Does Ladutska ride a bike, or does Batura play volleyball?
The officials head sports federations but even their subordinates do not always know their attitude to the sports they deal with.
Maybe the mayor of Minsk goes to work by bike? - Euroradio asked the press center of Minsk City Executive Committee. After all, Mikalaj Ladutska heads the Cycling Federation.
Head of the Media Relations Department Ilona Nemava refused to answer this “very private question”. CEO of the Cycling Federation Alyaksei Ivanou also doesn’t know anything about Ladutska’s relations with a bike.
The Belarusian Federation of Judo also got a new boss in early October. Deputy General Director of "Triple" Uladzimir Yapryntsau replaced the Minister of Energetics at this position. He is in a good fit, boasts executive director of the Federation Valery Martynovich.
Valery Martynovich: "He was Sambo world champion six times and he constantly trains. He fights with the young as an equal and this tells a lot!"
Uladzimir Yapryntsau
Are other officials good in sports?
Head of the press-center of the Supreme Economic Court Julia Lyaskova doesn't know whether the Court Chairman Victar Kamyankou plays basketball, the federation of which he heads. However, there is a gym in the basement of the Supreme Economic Court!
Victar Kamyankou
Subordinates of Uladzimir Tsalko - the Minister of Natural Resources and the Head of the Belarusian Canoe Federation - have no idea whether he had ever practiced canoeing. However, they know for sure that the Minister attends a swimming-pool.
Uladimir Tsalko and his wife
As for the physical form of Minsk Region Governor Barys Batura, the Volleyball Federation assessed it as "above average." However, the Volleyball Federation leader was never noticed playing volleyball.
As for Head of the Archery Federation, Forestry Minister Mikhail Amelyanovich, he looks like a real Robin Hood.
Mikhail Amelyanovich (left)
