A Paralympic training center will be established in Belarus

A Paralympic training center will be established in Belarus in 2014, First Deputy Minister of Sport and Tourism of Belarus Alexander Gagiev said in an official ceremony to honor the national Paralympic team, BelTA reports.

For his part, the chairman of the Belarusian Paralympic Committee Oleg Shepel noted: "We are happy that the ministry has understood our main problem and found a constructive way to address it." During the ceremony the Belarusian athletes, coaches and support staff were awarded the diplomas of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of Belarus, and presents.

Belarus won three bronze medals at the Paralympic Games 2014 in Sochi and placed 18th in the overall medal table. Vasily Shapteboi picked up two bronze medals in the 7.5km and 12.5km biathlon races for the visually impaired (class B2). Yadviga Skorobogataya won bronze in the women’s 15km classic race for visually impaired (B2 class).