2014 saw 61 new national records in different sports

2014 saw 61 new national records in different sports, the press service of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism reports.

48 Belarusian athletes found themselves among national record-setters. The largest number of records (16) has been set by swimmers. Archers updated 10 record-high results, shooters - 9, cyclists- 8, weightlifters - 7, speed skaters – 4, water-skiers – 3, and track-and-field athletes - 1.

The leader in the number of new national records of Belarus was swimmer Evgeny Tsurkin.

In shooting records were set, among others, by Vitali Bubnovich, Viktoriya Chaika, Ilya Chergeyko; in weightlifting – by Diana Sazanovets, Anastasia Novikova, Peter Asaenok, and in athletics – by Andrei Kravchenko.