Lukashenko took part in opening ceremony of international standard swimming pool in Minsk
On November 6th, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko attended the grand opening ceremony of the international standard swimming pool in Minsk. It was built as part of the gratuitous technical and economic aid project from the Government of China – worth about $250m. The National Football Stadium is also being built in Minsk under the same project. The construction of such large-scale international class sports facilities is the result of a personal agreement between Belarus’ President Aleksandr Lukashenko and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Construction of the pool began in August 2020, and now, on the eve of November 7th, the new sports complex has opened its doors to the first guests.
Representatives of the sports community, the Chinese Embassy and the Beijing Construction Engineering Group general contracting organisation have been invited to the opening of the facility.
Aleksandr Lukashenko called this day important for those, first of all, who dreamt of beautiful swimming lanes and such a beautiful palace, “We are opening a landmark facility: a new modern international class swimming pool. It is also important that we do this on the eve of a big holiday: November 7th.”
The object turned out to be really unique, covering an area of more than 40 thousand square metres and being about 30 metres high. The auditorium with grandstands is designed to seat 6,035. The pool meets the requirements and standards of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), enabling the facility to host high-level international competitions, including the European and world aquatics championships. However, the new sports complex is open to all comers.”
