Journalists receive awards from Belarus’ NOC

On 16 December the headquarters of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Republic of Belarus hosted an awards ceremony to honorrepresentatives of the national mass media who made a significant contribution to the development of the Olympic movement, for their fruitful work to promote the ideals and principles of Olympism, popularize sports and healthy lifestyle in 2022.

Attending the awards ceremony was President of the NOC Viktor Lukashenko who personally thanked the leading mass media for their work to cover the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing.

The NOC head stressed the importance of journalists' activity in the modern world to cover sports events objectively and promote the Olympic movement.

“Many executives, managers and sports journalists have one thing in common: a love for sports. I perfectly understand how difficult it is for you to report objectively on certain events in sports. In your profession it is imperative to deliver the true information to the fans, who are often full of emotions, and you have to “make things as clear as a bell” for them. Today we have invited here the best professionals, who worked well at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing and in other NOC projects,” said Viktor Lukashenko.

The NOC of Belarus conferred Certificates of Merit on journalists of Belteleradiocompany, CTV, ONT, the Interstate TV and Radio Company Mir, Belarus Today, Pressball and Sport Panorama.

In the outgoing year journalists of many media outlets actively cooperated with the NOC of Belarus while covering the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, the cultural and sports festival Vytoki held in six Belarusian cities, and other projects of the organization.

Journalists talked to the president of the NOC who answered all their questions and said that the Olympic Committee has always been a true friend and a reliable partner for the mass media. In particular, Viktor Lukashenko named the sports he prefers: hockey, tennis and martial arts. He also touched upon the interaction between the National Olympic Committee and the IOC and commented on the prospects for Belarus’ participation in Paris and at the 2nd CIS Games.

Viktor Lukashenko wished everyone strong health and new creative, promising projects, and extended New Year and Christmas greetings.

Pavel Bulatski, Director of the Belarus 5 TV channel, thanked the NOC of Belarus on behalf of the journalists for the high appreciation of their work.

Press service of the NOC of Belarus
Photos by the NOC of Belarus