, cycling, gymnastics, judo, karate, sambo, shooting, table tennis and wrestling.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games 2019 |url=http://indonesia.mfa.gov.by/docs/2nd_european_games__21_30_june_2019__minsk_-30815.pdf |website=Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Indonesia |access-date=11 May 2019 |page=5}}</ref> A number of disciplines were dropped after the 2015 European Games: all aquatics (diving, swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo), BMX racing, mountain biking, fencing, taekwondo, triathlon and all volleyball (beach volleyball and indoor volleyball). Ten of the sports offered qualification opportunities for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref name="TEN">{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games 2019 |url=http://indonesia.mfa.gov.by/docs/2nd_european_games__21_30_june_2019__minsk_-30815.pdf |website=Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Indonesia |access-date=11 May 2019 |page=6}}</ref>
A total of 15 sports were presented: archery, athletics, badminton, basketball 3-on-3, beach football, boxing, canoe sprint, cycling, gymnastics, judo, karate, sambo, shooting, table tennis and wrestling.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games 2019 |url=http://indonesia.mfa.gov.by/docs/2nd_european_games__21_30_june_2019__minsk_-30815.pdf |website=Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Indonesia |access-date=11 May 2019 |page=5 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511174745/http://indonesia.mfa.gov.by/docs/2nd_european_games__21_30_june_2019__minsk_-30815.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> A number of disciplines were dropped after the 2015 European Games: all aquatics (diving, swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo), BMX racing, mountain biking, fencing, taekwondo, triathlon and all volleyball (beach volleyball and indoor volleyball). Ten of the sports offered qualification opportunities for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref name="TEN">{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games 2019 |url=http://indonesia.mfa.gov.by/docs/2nd_european_games__21_30_june_2019__minsk_-30815.pdf |website=Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Indonesia |access-date=11 May 2019 |page=6 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511174745/http://indonesia.mfa.gov.by/docs/2nd_european_games__21_30_june_2019__minsk_-30815.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* [[File: Archery pictogram.svg|20px|Archery]] [[Archery at the 2019 European Games|Archery]] (8)
* [[File: Archery pictogram.svg|20px|Archery]] [[Archery at the 2019 European Games|Archery]] (8)
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* [[File: Shooting pictogram.svg|20px|Shooting]] [[Shooting at the 2019 European Games|Shooting]] (19)
* [[File: Shooting pictogram.svg|20px|Shooting]] [[Shooting at the 2019 European Games|Shooting]] (19)
* [[File: Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px|Table tennis]] [[Table tennis at the 2019 European Games|Table tennis]] (5)
* [[File: Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px|Table tennis]] [[Table tennis at the 2019 European Games|Table tennis]] (5)
* [[File: Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px|Wrestling]] [[Wrestling at the 2019 European Games|Wrestling]] (18)
* [[File: Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px|wrestling]] [[Wrestling at the 2019 European Games|Wrestling]] (18)
** Freestyle
** Freestyle
** Greco-Roman
** Greco-Roman
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===Calendar===
===Calendar===
The competition schedule consists of 200 events.<ref name="BBY" /> The agenda as the competition schedule may change.
The competition schedule consists of 200 events.<ref name="BBY"/> The agenda as the competition schedule may change.


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===Archery===
===Archery===
At the 2019 European Games in Minsk, eight events of archery will be contested.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Archery Europe – Archery Minsk 2019 |url=https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Europe/19_EuropeanGames_Minsk/Minsk_2019_European_Games_Qualification_Procedure.pdf |website=[[World Archery]] |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref> Archers will shoot at the Olympic Sports Complex over seven days of competition.<ref name="BF13">{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=13 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 2019 Games will be the first to include [[compound bow|compound archery]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wells |first1=Chris |title=Netherlands, France, Ukraine and Denmark add team quotas for Minsk 2019 European Games |url=https://worldarchery.org/news/166336/netherlands-france-ukraine-and-denmark-add-team-quotas-minsk-2019-european-games |website=[[World Archery]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=11 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wells |first1=Chris |title=Compound competition confirmed for 2019 European Games |url=https://worldarchery.org/news/158275/compound-competition-confirmed-2019-european-games |website=[[World Archery]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=9 May 2018}}</ref>
At the 2019 European Games in Minsk, eight events of archery will be contested.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Archery Europe – Archery Minsk 2019 |url=https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Europe/19_EuropeanGames_Minsk/Minsk_2019_European_Games_Qualification_Procedure.pdf |website=[[World Archery]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531190316/https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Europe/19_EuropeanGames_Minsk/Minsk_2019_European_Games_Qualification_Procedure.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Archers will shoot at the Olympic Sports Complex over seven days of competition.<ref name="BF13">{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=13 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 2019 Games will be the first to include [[compound bow|compound archery]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wells |first=Chris |title=Netherlands, France, Ukraine and Denmark add team quotas for Minsk 2019 European Games |url=https://worldarchery.org/news/166336/netherlands-france-ukraine-and-denmark-add-team-quotas-minsk-2019-european-games |website=[[World Archery]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=11 April 2019 |archive-date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413214345/https://worldarchery.org/news/166336/netherlands-france-ukraine-and-denmark-add-team-quotas-minsk-2019-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wells |first=Chris |title=Compound competition confirmed for 2019 European Games |url=https://worldarchery.org/news/158275/compound-competition-confirmed-2019-european-games |website=[[World Archery]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=9 May 2018 |archive-date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413213834/https://worldarchery.org/news/158275/compound-competition-confirmed-2019-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Athletics===
===Athletics===
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===Beach soccer===
===Beach soccer===
The beach soccer tournament will be held from 25 to 29 June at the Olympic Sports Complex with a seating capacity of 1,500.<ref name="BF13" /> Ninety-six male athletes will compete over five days of competition.
The beach soccer tournament will be held from 25 to 29 June at the Olympic Sports Complex with a seating capacity of 1,500.<ref name="BF13"/> Ninety-six male athletes will compete over five days of competition.


===Boxing===
===Boxing===
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===Gymnastics===
===Gymnastics===
Gymnastics at the games will be held in five categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining, acrobatics, and aerobics.<ref name="BF10" /> All competitions will take place at the [[Minsk-Arena]] with a seating capacity of 8,000.<ref name="BF10">{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=10 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The acrobatics competitions will take place from 22 to 23 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include six medal events in women's trios and mixed pairs. Competitions on aerobics will take place from 24 to 25 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include two medal events in mixed pairs and teams. The gymnastic trampoline competitions will take place from 24 to 25 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include four medal events. The artistic gymnastics will take place from 27 to 30 June. The competition will be held over a four-day period and include twelve medal events. The rhythmic gymnastics will take place from 22 to 23 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include eight medal events.
Gymnastics at the games will be held in five categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining, acrobatics, and aerobics.<ref name="BF10"/> All competitions will take place at the [[Minsk-Arena]] with a seating capacity of 8,000.<ref name="BF10">{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=10 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The acrobatics competitions will take place from 22 to 23 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include six medal events in women's trios and mixed pairs. Competitions on aerobics will take place from 24 to 25 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include two medal events in mixed pairs and teams. The gymnastic trampoline competitions will take place from 24 to 25 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include four medal events. The artistic gymnastics will take place from 27 to 30 June. The competition will be held over a four-day period and include twelve medal events. The rhythmic gymnastics will take place from 22 to 23 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include eight medal events.


===Judo===
===Judo===
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===Karate===
===Karate===
Karate competitions will be held from 29 to 30 June at the [[Čyžoŭka-Arena]] with a seating capacity of 8,800.<ref name="BF7" /> The competition will consist of twelve events, six in each gender—individual Kata and ten weighted Kumite.
Karate competitions will be held from 29 to 30 June at the [[Čyžoŭka-Arena]] with a seating capacity of 8,800.<ref name="BF7"/> The competition will consist of twelve events, six in each gender—individual Kata and ten weighted Kumite.


===Sambo===
===Sambo===
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===Shooting===
===Shooting===
Shooting at the games will be held in two categories: shooting rifle and pistol and shooting shotgun. Competitions on shooting rifle and pistol will take place at the Shooting Center from 22 to 29 June.<ref>{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=16 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Schedule |url=http://esc-shooting.org/u/documents/2018/03/eg/2019_european_games__minsk__belarus___preliminary_schedule.pdf |website=[[European Shooting Confederation]] |access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> Competitions on shooting shotgun will take place at the Sporting Club from 22 to 28 June.<ref>{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=17 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In total, the competition will be held over an eight-day period and include nineteen medal events.
Shooting at the games will be held in two categories: shooting rifle and pistol and shooting shotgun. Competitions on shooting rifle and pistol will take place at the Shooting Center from 22 to 29 June.<ref>{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=16 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Schedule |url=http://esc-shooting.org/u/documents/2018/03/eg/2019_european_games__minsk__belarus___preliminary_schedule.pdf |website=[[European Shooting Confederation]] |access-date=7 June 2019 |archive-date=29 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729023504/http://www.esc-shooting.org/u/documents/2018/03/eg/2019_european_games__minsk__belarus___preliminary_schedule.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Competitions on shooting shotgun will take place at the Sporting Club from 22 to 28 June.<ref>{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=17 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In total, the competition will be held over an eight-day period and include nineteen medal events.


===Table tennis===
===Table tennis===
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===Logo===
===Logo===
The prototype for creating the 2nd European Games' logo in Minsk was the Kupala fire and "paparat-kvetka", which plays an important role in the Slavic culture.<ref name="BBY" /> According to legend, "paparat-kvetka" blossoms once a year at midnight on [[Kupala Night]].<ref name="TVR1">{{cite web |title=2019 European Games to be held in Minsk under motto Bright Year, Bright You |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/yarkiy_god_yarkiy_ty_deviz_ii_evropeyskikh_igr_2019_goda_v_minske_/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]]|access-date=12 May 2019 |date=7 July 2017}}</ref> Anyone who sees this flowering will become the owner of unusual abilities and talents.
The prototype for creating the 2nd European Games' logo in Minsk was the Kupala fire and "[[Fern flower|paparats-kvetka]]" ({{Langx|be|папараць-кветка|translit=paparats-kvyetka}}), which plays an important role in [[List of Slavic cultures|Slavic culture]].<ref name="BBY"/> According to legend, the mythical flower blossoms once a year at midnight on [[Kupala Night]].<ref name="TVR1">{{cite web |title=2019 European Games to be held in Minsk under motto Bright Year, Bright You |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/yarkiy_god_yarkiy_ty_deviz_ii_evropeyskikh_igr_2019_goda_v_minske_/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]] |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=7 July 2017 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512175225/https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/yarkiy_god_yarkiy_ty_deviz_ii_evropeyskikh_igr_2019_goda_v_minske_/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Anyone who sees this flowering will become the owner of unusual abilities and talents.


===Mascot===
===Mascot===
[[File:2019 European Games Mascot.png|thumbnail|Lesik, the mascot of the games.]]
[[File:2019 European Games Mascot.png|thumbnail|Lesik, the mascot of the games.]]
In autumn of 2017, an open republican contest for the development of the mascot of the European Games was announced. Anyone could take part in the competition. Over 2,000 variants were collected from professionals and amateurs. The public presentation of the winning version took place in Minsk on 29 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Diamond |first1=James |title=Lesik the fox unveiled as Minsk 2019 mascot |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1072825/lesik-the-fox-unveiled-as-minsk-2019-mascot |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=30 November 2019}}</ref> The mascot chosen was a baby fox named "Lesik" who wears a shirt and shorts with the colours of the games' logo and wears shoes and a baseball hat with the games' slogan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belarus eyes revenge at Lithuanian mascot battle with Minsk 2019 mascot Lesik |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/821 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>
In autumn of 2017, an open republican contest for the development of the mascot of the European Games was announced. Anyone could take part in the competition. Over 2,000 variants were collected from professionals and amateurs. The public presentation of the winning version took place in Minsk on 29 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Diamond |first=James |title=Lesik the fox unveiled as Minsk 2019 mascot |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1072825/lesik-the-fox-unveiled-as-minsk-2019-mascot |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=30 November 2019 |archive-date=19 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219213348/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1072825/lesik-the-fox-unveiled-as-minsk-2019-mascot |url-status=live }}</ref> The mascot chosen was a baby fox named "Lesik" who wears a shirt and shorts with the colours of the games' logo and wears shoes and a baseball hat with the games' slogan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belarus eyes revenge at Lithuanian mascot battle with Minsk 2019 mascot Lesik |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/821 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=27 February 2019 |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627132521/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/821 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Lesik's story is based after [[The Little Prince]], when after the Little Prince leaves Earth, Lesik the Fox misses his new friend and wants to make more. He learns of a legendary flower called the Paparats Kvetka which can help his dream come true, but he needs to travel 1 million steps to Belarus to find it. He represents friendship, development, harmony, discipline, determination, cheerfulness, invincibility and vigour, according to the mascot's creators.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/722|title=Lesik is the mascot of the 2nd European Games|agency=Minsk 2019|date=30 November 2018}}</ref>
Lesik's story is based after [[The Little Prince]], when after the Little Prince leaves Earth, Lesik the Fox misses his new friend and wants to make more. He learns of a legendary flower called the Paparats Kvetka which can help his dream come true, but he needs to travel 1 million steps to Belarus to find it. He represents friendship, development, harmony, discipline, determination, cheerfulness, invincibility and vigour, according to the mascot's creators.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/722|title=Lesik is the mascot of the 2nd European Games|agency=Minsk 2019|date=30 November 2018|access-date=24 June 2019|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627132519/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/722|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Slogan===
===Slogan===
The slogan of the event is "Bright Year, Bright You!", which also successfully points to the national domain of the Republic of Belarus and the official international abbreviation BY.<ref name="SLOG" /> The Belarusian equivalent of the slogan is the phrase "{{lang|be|Час яскравых перамог!}}", and the Russian is "{{lang|ru|Время ярких побед!}}", literally "Time for bright victories!"<ref name="AIF">{{cite web |last1=Первунин |first1=Василий |title=Время ярких побед. Что нужно знать болельщику о Европейских играх в Минске? |url=http://www.aif.by/timefree/sport/vremya_yarkih_pobed_chto_nuzhno_znat_bolelshchiku_o_evropeyskih_igrah_v_minske |website=[[Argumenty i Fakty]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |language=ru |date=25 May 2019}}</ref>
The slogan of the event is "Bright Year, Bright You!", which also successfully points to the national domain of the Republic of Belarus and the official international abbreviation BY.<ref name="SLOG"/> The Belarusian equivalent of the slogan is the phrase "{{lang|be|Час яскравых перамог!}}", and the Russian is "{{lang|ru|Время ярких побед!}}", literally "Time for bright victories!"<ref name="AIF">{{cite web |last=Первунин |first=Василий |title=Время ярких побед. Что нужно знать болельщику о Европейских играх в Минске? |url=http://www.aif.by/timefree/sport/vremya_yarkih_pobed_chto_nuzhno_znat_bolelshchiku_o_evropeyskih_igrah_v_minske |website=[[Argumenty i Fakty]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |language=ru |date=25 May 2019 |archive-date=29 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629072411/http://www.aif.by/timefree/sport/vremya_yarkih_pobed_chto_nuzhno_znat_bolelshchiku_o_evropeyskih_igrah_v_minske |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Star Ambassadors===
===Star Ambassadors===
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*[[Darya Domracheva]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pavitt |first1=Michael |title=Minsk 2019 ambassador Domracheva switches biathlon for karate in latest promotional event |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070338/minsk-2019-ambassador-domracheva-switches-biathlon-for-karate-in-latest-promotional-event |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=24 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[Darya Domracheva]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Pavitt |first=Michael |title=Minsk 2019 ambassador Domracheva switches biathlon for karate in latest promotional event |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070338/minsk-2019-ambassador-domracheva-switches-biathlon-for-karate-in-latest-promotional-event |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=24 September 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512200327/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070338/minsk-2019-ambassador-domracheva-switches-biathlon-for-karate-in-latest-promotional-event |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Aliaksandr Bahdanovich]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Diamond |first1=James |title=Olympic canoe sprint champion Bahdanovich named Minsk 2019 ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069771/olympic-canoe-sprint-champion-bahdanovich-named-minsk-2019-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=10 September 2019}}</ref>
*[[Aliaksandr Bahdanovich]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Diamond |first=James |title=Olympic canoe sprint champion Bahdanovich named Minsk 2019 ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069771/olympic-canoe-sprint-champion-bahdanovich-named-minsk-2019-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512200330/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069771/olympic-canoe-sprint-champion-bahdanovich-named-minsk-2019-ambassador |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Aleksandr Medved]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Owen |first1=David |title=Triple Olympic wrestling gold medallist to join list of Minsk 2019 ambassadors |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069671/triple-olympic-wrestling-gold-medallist-to-join-list-of-minsk-2019-ambassadors |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=6 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[Aleksandr Medved]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Owen |first=David |title=Triple Olympic wrestling gold medallist to join list of Minsk 2019 ambassadors |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069671/triple-olympic-wrestling-gold-medallist-to-join-list-of-minsk-2019-ambassadors |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=6 September 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512200333/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069671/triple-olympic-wrestling-gold-medallist-to-join-list-of-minsk-2019-ambassadors |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Volha Mazuronak]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Dan |title=European marathon champion Mazuronak becomes latest Minsk 2019 ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070018/european-marathon-champion-mazuronak-becomes-latest-minsk-2019-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=16 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[Volha Mazuronak]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Dan |title=European marathon champion Mazuronak becomes latest Minsk 2019 ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070018/european-marathon-champion-mazuronak-becomes-latest-minsk-2019-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200559/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070018/european-marathon-champion-mazuronak-becomes-latest-minsk-2019-ambassador |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Rostislav Krimer]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Dan |title=Classical pianist signs up as Minsk 2019 ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071264/classical-pianist-signs-up-as-minsk-2019-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=21 October 2018}}</ref>
*[[Rostislav Krimer]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Dan |title=Classical pianist signs up as Minsk 2019 ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071264/classical-pianist-signs-up-as-minsk-2019-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=21 October 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512200342/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071264/classical-pianist-signs-up-as-minsk-2019-ambassador |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Alexandr Romankov]]<ref name="AM1">{{cite web |last1=Diamond |first1=James |title=Former Olympic fencing champion and Miss Belarus 2018 named ambassadors for Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1075620/former-olympic-fencing-champion-and-miss-belarus-2018-named-ambassadors-for-minsk-2019 |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=16 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[Alexandr Romankov]]<ref name="AM1">{{cite web |last=Diamond |first=James |title=Former Olympic fencing champion and Miss Belarus 2018 named ambassadors for Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1075620/former-olympic-fencing-champion-and-miss-belarus-2018-named-ambassadors-for-minsk-2019 |website=Inside the Games |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=16 February 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512194759/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1075620/former-olympic-fencing-champion-and-miss-belarus-2018-named-ambassadors-for-minsk-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ruslan Alekhno]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Etchells |first1=Daniel |title=Famous Belarusian singer named star ambassador of Minsk 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076666/famous-belarusian-singer-named-star-ambassador-of-minsk-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=12 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ruslan Alekhno named Star Ambassador of 2nd European Games |url=https://eng.belta.by/society/view/ruslan-alekhno-named-star-ambassador-of-2nd-european-games-119321-2019/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[Ruslan Alekhno]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Etchells |first=Daniel |title=Famous Belarusian singer named star ambassador of Minsk 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076666/famous-belarusian-singer-named-star-ambassador-of-minsk-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=12 March 2019 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517175239/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076666/famous-belarusian-singer-named-star-ambassador-of-minsk-2019-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ruslan Alekhno named Star Ambassador of 2nd European Games |url=https://eng.belta.by/society/view/ruslan-alekhno-named-star-ambassador-of-2nd-european-games-119321-2019/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=11 March 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602172109/https://eng.belta.by/society/view/ruslan-alekhno-named-star-ambassador-of-2nd-european-games-119321-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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*Maria Vasilevich<ref name="AM1" /><ref>{{cite web |title=2nd European Games Minsk 2019 to give new impulse to sport movement in Belarus |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/2nd-european-games-minsk-2019-to-give-new-impulse-to-sport-movement-in-belarus-121503-2019/ |website=[[Belarusian Telegraph Agency|BelTA]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=31 May 2019}}</ref>
*Maria Vasilevich<ref name="AM1"/><ref>{{cite web |title=2nd European Games Minsk 2019 to give new impulse to sport movement in Belarus |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/2nd-european-games-minsk-2019-to-give-new-impulse-to-sport-movement-in-belarus-121503-2019/ |website=[[Belarusian Telegraph Agency|BelTA]] |access-date=31 May 2019 |date=31 May 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531190321/https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/2nd-european-games-minsk-2019-to-give-new-impulse-to-sport-movement-in-belarus-121503-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Askold Zapashny<ref name="SA">{{cite web |title=MINSK 2019 ANNOUNCED TWO NEW STAR AMBASSADORS |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/minsk-2019-announced-two-new-star-ambassadors/ |website=[[European Olympic Committee]] |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=10 September 2018}}</ref>
*Askold Zapashny<ref name="SA">{{cite web |title=MINSK 2019 ANNOUNCED TWO NEW STAR AMBASSADORS |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/minsk-2019-announced-two-new-star-ambassadors/ |website=[[European Olympic Committee]] |access-date=12 May 2019 |date=10 September 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512183104/http://www.eurolympic.org/minsk-2019-announced-two-new-star-ambassadors/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Edgard Zapashny<ref name="SA" />
*Edgard Zapashny<ref name="SA"/>
*[[Tunzala Agayeva]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillen |first1=Nancy |title=Azerbaijani singer Agaeva becomes Minsk 2019 star ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078930/azerbaijani-singer-agaeva-becomes-minsk-2019-star-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=7 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[Tunzala Agayeva]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Gillen |first=Nancy |title=Azerbaijani singer Agaeva becomes Minsk 2019 star ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078930/azerbaijani-singer-agaeva-becomes-minsk-2019-star-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602170912/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078930/azerbaijani-singer-agaeva-becomes-minsk-2019-star-ambassador |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ani Lorak]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillen |first1=Nancy |title=Ukrainian singer Lorak becomes ambassador for Minsk 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073182/ukrainian-singer-lorak-becomes-ambassador-for-minsk-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=10 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ani Lorak named 2nd European Games Star Ambassador |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/ani-lorak-named-2nd-european-games-star-ambassador-117275-2018/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=12 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Ani Lorak]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Gillen |first=Nancy |title=Ukrainian singer Lorak becomes ambassador for Minsk 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073182/ukrainian-singer-lorak-becomes-ambassador-for-minsk-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=10 December 2018 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602231021/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073182/ukrainian-singer-lorak-becomes-ambassador-for-minsk-2019-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ani Lorak named 2nd European Games Star Ambassador |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/ani-lorak-named-2nd-european-games-star-ambassador-117275-2018/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=12 December 2018 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602172113/https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/ani-lorak-named-2nd-european-games-star-ambassador-117275-2018/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Alexei Yagudin]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexei Yagudin named Star Ambassador of 2nd European Games |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/alexei-yagudin-named-star-ambassador-of-2nd-european-games-120422-2019/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=18 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[Alexei Yagudin]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexei Yagudin named Star Ambassador of 2nd European Games |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/alexei-yagudin-named-star-ambassador-of-2nd-european-games-120422-2019/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=18 April 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602172109/https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/alexei-yagudin-named-star-ambassador-of-2nd-european-games-120422-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Nellie Kim]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mackay |first1=Duncan |title=Minsk 2019 appoint Olympic gymnastics legend as latest star ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078552/minsk-2019-appoint-olympic-gymnastics-legend-as-latest-star-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=3 June 2019 |date=28 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[Nellie Kim]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Mackay |first=Duncan |title=Minsk 2019 appoint Olympic gymnastics legend as latest star ambassador |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078552/minsk-2019-appoint-olympic-gymnastics-legend-as-latest-star-ambassador |website=Inside the Games |access-date=3 June 2019 |date=28 April 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602170928/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078552/minsk-2019-appoint-olympic-gymnastics-legend-as-latest-star-ambassador |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Torch relay===
===Torch relay===
The torch relay "Flame of Peace" was planned for before the games. In addition to traditional running with a torch, there were also creative performances organised along the route. The torch relay will last for 50 days and will cover 7,700&nbsp;km.<ref name="TORCH">{{cite web |title=From Rome to Minsk: Flame of Peace torch relay of the 2nd European Games presented in the Belarusian capital |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/photo/from-rome-to-minsk-flame-of-peace-torch-relay-of-the-2nd-european-games-presented-in-the-belarusian-capital_ti_1286_0000024844.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=6 April 2019}}</ref> The relay will include 450 torchbearers, 100 volunteers and 10 flame keepers.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Torch Relay Underway as Flame of Peace Lit for Minsk 2019 |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/international-torch-relay-underway-as-flame-of-peace-lit-for-minsk-2019/ |website=European Olympic Committee |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=3 May 2019}}</ref> The torch relay will begin on 3 May in [[Rome]].<ref>[http://www.eurolympic.org/pdf//] European Olympic Committees, 1 January 2019</ref>
The torch relay "Flame of Peace" was planned for before the games. In addition to traditional running with a torch, there were also creative performances organised along the route. The torch relay will last for 50 days and will cover 7,700&nbsp;km.<ref name="TORCH">{{cite web |title=From Rome to Minsk: Flame of Peace torch relay of the 2nd European Games presented in the Belarusian capital |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/photo/from-rome-to-minsk-flame-of-peace-torch-relay-of-the-2nd-european-games-presented-in-the-belarusian-capital_ti_1286_0000024844.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=6 April 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511182206/https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/photo/from-rome-to-minsk-flame-of-peace-torch-relay-of-the-2nd-european-games-presented-in-the-belarusian-capital_ti_1286_0000024844.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The relay will include 450 torchbearers, 100 volunteers and 10 flame keepers.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Torch Relay Underway as Flame of Peace Lit for Minsk 2019 |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/international-torch-relay-underway-as-flame-of-peace-lit-for-minsk-2019/ |website=European Olympic Committee |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=3 May 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511182209/http://www.eurolympic.org/international-torch-relay-underway-as-flame-of-peace-lit-for-minsk-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The torch relay will begin on 3 May in [[Rome]].<ref>[http://www.eurolympic.org/pdf//] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220063021/http://www.eurolympic.org/pdf/|date=2019-02-20}} European Olympic Committees, 1 January 2019</ref>


The torch itself was designed by Yulia Braychuk, weighs 1.7&nbsp;kg and is 81&nbsp;cm tall.<ref name="BEGIN">{{cite web |title=EUROPEAN GAMES 'FLAME OF PEACE' IS ON ITS WAY! |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1032 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=6 April 2019}}</ref> It is made from [[stainless steel]] and can be attached to a bike or wheelchair.<ref name="TORCH" />
The torch itself was designed by Yulia Braychuk, weighs 1.7&nbsp;kg and is 81&nbsp;cm tall.<ref name="BEGIN">{{cite web |title=EUROPEAN GAMES 'FLAME OF PEACE' IS ON ITS WAY! |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1032 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=6 April 2019 |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319113657/https://minsk2019.by/ru |url-status=live }}</ref> It is made from [[stainless steel]] and can be attached to a bike or wheelchair.<ref name="TORCH"/>


====Route====
====Route====
Line 843: Line 846:
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*3 May (day 1)
*3 May (day 1)
*:[[Rome]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Torch Relay Underway as Flame of Peace Lit for Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/2019/may/international-torch-relay-underway-as-flame-of-peace-lit-for-minsk-2019/ |website=European Table Tennis Union |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=3 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Media Advisory: 2nd European Games Minsk 2019 Flame of Peace Lighting Ceremony & Live Press Conference |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/media-advisory-2nd-european-games-minsk-2019-flame-of-peace-lighting-ceremony-live-press-conference/ |website=[[European Olympic Committees]] |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=29 April 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Rome]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Torch Relay Underway as Flame of Peace Lit for Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/2019/may/international-torch-relay-underway-as-flame-of-peace-lit-for-minsk-2019/ |website=European Table Tennis Union |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=3 May 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531190327/https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/2019/may/international-torch-relay-underway-as-flame-of-peace-lit-for-minsk-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Media Advisory: 2nd European Games Minsk 2019 Flame of Peace Lighting Ceremony & Live Press Conference |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/media-advisory-2nd-european-games-minsk-2019-flame-of-peace-lighting-ceremony-live-press-conference/ |website=[[European Olympic Committees]] |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=29 April 2019 |archive-date=24 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624192853/http://www.eurolympic.org/media-advisory-2nd-european-games-minsk-2019-flame-of-peace-lighting-ceremony-live-press-conference/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*4 May (day 2)
*4 May (day 2)
*:[[Courmayeur]]
*:[[Courmayeur]]
*5-7 May<ref>{{cite web |title=MINSK 2019 – FLAME OF PEACE REACHES TOP OF MONTBLANC |url=http://www.anocolympic.org/olympic-movement/minsk-2019-flame-of-peace-reaches-top-of-montblanc/ |website=ANOC Olympic |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
*5-7 May<ref>{{cite web |title=MINSK 2019 – FLAME OF PEACE REACHES TOP OF MONTBLANC |url=http://www.anocolympic.org/olympic-movement/minsk-2019-flame-of-peace-reaches-top-of-montblanc/ |website=ANOC Olympic |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=10 May 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531031935/http://www.anocolympic.org/olympic-movement/minsk-2019-flame-of-peace-reaches-top-of-montblanc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*:[[Mont Blanc]] (5-7 May)<ref name="DZ">{{cite web |title=The "Flame of Peace" Relay will arrive in Grodno on May 18 from Rome |url=http://dzyannica.by/content/flame-peace-relay-will-arrive-grodno-may-18-rome |website=Dzyannica |access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Mont Blanc]] (5-7 May)<ref name="DZ">{{cite web |title=The "Flame of Peace" Relay will arrive in Grodno on May 18 from Rome |url=http://dzyannica.by/content/flame-peace-relay-will-arrive-grodno-may-18-rome |website=Dzyannica |access-date=19 May 2019 |archive-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191124010544/http://dzyannica.by/content/flame-peace-relay-will-arrive-grodno-may-18-rome |url-status=live }}</ref>
*:[[Courmayeur]] (Return after descent on 7 May)
*:[[Courmayeur]] (Return after descent on 7 May)
*8 May (day 3)
*8 May (day 3)
*:[[Ljubljana]]<ref>{{cite web |title="Flame of Peace" lights up Ljubljana |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1124 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=8 May 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Ljubljana]]<ref>{{cite web |title="Flame of Peace" lights up Ljubljana |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1124 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=8 May 2019 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200559/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1124 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*9 May (day 4)<ref>{{cite web |title=Torch Relay "Flame of Peace" passes through Vienna and Budapest |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/estafeta_ognya_plamya_mira_nakanune_pobyvala_v_vene_i_budapeshte/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]] |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
*9 May (day 4)<ref>{{cite web |title=Torch Relay "Flame of Peace" passes through Vienna and Budapest |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/estafeta_ognya_plamya_mira_nakanune_pobyvala_v_vene_i_budapeshte/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]] |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=10 May 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511182251/https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/estafeta_ognya_plamya_mira_nakanune_pobyvala_v_vene_i_budapeshte/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*:[[Vienna]]
*:[[Vienna]]
*:[[Budapest]]
*:[[Budapest]]
*10 May (day 5)
*10 May (day 5)
*:[[Bratislava]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Torch of II European Games welcomed in Bratislava |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/v_bratislave_prokhodit_tseremoniya_vstrechi_ognya_ii_evropeyskikh_igr/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]] |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Bratislava]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Torch of II European Games welcomed in Bratislava |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/v_bratislave_prokhodit_tseremoniya_vstrechi_ognya_ii_evropeyskikh_igr/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]] |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=10 May 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511185209/https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/v_bratislave_prokhodit_tseremoniya_vstrechi_ognya_ii_evropeyskikh_igr/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*:[[Brno]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Flame of Peace travels through Bratislava, Brno |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/flame-of-peace-travels-through-bratislava-brno_i_97861.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Brno]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Flame of Peace travels through Bratislava, Brno |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/flame-of-peace-travels-through-bratislava-brno_i_97861.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=10 May 2019 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814023658/https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/flame-of-peace-travels-through-bratislava-brno_i_97861.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*11 May (day 6)
*11 May (day 6)
*:[[Warsaw]]
*:[[Warsaw]]
*12 May (day 7)
*12 May (day 7)
*:[[Brest, Belarus|Brest]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillen |first1=Nancy |title=Brest to be first region in Belarus to receive Minsk 2019 Flame of Peace |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077214/brest-to-be-first-region-in-belarus-to-receive-minsk-2019-flame-of-peace |website=Inside the Games |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=26 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Philip |title=European Games Torch Relay crosses border into Belarus |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079172/european-games-torch-relay-crosses-border-into-belarus |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=13 May 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Brest, Belarus|Brest]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Gillen |first=Nancy |title=Brest to be first region in Belarus to receive Minsk 2019 Flame of Peace |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077214/brest-to-be-first-region-in-belarus-to-receive-minsk-2019-flame-of-peace |website=Inside the Games |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=26 March 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512200343/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077214/brest-to-be-first-region-in-belarus-to-receive-minsk-2019-flame-of-peace |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Barker |first=Philip |title=European Games Torch Relay crosses border into Belarus |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079172/european-games-torch-relay-crosses-border-into-belarus |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=13 May 2019 |archive-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529095908/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079172/european-games-torch-relay-crosses-border-into-belarus |url-status=live }}</ref>
*13 May (day 8)
*13 May (day 8)
*:[[Skoki, Belarus|Skoki]]
*:[[Skoki, Belarus|Skoki]]
*14 May (day 9)
*14 May (day 9)
*:[[Kamyanyets]]
*:[[Kamyanyets]]
*:[[Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park]]<ref name="BEGIN" />
*:[[Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park]]<ref name="BEGIN"/>
*15 May (day 10)
*15 May (day 10)
*:[[Pinsk]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Flame of Peace greeted in Polesie |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/plamya_mira_vstrechali_na_polese_/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]] |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=15 May 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Pinsk]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Flame of Peace greeted in Polesie |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/plamya_mira_vstrechali_na_polese_/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]] |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=15 May 2019 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517131849/https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/plamya_mira_vstrechali_na_polese_/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*16 May (day 11)
*16 May (day 11)
*:[[Kudrichi]]
*:[[Kudrichi]]
*:[[Mikashevichy]]
*:[[Mikashevichy]]
*17 May (day 12)
*17 May (day 12)
*:[[Baranavichy]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Flame of Peace Relay continues its way through Belarus |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/estafeta_plamya_mira_segodnya_prodolzhit_svoy_put_po_territorii_belarusi/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=13 May 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Baranavichy]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Flame of Peace Relay continues its way through Belarus |url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/estafeta_plamya_mira_segodnya_prodolzhit_svoy_put_po_territorii_belarusi/ |website=[[Belteleradiocompany]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=13 May 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602180925/https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/sport/estafeta_plamya_mira_segodnya_prodolzhit_svoy_put_po_territorii_belarusi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*:[[Kosava, Belarus|Kosava]]
*:[[Kosava, Belarus|Kosava]]
*18 May (day 13)
*18 May (day 13)
*:[[Grodno]]<ref name="DZ" />
*:[[Grodno]]<ref name="DZ"/>
*19 May (day 14)
*19 May (day 14)
*:[[Augustów Canal]]<ref name="DZ" />
*:[[Augustów Canal]]<ref name="DZ"/>
*20 May (day 15)
*20 May (day 15)
*:[[Vawkavysk]]
*:[[Vawkavysk]]
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*:[[Lida]]
*23 May (day 18)
*23 May (day 18)
*:[[Ogiński family|Oginski Family Estate and Museum]]<ref name="DZ" />
*:[[Ogiński family|Oginski Family Estate and Museum]]<ref name="DZ"/>
*:[[Astravyets]]
*:[[Astravyets]]
*:[[Gervyaty]]<ref name="DZ" />
*:[[Gervyaty]]<ref name="DZ"/>
*24 May (day 19)
*24 May (day 19)
*:[[Vitebsk]]
*:[[Vitebsk]]
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*:[[Orsha]]
*30 May (day 25)
*30 May (day 25)
*:[[Mogilev]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Philip |title=European Games Flame inches closer to Minsk with Shklov visit |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079963/european-games-flame-inches-closer-to-minsk-with-shklov-visit |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=31 May 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Mogilev]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Barker |first=Philip |title=European Games Flame inches closer to Minsk with Shklov visit |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079963/european-games-flame-inches-closer-to-minsk-with-shklov-visit |website=Inside the Games |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=31 May 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602162634/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079963/european-games-flame-inches-closer-to-minsk-with-shklov-visit |url-status=live }}</ref>
*31 May (day 26)
*31 May (day 26)
*:[[Shkloŭ]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk European Games torch relay arrives in Shklov |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/minsk-european-games-torch-relay-arrives-in-shklov-121484-2019/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=31 May 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Shkloŭ]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk European Games torch relay arrives in Shklov |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/minsk-european-games-torch-relay-arrives-in-shklov-121484-2019/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=31 May 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531190557/https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/minsk-european-games-torch-relay-arrives-in-shklov-121484-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*:[[Aleksandryia]]
*:[[Aleksandryia]]
*1 June (day 27)
*1 June (day 27)
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*21 June (day 48)
*21 June (day 48)
*:[[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Olympic Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk hosts 2nd European Games Flame of Peace presentation |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/minsk-hosts-2nd-european-games-flame-of-peace-presentation_i_95999.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=6 April 2019}}</ref>
*:[[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Olympic Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk hosts 2nd European Games Flame of Peace presentation |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/minsk-hosts-2nd-european-games-flame-of-peace-presentation_i_95999.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=6 April 2019 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814023650/https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/minsk-hosts-2nd-european-games-flame-of-peace-presentation_i_95999.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Promotion==
==Promotion==

===Selfie contest===
===Selfie contest===
The deadline for submitting the selfie photos was October 2018.<ref name="BOC">{{cite web |title=Deadline for Minsk 2019 European Games selfie competition extended |url=http://www.noc.by/en/news/deadline-for-minsk-2019-european-games-selfie-competition-extended/ |website=[[Belarus Olympic Committee]] |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=10 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Radio Belarus announces MINSK 2019 selfie contest |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/radio-belarus-announces-minsk-2019-selfie-contest-110589-2018/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=3 April 2018}}</ref> The criteria for evaluating photos include compliance with the theme and conditions of the contest, as well as artistic taste and originality. The final results were to be announced in late December 2018; however, the competition was extended to the 31 December.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillen |first1=Nancy |title=Minsk 2019 European Games selfie competition extended |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071850/minsk-2019-european-games-selfie-competition-extended |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=4 November 2018}}</ref> It was then later announced that the deadline would be extended again to the 25 February 2019.<ref name="BOC" /><ref>{{cite web |title=#MINSK2019 selfie contest extended till 25 February |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/minsk2019-selfie-contest-extended-till-25-february_i_0000091212.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
The deadline for submitting the selfie photos was October 2018.<ref name="BOC">{{cite web |title=Deadline for Minsk 2019 European Games selfie competition extended |url=http://www.noc.by/en/news/deadline-for-minsk-2019-european-games-selfie-competition-extended/ |website=[[Belarus Olympic Committee]] |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=10 January 2019 |archive-date=14 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914200404/https://www.noc.by/en/news/deadline-for-minsk-2019-european-games-selfie-competition-extended/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Radio Belarus announces MINSK 2019 selfie contest |url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/radio-belarus-announces-minsk-2019-selfie-contest-110589-2018/ |website=[[BelTA]] |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=3 April 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019183435/http://eng.belta.by/sport/view/radio-belarus-announces-minsk-2019-selfie-contest-110589-2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The criteria for evaluating photos include compliance with the theme and conditions of the contest, as well as artistic taste and originality. The final results were to be announced in late December 2018; however, the competition was extended to the 31 December.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gillen |first=Nancy |title=Minsk 2019 European Games selfie competition extended |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071850/minsk-2019-european-games-selfie-competition-extended |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=4 November 2018 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200559/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071850/minsk-2019-european-games-selfie-competition-extended |url-status=live }}</ref> It was then later announced that the deadline would be extended again to the 25 February 2019.<ref name="BOC"/><ref>{{cite web |title=#MINSK2019 selfie contest extended till 25 February |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/minsk2019-selfie-contest-extended-till-25-february_i_0000091212.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813180634/https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/minsk2019-selfie-contest-extended-till-25-february_i_0000091212.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


The winners were awarded diplomas from [[Belteleradiocompany]], as well as sets of tickets for the events of the European Games in Minsk and the official gear of the National Team of the Republic of Belarus.<ref name="BOC" /><ref name="SELFIE">{{cite web |title=MINSK 2019 EUROPEAN GAMES – WHAT'S NEW |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/minsk-2019-european-games-whats-new/ |website=[[European Olympic Committees]] |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=13 April 2018}}</ref> It happened on 21 June, nearly 30 minutes prior to Opening Ceremony of the Games.
The winners were awarded diplomas from [[Belteleradiocompany]], as well as sets of tickets for the events of the European Games in Minsk and the official gear of the National Team of the Republic of Belarus.<ref name="BOC"/><ref name="SELFIE">{{cite web |title=MINSK 2019 EUROPEAN GAMES – WHAT'S NEW |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/minsk-2019-european-games-whats-new/ |website=[[European Olympic Committees]] |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=13 April 2018 |archive-date=3 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603110130/http://www.eurolympic.org/minsk-2019-european-games-whats-new/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It happened on 21 June, nearly 30 minutes prior to Opening Ceremony of the Games.


===Sponsors===
===Sponsors===
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!National Partners
!National Partners
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!Supporters<ref name="SPON"/>
|[[Coca-Cola]], [[Nivea]], [[CITIC Group]], [[Barista]], Indigo, Eximgarant of Belarus, Streamline, Belarus Re, AGAT - Control Systems, Life, Minskaya–4, Soft Club, Yangee, Promargoleasin G, Dalai
|[[Coca-Cola]], [[Nivea]], [[CITIC Group]], [[Barista]], Indigo, Eximgarant of Belarus, Streamline, Belarus Re, AGAT - Control Systems, Life, Minskaya–4, Soft Club, Yangee, Promargoleasin G, Dalai
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!Official Suppliers<ref name="SPON" />
!Official suppliers<ref name="SPON"/>
|[[A1 Belarus|velcom]], Sportpari, Belgosstrakh, Priorbank, Stepanovski, Papakul and Partners Attorn, Business Network, Eurotorg, Mogilevliftmash, Lidkon, Slodych, Toptyshka, Instacups, Teleport VR
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!Media Partners<ref name="SPON"/>
|[[Belarusian Telegraph Agency]], [[Viber]], [[Cinema of Belarus]], [[Sovetskaya Belorussiya – Belarus' Segodnya|Belarus Segodnya]]
|[[Belarusian Telegraph Agency]], [[Viber]], [[Cinema of Belarus]], [[Sovetskaya Belorussiya – Belarus' Segodnya|Belarus Segodnya]]
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In March 2019, the Games' Organising Committee signed a memorandum of understanding with [[UNAIDS]] to strengthen co-operation in promoting safe lifestyles, preventing the spread of [[HIV/AIDS]] and eliminating discrimination around the infection.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillen |first1=Nancy |title=Minsk European Games Organising Committee and UNAIDS sign memorandum of understanding |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076904/minsk-european-games-organising-committee-and-unaids-sign-memorandum-of-understanding |website=Inside the Games |access-date=17 May 2019 |date=17 March 2019}}</ref>
In March 2019, the Games' Organising Committee signed a memorandum of understanding with [[UNAIDS]] to strengthen co-operation in promoting safe lifestyles, preventing the spread of [[HIV/AIDS]] and eliminating discrimination around the infection.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gillen |first=Nancy |title=Minsk European Games Organising Committee and UNAIDS sign memorandum of understanding |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076904/minsk-european-games-organising-committee-and-unaids-sign-memorandum-of-understanding |website=Inside the Games |access-date=17 May 2019 |date=17 March 2019 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517175223/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076904/minsk-european-games-organising-committee-and-unaids-sign-memorandum-of-understanding |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Stamps===
===Stamps===
On 1 February 2019, [[Belposhta]], the Belarussian postal service, released the official stamps for the Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belarus issues stamps dedicated to the 2nd European Games |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/820 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref> The four designs depict a cyclist, a runner, a rower and a dancer and were designed by Marina Vitkovskaya, with 120,000 sets being printed.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games Minsk 2019 |url=http://www.belpost.by/eng/stamps/stamp-catalogue/2019-chrono-eng/04-2019-01-25-eng/ |website=[[Belposhta]] |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Ministry of Communications will issue postage stamps dedicated to the 2nd European Games |url=https://mpt.gov.by/en/news/30-01-2019-4012 |website=Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=30 January 2019}}</ref> There was an official cancellation ceremony in [[Minsk City Hall]] on the day of release.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mackay |first1=Duncan |title=Minsk 2019 launches souvenir stamps to mark European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1075729/minsk-2019-launches-souvenir-stamps-to-mark-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=27 February 2019 |date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
On 1 February 2019, [[Belposhta]], the Belarusian postal service, released the official stamps for the Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belarus issues stamps dedicated to the 2nd European Games |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/820 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=27 February 2019 |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228004419/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/820 |url-status=live }}</ref> The four designs depict a cyclist, a runner, a rower and a dancer and were designed by Marina Vitkovskaya, with 120,000 sets being printed.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2nd European Games Minsk 2019 |url=http://www.belpost.by/eng/stamps/stamp-catalogue/2019-chrono-eng/04-2019-01-25-eng/ |website=[[Belposhta]] |access-date=27 February 2019 |archive-date=2019-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228004304/http://www.belpost.by/eng/stamps/stamp-catalogue/2019-chrono-eng/04-2019-01-25-eng/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Ministry of Communications will issue postage stamps dedicated to the 2nd European Games |url=https://mpt.gov.by/en/news/30-01-2019-4012 |website=Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=30 January 2019 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808004359/https://www.mpt.gov.by/en/news/30-01-2019-4012 |url-status=live }}</ref> There was an official cancellation ceremony in [[Minsk City Hall]] on the day of release.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mackay |first=Duncan |title=Minsk 2019 launches souvenir stamps to mark European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1075729/minsk-2019-launches-souvenir-stamps-to-mark-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=27 February 2019 |date=19 February 2019 |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228065651/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1075729/minsk-2019-launches-souvenir-stamps-to-mark-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Broadcasting rights===
===Broadcasting rights===
In February 2019, International Sports Broadcasting, a [[Spain|Spanish]] firm, was chosen as the host broadcaster for the Games, beating [[Match TV]] and Medialuso-Mediapro.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spanish International Sports Broadcasting company will become the host broadcaster of the 2nd European Games 2019 |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/194 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=29 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pavitt |first1=Michael |title=ISB chosen as host broadcaster for Minsk 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1061095/isb-chosen-as-host-broadcaster-for-minsk-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=5 February 2018}}</ref> The company had previously broadcast the [[1st European Games]] in [[Baku]].<ref>{{cite web |title=International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) Selected As Host Broadcaster For Inaugural European Games In Baku |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/international-sports-broadcasting-isb-selected-as-host-broadcaster-for-inaugural-european-games-in-baku/ |website=European Olympic Committee |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> In March 2019, ISB was allowed to sell global broadcasting rights for the Games, with around 117 countries that have already been granted viewing rights.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mackay |first1=Duncan |title=ISB appointed to sell broadcast rights for 2019 European Games in Minsk |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1064309/isb-appointed-to-sell-broadcast-rights-for-2019-european-games-in-minsk |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Etchells |first1=Daniel |title=Broadcast rights for Minsk 2019 European Games granted to 117 countries |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076984/broadcast-rights-for-minsk-2019-european-games-granted-to-117-countries |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref> ISB and the Games' organisers have expressed that they hope to broadcast to more than 160 countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=4 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rights to broadcast 2nd European Games granted to 117 states |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/956 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 |date=15 March 2019}}</ref>
In February 2019, International Sports Broadcasting, a [[Spain|Spanish]] firm, was chosen as the host broadcaster for the Games, beating [[Match TV]] and Medialuso-Mediapro.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spanish International Sports Broadcasting company will become the host broadcaster of the 2nd European Games 2019 |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/194 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=29 January 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511173307/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/194 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pavitt |first=Michael |title=ISB chosen as host broadcaster for Minsk 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1061095/isb-chosen-as-host-broadcaster-for-minsk-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=5 February 2018 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511173241/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1061095/isb-chosen-as-host-broadcaster-for-minsk-2019-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref> The company had previously broadcast the [[1st European Games]] in [[Baku]].<ref>{{cite web |title=International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) Selected As Host Broadcaster For Inaugural European Games In Baku |url=http://www.eurolympic.org/international-sports-broadcasting-isb-selected-as-host-broadcaster-for-inaugural-european-games-in-baku/ |website=European Olympic Committee |date=13 December 2013 |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511173233/http://www.eurolympic.org/international-sports-broadcasting-isb-selected-as-host-broadcaster-for-inaugural-european-games-in-baku/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2019, ISB was allowed to sell global broadcasting rights for the Games, with around 117 countries that have already been granted viewing rights.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mackay |first=Duncan |title=ISB appointed to sell broadcast rights for 2019 European Games in Minsk |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1064309/isb-appointed-to-sell-broadcast-rights-for-2019-european-games-in-minsk |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=15 March 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511173232/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1064309/isb-appointed-to-sell-broadcast-rights-for-2019-european-games-in-minsk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Etchells |first=Daniel |title=Broadcast rights for Minsk 2019 European Games granted to 117 countries |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076984/broadcast-rights-for-minsk-2019-european-games-granted-to-117-countries |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 May 2019 |date=19 March 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511173241/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1076984/broadcast-rights-for-minsk-2019-european-games-granted-to-117-countries |url-status=live }}</ref> ISB and the Games' organisers have expressed that they hope to broadcast to more than 160 countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=2nd European Games 2019 Minsk, Belarus |url=http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |website=Belarus Facts |access-date=7 June 2019 |page=4 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200601/http://belarusfacts.by/upload/18.04.10_eurogames_eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rights to broadcast 2nd European Games granted to 117 states |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/956 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 |date=15 March 2019 |archive-date=7 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607172603/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/956 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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* {{BLR}} - [[National State Television and Radio Company of Belarus|BTRC]]
* {{CZE}} – [[ČT Sport|ČT sport]]
* {{CZE}} – [[ČT Sport|ČT sport]]
* {{DEN}} – [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sådan bliver DR's sportssommer |url=https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/nyheder/saadan-bliver-drs-sportssommer |access-date=1 August 2021 |date=15 May 2019 |language=da}}</ref>
* {{DEN}} – [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sådan bliver DR's sportssommer |url=https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/nyheder/saadan-bliver-drs-sportssommer |access-date=1 August 2021 |date=15 May 2019 |language=da |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801175249/https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/nyheder/saadan-bliver-drs-sportssommer |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{ESP}} – [[Teledeporte]]<ref>{{cite web |title=El Deporte español se prueba en Minsk a un año de Tokio 2020 |url=http://www.rtve.es/deportes/20190614/deporte-espanol-se-prueba-minsk-ano-tokio-2020/1957182.shtml |access-date=16 June 2019 |date=14 June 2019 |language=es}}</ref>
* {{ESP}} – [[Teledeporte]]<ref>{{cite web |title=El Deporte español se prueba en Minsk a un año de Tokio 2020 |url=http://www.rtve.es/deportes/20190614/deporte-espanol-se-prueba-minsk-ano-tokio-2020/1957182.shtml |access-date=16 June 2019 |date=14 June 2019 |language=es |archive-date=22 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622053314/http://www.rtve.es/deportes/20190614/deporte-espanol-se-prueba-minsk-ano-tokio-2020/1957182.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{FRA}} – [[L'Équipe (TV channel)|La chaine L'Équipe]]<ref>{{cite web |title=La chaine L'Équipe – Programmes du samedi 22 au vendredi 28 juin |url=https://blog.lequipe.fr/programmes-lachainelequipe/la-chaine-lequipe-programmes-du-samedi-22-au-vendredi-28-juin/ |website=La chaine L’Équipe |access-date=17 June 2019 |date=4 June 2019 |language=fr}}</ref>
* {{FRA}} – [[L'Équipe (TV channel)|La chaine L'Équipe]]<ref>{{cite web |title=La chaine L'Équipe – Programmes du samedi 22 au vendredi 28 juin |url=https://blog.lequipe.fr/programmes-lachainelequipe/la-chaine-lequipe-programmes-du-samedi-22-au-vendredi-28-juin/ |website=La chaine L’Équipe |access-date=17 June 2019 |date=4 June 2019 |language=fr |archive-date=17 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617101301/https://blog.lequipe.fr/programmes-lachainelequipe/la-chaine-lequipe-programmes-du-samedi-22-au-vendredi-28-juin/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{GBR}} – [[BT Sport]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Etchells |first1=Daniel |title=British Olympic Association announces line-up for Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079542/british-olympic-association-announces-line-up-for-minsk-2019 |website=Inside the Games |access-date=29 May 2019 |date=22 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Team GB announces squad for second European Games at Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/8316-team-gb-announces-squad-for-second-european-games-at-minsk-2019 |website=[[British Gymnastics]] |access-date=29 May 2019 |date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
* {{GBR}} – [[BT Sport]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Etchells |first=Daniel |title=British Olympic Association announces line-up for Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079542/british-olympic-association-announces-line-up-for-minsk-2019 |website=Inside the Games |access-date=29 May 2019 |date=22 May 2019 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022134300/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079542/british-olympic-association-announces-line-up-for-minsk-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Team GB announces squad for second European Games at Minsk 2019 |url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/8316-team-gb-announces-squad-for-second-european-games-at-minsk-2019 |website=[[British Gymnastics]] |access-date=29 May 2019 |date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529095903/https://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/8316-team-gb-announces-squad-for-second-european-games-at-minsk-2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{GEO}} – [[First Channel (Georgian TV channel)|1TV]], [[Second Channel (Georgian TV channel)|2TV]]
* {{GEO}} – [[First Channel (Georgian TV channel)|1TV]], [[Second Channel (Georgian TV channel)|2TV]]
* {{GER}}, {{AUT}}, {{SWI}} and {{LUX}} – [[Sport1 (Germany)|Sport1]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Europaspiele live im TV auf SPORT1 |url=https://www.sport1.de/european-games/2019/05/european-games-2019-mit-team-deutschland-live-im-tv-auf-sport1 |website=Sport1 |access-date=6 June 2019 |date=8 May 2019 |language=de}}</ref><ref name="BRDC" />
* {{GER}}, {{AUT}}, {{SWI}} and {{LUX}} – [[Sport1 (Germany)|Sport1]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Europaspiele live im TV auf SPORT1 |url=https://www.sport1.de/european-games/2019/05/european-games-2019-mit-team-deutschland-live-im-tv-auf-sport1 |website=Sport1 |access-date=6 June 2019 |date=8 May 2019 |language=de |archive-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322170810/https://www.sport1.de/european-games/2019/05/european-games-2019-mit-team-deutschland-live-im-tv-auf-sport1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BRDC"/>
* {{GRE}} – [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]]
* {{GRE}} – [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]]
* {{HUN}} – [[MTVA (Hungary)|M4]]
* {{HUN}} – [[MTVA (Hungary)|MTVA]]
* {{ITA}} – [[Sky Sport (Italy)|Sky Sport]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Su Sky un'estate di grandi eventi: più di 2000 ore live |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/altro/2019/06/05/programmazione-sky-estate-2019.html |website=Sky Sport |access-date=17 June 2019 |date=5 June 2019 |language=it}}</ref>
* {{ITA}} – [[Sky Sport (Italy)|Sky Sport]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Su Sky un'estate di grandi eventi: più di 2000 ore live |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/altro/2019/06/05/programmazione-sky-estate-2019.html |website=Sky Sport |access-date=17 June 2019 |date=5 June 2019 |language=it |archive-date=17 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617092849/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/altro/2019/06/05/programmazione-sky-estate-2019.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{KOS}} – [[Radio Television of Kosovo|RTK]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ekskluzive: RTK transmeton Lojërat Evropiane "Minsk 2019" |url=https://www.rtklive.com/sq/news-single.php?ID=350477 |website=RTK Live |access-date=18 July 2019 |language=sq |date=16 May 2019}}</ref>
* {{KOS}} – [[Radio Television of Kosovo|RTK]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ekskluzive: RTK transmeton Lojërat Evropiane "Minsk 2019" |url=https://www.rtklive.com/sq/news-single.php?ID=350477 |website=RTK Live |access-date=18 July 2019 |language=sq |date=16 May 2019 |archive-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912192002/https://www.rtklive.com/sq/news-single.php?ID=350477 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{POL}} – [[Cyfrowy Polsat|Polsat]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Igrzyska Europejskie 2019 w Polsacie Sport, Polsacie Sport Extra i Polsacie Sport News |url=https://www.cyfrowypolsatnews.pl/news.php?readmore=6935 |website=Cyfrowy Polsat |access-date=10 June 2019 |date=9 June 2019 |language=pl }}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* {{POL}} – [[Cyfrowy Polsat|Polsat]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Igrzyska Europejskie 2019 w Polsacie Sport, Polsacie Sport Extra i Polsacie Sport News |url=https://www.cyfrowypolsatnews.pl/news.php?readmore=6935 |website=Cyfrowy Polsat |access-date=10 June 2019 |date=9 June 2019 |language=pl }}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* {{POR}} – [[Sport TV]]
* {{POR}} – [[Sport TV]]
* {{ROM}} – [[Romanian Television|TVR]]<ref>{{cite web |title=România luptă la Campionatul European de Fotbal U21 - în direct la TVR |url=http://www.tvr.ro/romania-lupta-campionatul-european-de-fotbal-u21---in-direct-la-tvr_24647.html#view |website=TVR |access-date=7 June 2019 |date=24 May 2019 |language=ro}}</ref>
* {{ROM}} – [[Romanian Television|TVR]]<ref>{{cite web |title=România luptă la Campionatul European de Fotbal U21 - în direct la TVR |url=http://www.tvr.ro/romania-lupta-campionatul-european-de-fotbal-u21---in-direct-la-tvr_24647.html#view |website=TVR |access-date=7 June 2019 |date=24 May 2019 |language=ro |archive-date=10 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610231133/http://www.tvr.ro/romania-lupta-campionatul-european-de-fotbal-u21---in-direct-la-tvr_24647.html#view |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{RUS}} – [[Match TV]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Жара в Минске. Все трансляции Европейских игр-2019 |url=https://matchtv.ru/jevropejskije_igry/matchtvnews_NI1039125_Zhara_v_Minske_Vse_translacii_Jevropejskih_igr_2019 |website=Match TV |access-date=18 July 2019 |language=ru |date=23 June 2019}}</ref>
* {{RUS}} – [[Match TV]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Жара в Минске. Все трансляции Европейских игр-2019 |url=https://matchtv.ru/jevropejskije_igry/matchtvnews_NI1039125_Zhara_v_Minske_Vse_translacii_Jevropejskih_igr_2019 |website=Match TV |access-date=18 July 2019 |language=ru |date=23 June 2019 |archive-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718091849/https://matchtv.ru/jevropejskije_igry/matchtvnews_NI1039125_Zhara_v_Minske_Vse_translacii_Jevropejskih_igr_2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{SLO}} – [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija|RTV Slo 2]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Evropske igre |url=https://www.napovednik.com/tv16987541_evropske_igre_prenos_iz_minska |website=Napovednik |access-date=15 June 2019 |date=15 June 2019 |language=sl}}</ref>
* {{SLO}} – [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija|RTV Slo 2]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Evropske igre |url=https://www.napovednik.com/tv16987541_evropske_igre_prenos_iz_minska |website=Napovednik |access-date=15 June 2019 |date=15 June 2019 |language=sl |archive-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912193505/https://www.napovednik.com/tv16987541_evropske_igre_prenos_iz_minska |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{SVK}} – [[Radio and Television of Slovakia|STV 2]]
* {{SVK}} – [[Radio and Television of Slovakia|STV 2]]
* {{TUR}} – Sportstv<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk 2019 Avrupa Oyunları sportstv'de Yayınlanacak |url=http://www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/Haber-Detay/Minsk-2019-Avrupa-Oyunlari-sportstv%E2%80%99de-Yayinlanacak/10102 |website=Olimpiyat Komitesi |access-date=18 June 2019 |date=17 June 2019}}</ref>
* {{TUR}} – Sportstv<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk 2019 Avrupa Oyunları sportstv'de Yayınlanacak |url=http://www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/Haber-Detay/Minsk-2019-Avrupa-Oyunlari-sportstv%E2%80%99de-Yayinlanacak/10102 |website=Olimpiyat Komitesi |access-date=18 June 2019 |date=17 June 2019 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618091825/http://www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/Haber-Detay/Minsk-2019-Avrupa-Oyunlari-sportstv%E2%80%99de-Yayinlanacak/10102 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{UKR}} – [[Inter (TV channel)|Inter Media Group]]<ref>{{cite web |title=New Ukrainian broadcaster for second edition of European Games |url=https://www.sportcal.com/News/Search/126321 |website=Sportcal |access-date=10 June 2019 |date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
* {{UKR}} – [[Inter (TV channel)|Inter Media Group]]<ref>{{cite web |title=New Ukrainian broadcaster for second edition of European Games |url=https://www.sportcal.com/News/Search/126321 |website=Sportcal |access-date=10 June 2019 |date=10 June 2019 |archive-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912190232/https://www.sportcal.com/News/Search/126321 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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;[[Asia-Pacific]] and the Americas
;[[Asia-Pacific]] and the Americas
* 46 countries in the region including [[United States]], [[Australia]], [[Japan]], [[Philippines]], [[South Korea]] and [[Brazil]] – [[Olympic Channel]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://olympicchannelservices.com/olympic-channel-to-provide-daily-live-streaming-coverage-of-the-2019-european-games-from-21-to-30-june-in-minsk/|title=Olympic Channel to provide daily live streaming coverage of the 2019 European Games from 21 to 30 June in Minsk – Olympic Channel Services|website=olympicchannelservices.com|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>
* 46 countries in the region including [[United States]], [[Australia]], [[Japan]], [[Philippines]], [[South Korea]] and [[Brazil]] – [[Olympic Channel]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://olympicchannelservices.com/olympic-channel-to-provide-daily-live-streaming-coverage-of-the-2019-european-games-from-21-to-30-june-in-minsk/|title=Olympic Channel to provide daily live streaming coverage of the 2019 European Games from 21 to 30 June in Minsk – Olympic Channel Services|website=olympicchannelservices.com|access-date=2019-06-17|archive-date=2019-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617013929/https://olympicchannelservices.com/olympic-channel-to-provide-daily-live-streaming-coverage-of-the-2019-european-games-from-21-to-30-june-in-minsk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{CHN}} – [[China Central Television]]<ref name="BRDC">{{cite web|url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/2nd-european-games-to-be-broadcast-on-all-continents-119774-2019/|title=2nd European Games to be broadcast on all continents|date=27 March 2019|website=[[BelTA]]|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>
* {{CHN}} – [[China Central Television]]<ref name="BRDC">{{cite web|url=https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/2nd-european-games-to-be-broadcast-on-all-continents-119774-2019/|title=2nd European Games to be broadcast on all continents|date=27 March 2019|website=[[BelTA]]|access-date=7 June 2019|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607180116/https://eng.belta.by/sport/view/2nd-european-games-to-be-broadcast-on-all-continents-119774-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Cultural Program===
===Cultural Program===
The European Games featured a cultural program that included historical European martial arts. The program consisted of a tournament with 28 unique nations from 3 continents competing in 4 different weapon categories. Also, there was an exhibition of rare, original swords, fencing treatises, and martial arts paraphernalia from the 15th through the early 20th centuries. The exhibition also featured a conference of lectures and presentations from scholars on historical martial arts on 21 June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/culture/1298|title = European Martial Arts as part of Cultural programme of the 2nd European Games :: 2ND EUROPEAN GAMES 2019 MINSK, BELARUS}}</ref>
The European Games featured a cultural program that included historical European martial arts. The program consisted of a tournament with 28 unique nations from 3 continents competing in 4 different weapon categories. Also, there was an exhibition of rare, original swords, fencing treatises, and martial arts paraphernalia from the 15th through the early 20th centuries. The exhibition also featured a conference of lectures and presentations from scholars on historical martial arts on 21 June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/culture/1298|title=European Martial Arts as part of Cultural programme of the 2nd European Games :: 2ND EUROPEAN GAMES 2019 MINSK, BELARUS|access-date=2019-07-01|archive-date=2019-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702071256/https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/culture/1298|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Art exhibition===
===Art exhibition===
On 7 June 2019, an exhibition celebrating the Games and its cultural legacy called "The High Art of Sport", opened at the National Centre for Contemporary Arts in Minsk.<ref name="ART" /><ref>{{cite web |title='High Art of Sport' Exhibition Opens at the National Centre for Contemporary Arts |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1258 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=8 June 2019}}</ref> The exhibition contained more than 500 items, including materials from the Belarusian State Archive and works from artists from 11 of the competing countries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Matthew |title="High Art of Sport" exhibition opens in Minsk ahead of 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1080418/high-art-of-sport-exhibition-opens-in-minsk-ahead-of-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=11 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk to host Sport is High Art exhibition in June |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/minsk-to-host-sport-is-high-art-exhibition-in-june_i_0000094344.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=11 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="AR1">{{cite web |title=Minsk 2019 Cultural Programme launches the 'High Art Of Sport' exhibition|url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__76935/Title__MINSK-2019-CULTURAL-PROGRAMME-LAUNCHES-THE-HIGH-ART-OF-SPORT-EXHIBITION/292/Articles |website=Around the Rings |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=6 June 2019}}</ref> It was to be run until 4 August.<ref name="ART">{{cite web |title=Exhibition 'High Art of Sport' |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/cultural-program/114 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="AR1" />
On 7 June 2019, an exhibition celebrating the Games and its cultural legacy called "The High Art of Sport", opened at the National Centre for Contemporary Arts in Minsk.<ref name="ART"/><ref>{{cite web |title='High Art of Sport' Exhibition Opens at the National Centre for Contemporary Arts |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1258 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=8 June 2019 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200556/https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1258 |url-status=live }}</ref> The exhibition contained more than 500 items, including materials from the Belarusian State Archive and works from artists from 11 of the competing countries.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Matthew |title="High Art of Sport" exhibition opens in Minsk ahead of 2019 European Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1080418/high-art-of-sport-exhibition-opens-in-minsk-ahead-of-2019-european-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=11 June 2019 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626200557/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1080418/high-art-of-sport-exhibition-opens-in-minsk-ahead-of-2019-european-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk to host Sport is High Art exhibition in June |url=https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/minsk-to-host-sport-is-high-art-exhibition-in-june_i_0000094344.html |website=Belarus.by |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=11 June 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813181004/https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/2019-second-european-games-belarus/minsk-to-host-sport-is-high-art-exhibition-in-june_i_0000094344.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="AR1">{{cite web |title=Minsk 2019 Cultural Programme launches the 'High Art Of Sport' exhibition |url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__76935/Title__MINSK-2019-CULTURAL-PROGRAMME-LAUNCHES-THE-HIGH-ART-OF-SPORT-EXHIBITION/292/Articles |website=Around the Rings |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=6 June 2019 |archive-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912225337/http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__76935/Title__MINSK-2019-CULTURAL-PROGRAMME-LAUNCHES-THE-HIGH-ART-OF-SPORT-EXHIBITION/292/Articles |url-status=live }}</ref> It was to be run until 4 August.<ref name="ART">{{cite web |title=Exhibition 'High Art of Sport' |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/belarus/cultural-program/114 |website=Minsk 2019 |access-date=11 June 2019 |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319113657/https://minsk2019.by/ru |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="AR1"/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 20 October 2024

II European Games
Host cityMinsk, Belarus
MottoBright Year, Bright You!
  • Russian: Время ярких побед!
  • Belarusian: Час яскравых перамог!
  • translation: Time for bright victories!
Nations50
Athletes4,082
Events200 in 15 sports[1]
Opening21 June
Closing30 June
Opened byPresident Alexander Lukashenko
Athlete's OathVasilisa Marzaliuk[2]
Judge's OathArtur Fando
Torch lighterDarya Domracheva, Alexei Grishin, Max Mirnyi, Yulia Nestsiarenka, Roman Petrushenko, Nadezhda Skardino and Dmitri Dovgalenok
Main venueNational Olympic Stadium Dinamo
Website2019 European Games

The 2nd European Games 2019 (Belarusian: II Еўрапейскія гульні, Jeŭrapiejskija huĺni 2019; Russian: II Европейские игры, Yevropeyskiye igry 2019), also known as the 2019 European Games or Minsk 2019 (Belarusian: Мінск 2019; Russian: Минск 2019), were held in Minsk, Belarus, from 21 June to 30 June 2019.[1] The games featured 200 events in 15 sports (23 disciplines).[1] Around 4,000 athletes from 50 countries participated.[1] Ten of the sports offered qualification opportunities for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] The opening ceremony at the Dinamo Stadium was held on 21 June, and the closing ceremony at the same venue was held on 30 June.[4]

The logo of the games was "paparać-kvietka"—a plant that plays an important role in the culture of the Slavs.[1] The slogan of the event is "Bright Year, Bright You", which also makes reference to the national domain of the Republic of Belarus and the official international shortening—BY.[5]

Host selection

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Minsk was selected as the host city of the 2019 European Games

A number of countries and cities expressed their interest to host the second European Games in 2019 but only the Netherlands submitted an official bid.[6] At the meeting of an Extraordinary General Assembly on 16 May 2015, the Netherlands was unanimously approved as host of the second edition of the Games.[7][8] The competition intended to be nationwide and based in seven cities, including Amsterdam, The Hague, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Utrecht.[9][10][11] On 10 June 2015, the Netherlands announced their refusal to hold the second European Games after insufficient funding for the Games, projected to cost €57.5m.[12][13] The European Olympic Committee president, Patrick Hickey said the news was "disappointing".[14] Following this, a number of countries expressed interest in hosting the games: Belarus (Minsk), United Kingdom (Glasgow), Poland (Poznań), Russia (Kazan and Sochi), Turkey (Istanbul).

In November 2015, Russia was announced as a future host country for the II European Games. At the same time, the WADA began its investigation of the doping scandal in Russia which led to the IOC's refusal to support the holding of major sports events in Russia, including the second European Games.

During the meeting of the EOС General Assembly, held in Minsk on 21 October 2016, Minsk was selected as a host city for the second European Games.[1][15] A contract was signed on 1 September 2017 by the chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Andrei Shorets, the president of the EOC Janez Kocijančič, the Minister of Sport and Tourism of Belarus Alexander Shamko, first Vice-President of the NOC of Belarus Andrey Astashevich, Director of the 2nd European Games 2019 Georgy Katulin, Secretary-General of the European Olympic Committees Rafael Pagnozzi.[16][17]

2019 European Games bidding results
City Nation Votes
Minsk  Belarus Unanimous

Organising Committee

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On 12 May 2017, the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on the Foundation of the Directorate of the II European Games 2019.[18] The founders of the foundation are the National Olympic Committee, the Minsk City Executive Committee and the Ministry of Sports and Tourism.[18] Georgy Katulin, General Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus, was appointed the CEO of the foundation in August 2017.[19][20] In November 2017, the management launched the official website of the games.

In April 2019, Lukashenko announced that the Games were on budget and on time and that "everything should meet the highest standards".[21] Sergei Rumas, Belarus's prime minister and the head of the Organising Committee also said that all the facilities would be finished by 15 May and that "95 per cent of the equipment has already been installed".[22][23]

On 20 May 2019, Lukashenko signed Decree No.191, entitled "On security measures during the 2nd European Games in Belarus".[24] It gave the Ministry of Defence the power to restrict access to certain areas and placed a ban on drones, unmanned aerial vehicles and model aeroplanes at competition venues.[25] Drones and planes violating the decree will be seized until 2 July, when the Games end.[26]

Volunteers

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The start of the volunteer selection began in September 2017 during the "Dobrofest" and registration ended on 1 April 2019.[27] In April 2019, the head of the volunteer network for the Games, Nadezhda Anisovets, said that the appeal resulted in 24,000 applications, much larger than the 8,000 needed for the Games.[28] Most of them are students of Belarusian universities. Applications were also received from 52 other countries including Russia, Australia, the USA, Mexico, and Egypt.[27] The basic requirements for the candidate are communication skills and high English-language proficiency. The selected volunteers will be involved in over 34 functional areas.[28] Each volunteer will be given a special uniform, badges and souvenirs.[28]

On June 30, 2019, Tony Moore performed his composition “We Are The Light” at the closing ceremony of the European Games 2019 in Belarus. The song was written to honour the 8000 volunteers who helped host the Euro Games in Minsk 2019.[29]

Opening ceremony

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The Opening ceremony was held at National Olympic Stadium Dinamo and ran from 22:10 to 00:45 FET. It was produced by Russian company Art City 5, and was directed by Alexander Vavilov (Belarus) and Alexei Sechenov (Russia).[30] Augmented reality imagery was used during the ceremony.[31][32] The main musical performers were Anna Netrebko, Ilya Silchukov with Elena Salo and Dimash Kudaibergen.[33] During the parade of nations, Greece entered the stadium first. The host nation Belarus marched last, while other countries entered in English alphabetical order.[34] Each delegation is escorted by girls in dresses representing the Kupala wheel, a symbol of the sun for Eastern Slavs decorated with traditional Belarusian ornaments.[35] Attending the ceremony was President Alexander Lukashenko, who opened the games,[35] Janez Kocijančič of the European Olympic Committee, as well as other foreign delegations such as Igor Dodon representing Moldova, Aleksandar Vučić representing Serbia as well as Dmitry Medvedev and Ramzan Kadyrov representing Russia. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, who was due to attend the ceremony, left early due to the civil unrest in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.[36][37]

Closing ceremony

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The Closing ceremony was held at National Olympic Stadium Dinamo and ran from 22:00 to 23:50 FET. In attendance were IOC President Thomas Bach, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and Armenian President Armen Sarkissian.[38]

Transportation

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On 27 December 2017, it was announced about the finalising of the development of a comprehensive transport service plan for the competition, based on the needs of all stakeholders and the experience of the previous Olympic and European Games host cities: Beijing, London, Baku. The main goal of the developed plan is to optimise the routes in such a way that any participant can get to any stadium in no more than half an hour. Rail services between Masyukovshchina (Minsk-Arena), Belarus (regatta course Zaslawye) and Loshitsa (Čyžoŭka-Arena) will operate with higher frequency during the event. In addition, the existing bus network will be expanded by 10 to 12 new routes to the competition sites, which will run up to 300 buses and trolleybuses.[citation needed]

In August 2018, new digital information boards were unveiled in order to improve the public transport network for foreign visitors.[39] Valery Shkuratov, the director of Metropolitan Transport and Communications (the firm which manage the transit systems in the city), said that more than 270 displays had already been installed.[39]

In October 2018, it was announced that the Minsk metro would have full 4G coverage by the time the Games began.[40] The next month, fourteen taxi companies in Minsk as well as several governmental and administrational departments signed a memorandum of understanding to guarantee fair prices during the Games.[41][42] In March 2019, it was announced that the taxis adhering to the scheme would carry a logo to enable customers to identify them.[43]

Venues

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Dinamo Stadium
Minsk Arena
Čyžoŭka-Arena

The Organising committee plans to involve already existed sports facilities after their renovation. The Opening and closing ceremonies, as well as competitions in track and field, will be held at the Dinamo Stadium (Minsk, Kirov, 8).[4]

Athletes, team officials and other team personnel will stay on the grounds of Minsk University,[44] which has the capacity to host up to 7,500 people.[45] The students have been evicted for the duration of the Games and given alternative accommodation.[45] Part of the village facilities has already been put into operation, part of it will be completed by April 2019.[46] Each apartment has two bedrooms and can hold up to 4 people.[47] The village also has a canteen, gym, merchandise store and cultural centre.[48]

Key to colours
E Existing
N New
R Renovated
Venue Sports Capacity
Dinamo Stadium[49] Ceremonies, athletics 22,000 R
Olympic Sports Complex (Minsk)[50] Archery, beach soccer 1,500 N
Palova Arena[51] Basketball 3×3 1,000 E
Uruchie Sports Palace[52] Boxing 3,000 E
Minsk Sports Palace[53] Sambo, wrestling 3,300 E
Minsk-Arena[54] Gymnastics 8,000 E
Minsk Arena Velodrome[54] Cycling track 2,000 E
Čyžoŭka-Arena[55][56] Judo, karate 8,800 E
Sporting Club[57] Shooting 300 E
Shooting Centre[58] Shooting 250 E
Tennis Olympic Center[59] Table tennis 1,000 E
Zaslawye Regatta Course[60] Canoe sprint 1,500 E
Falcon Club[61][16] Badminton 2,000 E
Streets of Minsk[62] Cycling road N/A E

Participating countries

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Fifty European Olympic Committees member countries competed at the games. Numbers in brackets denote the number of athletes being sent to the Games.

Games

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A total of 15 sports were presented: archery, athletics, badminton, basketball 3-on-3, beach football, boxing, canoe sprint, cycling, gymnastics, judo, karate, sambo, shooting, table tennis and wrestling.[88] A number of disciplines were dropped after the 2015 European Games: all aquatics (diving, swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo), BMX racing, mountain biking, fencing, taekwondo, triathlon and all volleyball (beach volleyball and indoor volleyball). Ten of the sports offered qualification opportunities for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

Calendar

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The competition schedule consists of 200 events.[1] The agenda as the competition schedule may change.

OC Opening ceremony Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
June 21st
Fri
22nd
Sat
23rd
Sun
24th
Mon
25th
Tue
26th
Wed
27th
Thu
28th
Fri
29th
Sat
30th
Sun
Medal
Events
       Ceremonies OC CC
Archery 2 2 2 2 8
Athletics 9 1 10
Badminton 2 3 5
Basketball (3x3) 2 2
Beach soccer 1 1
Boxing 7 8 15
Canoe sprint 5 11 16
Cycling
Road cycling 1 1 2 4
Track cycling 4 5 5 6 20
Gymnastics
Acrobatic 4 2 6
Aerobic 1 1 2
Artistic 2 10 12
Rhythmic 1 7 8
Trampoline 2 2 4
Judo 5 4 5 1 15
Karate 6 6 12
Sambo 9 9 18
Shooting
Rifle and Pistol 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 13
Shotgun 2 1 2 1 6
Table tennis 1 2 2 5
Wrestling
Freestyle 4 2 6
Women 2 4 6
Greco-Roman 3 3 6
Total 0 24 38 14 8 16 24 12 28 36 200
June 21st
Fri
22nd
Sat
23rd
Sun
24th
Mon
25th
Tue
26th
Wed
27th
Thu
28th
Fri
29th
Sat
30th
Sun
Medal
Events

Archery

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At the 2019 European Games in Minsk, eight events of archery will be contested.[89] Archers will shoot at the Olympic Sports Complex over seven days of competition.[90] The 2019 Games will be the first to include compound archery.[91][92]

Athletics

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Athletics competitions will held be from 23 to 28 June at the Dinamo Stadium with a seating capacity of 22,000.[93] Athletes will compete over six days in men's, women's and mixed track and fields events.[citation needed]

Badminton

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Badminton competition will take place at the Falcon Club with a seating capacity of 2,000 from 24 to 30 June.[94] The competition will be held over a seven-day period and include five medal events in men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed.

Basketball 3x3

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Basketball competitions will be held from 21 to 24 June at the Palova Arena with a seating capacity of 1,000.[95] The competition will take place in the half-court 3x3 format, and both the men's and women's tournaments will feature 128 athletes.

Beach soccer

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The beach soccer tournament will be held from 25 to 29 June at the Olympic Sports Complex with a seating capacity of 1,500.[90] Ninety-six male athletes will compete over five days of competition.

Boxing

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Boxing competitions will be held from 21 to 30 June at the URUCHIE Sports Palace.[96] The competition consists ten weights events for men and five for women.

Canoe sprint

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Canoeing will be contested between 25 and 27 June at the ZASLAVL Regatta Course.[97] A total of sixteen medal events in canoe and kayak across both genders will be held. The European Games will replace the 2019 Canoe Sprint European Championships. Therefore, the winners of each discipline will be considered as European Champion 2019.

Cycling

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Two disciplines of cycling will be contested at the games: road cycling and track cycling. A total of 24 medal events will be held. Competitions on-road cycling will take place in Minsk city and region from 22 to 25 June. Competitions on track cycling will take place at Minsk Arena velodrome from 27 to 30 June.[98] Road cycling will take place in Minsk City centre.[99]

Gymnastics

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Gymnastics at the games will be held in five categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining, acrobatics, and aerobics.[100] All competitions will take place at the Minsk-Arena with a seating capacity of 8,000.[100] The acrobatics competitions will take place from 22 to 23 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include six medal events in women's trios and mixed pairs. Competitions on aerobics will take place from 24 to 25 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include two medal events in mixed pairs and teams. The gymnastic trampoline competitions will take place from 24 to 25 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include four medal events. The artistic gymnastics will take place from 27 to 30 June. The competition will be held over a four-day period and include twelve medal events. The rhythmic gymnastics will take place from 22 to 23 June. The competition will be held over a two-day period and include eight medal events.

Judo

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Judo competitions will be held from 22 to 25 June at the Čyžoŭka-Arena with a seating capacity of 8,800.[101] The competition will consist of seven weight events and one team event in each gender; a total of 15 medal events. The European Games will replace the Judo European Championship.

Karate

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Karate competitions will be held from 29 to 30 June at the Čyžoŭka-Arena with a seating capacity of 8,800.[101] The competition will consist of twelve events, six in each gender—individual Kata and ten weighted Kumite.

Sambo

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Sambo competitions will take place at the Minsk Sports Palace from 22 to 23 June and will consist of 18 events, nine in each gender.[102]

Shooting

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Shooting at the games will be held in two categories: shooting rifle and pistol and shooting shotgun. Competitions on shooting rifle and pistol will take place at the Shooting Center from 22 to 29 June.[103][104] Competitions on shooting shotgun will take place at the Sporting Club from 22 to 28 June.[105] In total, the competition will be held over an eight-day period and include nineteen medal events.

Table tennis

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Table tennis will take place from 22 to 29 June at Tennis Olympic Center with a seating capacity of 1,000.[106] Athletes will compete in five events.

Wrestling

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The wrestling events will be held at the Minsk Sports Palace with a seating capacity 3,300 from 25 to 30 June.[102] 18 events will be held, six events in freestyle for men, six events for women, and six in the Greco-Roman style for men.

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Belarus)

2019 European Games medal table
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)442441109
2 Belarus (BLR)*23162968
3 Ukraine (UKR)16171952
4 Italy (ITA)13151341
5 Netherlands (NED)913729
6 Georgia (GEO)791430
7 Germany (GER)761326
8 France (FRA)691328
9 Great Britain (GBR)69823
10 Azerbaijan (AZE)5101328
11–43Remaining6472113249
Totals (43 entries)200200283683

Marketing

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The prototype for creating the 2nd European Games' logo in Minsk was the Kupala fire and "paparats-kvetka" (Belarusian: папараць-кветка, romanizedpaparats-kvyetka), which plays an important role in Slavic culture.[1] According to legend, the mythical flower blossoms once a year at midnight on Kupala Night.[107] Anyone who sees this flowering will become the owner of unusual abilities and talents.

Mascot

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Lesik, the mascot of the games.

In autumn of 2017, an open republican contest for the development of the mascot of the European Games was announced. Anyone could take part in the competition. Over 2,000 variants were collected from professionals and amateurs. The public presentation of the winning version took place in Minsk on 29 November 2018.[108] The mascot chosen was a baby fox named "Lesik" who wears a shirt and shorts with the colours of the games' logo and wears shoes and a baseball hat with the games' slogan.[109]

Lesik's story is based after The Little Prince, when after the Little Prince leaves Earth, Lesik the Fox misses his new friend and wants to make more. He learns of a legendary flower called the Paparats Kvetka which can help his dream come true, but he needs to travel 1 million steps to Belarus to find it. He represents friendship, development, harmony, discipline, determination, cheerfulness, invincibility and vigour, according to the mascot's creators.[110]

Slogan

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The slogan of the event is "Bright Year, Bright You!", which also successfully points to the national domain of the Republic of Belarus and the official international abbreviation BY.[5] The Belarusian equivalent of the slogan is the phrase "Час яскравых перамог!", and the Russian is "Время ярких побед!", literally "Time for bright victories!"[111]

Star Ambassadors

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Torch relay

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The torch relay "Flame of Peace" was planned for before the games. In addition to traditional running with a torch, there were also creative performances organised along the route. The torch relay will last for 50 days and will cover 7,700 km.[127] The relay will include 450 torchbearers, 100 volunteers and 10 flame keepers.[128] The torch relay will begin on 3 May in Rome.[129]

The torch itself was designed by Yulia Braychuk, weighs 1.7 kg and is 81 cm tall.[130] It is made from stainless steel and can be attached to a bike or wheelchair.[127]

Route

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Promotion

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Selfie contest

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The deadline for submitting the selfie photos was October 2018.[146][147] The criteria for evaluating photos include compliance with the theme and conditions of the contest, as well as artistic taste and originality. The final results were to be announced in late December 2018; however, the competition was extended to the 31 December.[148] It was then later announced that the deadline would be extended again to the 25 February 2019.[146][149]

The winners were awarded diplomas from Belteleradiocompany, as well as sets of tickets for the events of the European Games in Minsk and the official gear of the National Team of the Republic of Belarus.[146][150] It happened on 21 June, nearly 30 minutes prior to Opening Ceremony of the Games.

Sponsors

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Sponsorship was approved as one of the sources to reduce the number of budgetary funds for the games according to the decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of 12 May 2017 «On the Directorate of the second European Games 2019». On 15 December 2017, the official sponsor of the games became the operator of electronic interactive games «Sport Pari». On 22 December 2017, it was announced that the telecommunication operator velcom is the official telecommunication partner of the 2nd European Games of 2019.

Premium Partners Belaruskali
National Partners MTS,[151] Belarusbank,[152][153] Luch,[154] UNICEF, Beltelecom,[155] Fabrika Reklamy,[156] Belshina,[154] Minsk Tractor Works,[154] Krinitsa,[157] UNICEF,[158] UNAIDS,[154] BMW[154]
Supporters[154] Coca-Cola, Nivea, CITIC Group, Barista, Indigo, Eximgarant of Belarus, Streamline, Belarus Re, AGAT - Control Systems, Life, Minskaya–4, Soft Club, Yangee, Promargoleasin G, Dalai
Official suppliers[154] velcom, Sportpari, Belgosstrakh, Priorbank, Stepanovski, Papakul and Partners Attorn, Business Network, Eurotorg, Mogilevliftmash, Lidkon, Slodych, Toptyshka, Instacups, Teleport VR
Media Partners[154] Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Viber, Cinema of Belarus, Belarus Segodnya

In March 2019, the Games' Organising Committee signed a memorandum of understanding with UNAIDS to strengthen co-operation in promoting safe lifestyles, preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and eliminating discrimination around the infection.[159]

Stamps

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On 1 February 2019, Belposhta, the Belarusian postal service, released the official stamps for the Games.[160] The four designs depict a cyclist, a runner, a rower and a dancer and were designed by Marina Vitkovskaya, with 120,000 sets being printed.[161][162] There was an official cancellation ceremony in Minsk City Hall on the day of release.[163]

Broadcasting rights

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In February 2019, International Sports Broadcasting, a Spanish firm, was chosen as the host broadcaster for the Games, beating Match TV and Medialuso-Mediapro.[164][165] The company had previously broadcast the 1st European Games in Baku.[166] In March 2019, ISB was allowed to sell global broadcasting rights for the Games, with around 117 countries that have already been granted viewing rights.[167][168] ISB and the Games' organisers have expressed that they hope to broadcast to more than 160 countries.[169][170]

Europe
Asia-Pacific and the Americas

Cultural Program

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The European Games featured a cultural program that included historical European martial arts. The program consisted of a tournament with 28 unique nations from 3 continents competing in 4 different weapon categories. Also, there was an exhibition of rare, original swords, fencing treatises, and martial arts paraphernalia from the 15th through the early 20th centuries. The exhibition also featured a conference of lectures and presentations from scholars on historical martial arts on 21 June 2019.[187]

Art exhibition

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On 7 June 2019, an exhibition celebrating the Games and its cultural legacy called "The High Art of Sport", opened at the National Centre for Contemporary Arts in Minsk.[188][189] The exhibition contained more than 500 items, including materials from the Belarusian State Archive and works from artists from 11 of the competing countries.[190][191][192] It was to be run until 4 August.[188][192]

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