On May 26, 2025, as a result of fierce competition, the names of the winners and prizewinners of the basketball skills festival among boys born in 2011-2012 became known. The event was organized by the Belarusian Basketball Federation in conjunction with Belagroprombank.
The regional bank No. 1 for financial support of the population, as well as small and medium-sized businesses, the open joint-stock company "Belagroprombank," is the general partner of the basketball festival.
The festival gathered 54 young athletes from 15 cities of Belarus in the capital: Borisov, Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Zhlobin, Lida, Logoisk, Minsk, Mosty, Pinsk, Pukhovichi, Rechitsa, Svetlogorsk, Soligorsk.
– We are holding a similar event for the fourth time. At the RGUOR base, we are forming a reserve for the national teams. And this is a great opportunity to evaluate young athletes from almost all regions of our country –, emphasized the chairman of the Belarusian Basketball Federation, Maxim Ryzhenkov. – Out of nearly a hundred applications from sports schools, we selected 54." We need to form a team of at least 12 players, which will become the main under-14 national team. Today, the young men had the opportunity to compete, get acquainted with the conditions of education, training, and living in the dormitory of the RSUOR, and try the quality and balanced food in the cafeteria. Players should be successful not only in sports but also in their studies, and the Olympic Reserve School is an excellent starting point for them. I also want to thank our reliable general partner, OAO Belagroprombank, for such a celebration for us and the kids and for their contribution to the process of forming the reserve for the national teams of the country.
The Deputy Chairman of the Board of OJSC "Belagroprombank" Sergey Chugai, addressed the young people with a welcoming speech:
– Today is a special day for us, and we are sincerely happy to see you here, in bright uniforms with our logo and the national teams' mascot, Agrik. Our bank operates in all corners of our country, just as today young basketball players represent 15 cities of Belarus. We look at you with great hope - we believe that you will live up to expectations, showcase your best qualities, and fully reveal your athletic talent.
At the base of the Republican State Olympic Reserve School, more than fifty young basketball players competed in speed and agility on the obstacle course in a basketball skills contest, as well as demonstrated fierce competition in a 3x3 basketball tournament.
In the skills competition, the places were distributed as follows:
1st place – Daniil Borisenko (Gomel). Coach – Andrey Chvankov
2nd place – Timur Petrovsky (Minsk). Coach – Sergey Varivodov
3rd place – Nikita Ednach (Grodno). Coach – Darya Potupchik.
– The games were simply amazing! I want to say a huge thank you to my coaches, Andrei Andreevich and Timofei Andreevich, for preparing me for this tournament. I thank Belgagroprombank and BFB for the cool prizes and souvenirs. It was hard to play, but I tried my best! – shared Daniil Borisenko.
The top three winners of the 3x3 basketball tournament are as follows:
1st place – "Berezina." Team composition: Matvey Rybal'ko (Grodno), Alexander Kozletskiy (Minsk), Timur Petrovsky (Minsk).
2nd place – "Norki". Team composition: Yevgeny Chiryk (Rechitsa), Vasily Davydko (Vitebsk), Gleb Vinnik (Brest).
3rd place – "Western Bug". Team composition: Ilya Chayko (Grodno), Daniil Borisenko (Gomel), Kirill Kozel (Soligorsk).
– The competitions were very interesting, intense, and full of positive emotions. All the guys performed well, and the organization itself was top-notch–, shared Matvey Rybal'ko, the winner from the "Berezina" team, expressing his emotions.
The most productive player was Evgeny Chiryk (Rechitsa).
In the penalty throw competition won Egor Vilman (Minsk) .
Special prizes from the Belarusian Basketball Federation for training the tallest players of the festival were awarded to Darya Potupchik, Grodno (athlete Matvey Rybalko, 195 cm) and Vladimir Malutin, Zhlobin (Andrey Golubev, 195 cm).
– The festival is simply wonderful! Everything is very well organized, you can feel the team spirit, – shared Darya Potupchik. – And, of course, it is incredibly gratifying to receive an award as a coach who has trained the tallest player. I really hope that our guys will make it to the next national team training camps.
The honorary guests and expert jury of the sports festival were:
– Chairman of the Belarusian Basketball Federation, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Maxim Ryzhankov;
– Deputy Chairman of the Board of OJSC "Belagroprombank" Sergey Chugai;
– Deputy Chairman of the BFB, Head Coach of the National Basketball Teams of Belarus Anatoly Yakubenko;
– head coach of the Belarus U-16 men's national team Andrei Klemez.
– Honored Coach of the Republic of Belarus, Master of Sports, judge of the highest national category, chairperson of the BFBA Commission for Working with Veterans Regina Pyshnik;
– Master of Sports of the USSR and Honored Coach of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Borisov;
– FIBA category coach Alexey Sukhovetsky;
– coach of the SDYUSHOR BK "MINSK" Andrey Radishevsky..
The main goal of the festival was to scout young promising basketball players for the preparation of reserves for the men's national and team squads.
The U-16 national team players shared their mastery secrets with the young players.
The Belarusian Basketball Federation thanks its reliable general partner, OAO "Belagroprombank," for their assistance in organizing the event and their contribution to the formation of the national team's reserve, as well as all the young basketball players and their coaches for their participation, bright emotions, and the festive atmosphere they created!
"Belagroprombank" is one of the largest banks in Belarus, which has been operating as an independent credit and financial institution for over 30 years.
In recent years, Belagroprombank has acquired all the characteristics of a modern multi-profile bank. Today, the bank's clients include many leading enterprises from various industries, the bank's retail products are in demand among more than a million residents of the country, and constructive and mutually beneficial cooperation has been established with major credit and financial organizations from many countries around the world.
The bank ensures a high level of customer service, modern systems and management standards are being implemented here, and the trust of foreign partners is increasing.
The mission of the bank is to promote the economic development of the regions of the Republic of Belarus while simultaneously focusing on market forms and methods of conducting banking business.
One of the social directions of Belagroprombank's activities is comprehensive support for sports and culture in our country, which includes promoting the development and popularization of basketball and 3x3 basketball, as well as actively involving employees in various sports and cultural entertainment events in general.
- Details