The Olympics is no longer about personal sporting achievements only. It is big politics and also a great honor for the country, Belarus President, Head of the National Olympic Committee Alexander Lukashenko said at the see-off ceremony for Team Belarus to the 31st Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
In the photo: Alexander Lukashenko hands over the flag of the Republic of Belarus to Olympic Canoeing Champion Alexander Bogdanovich, the captain of Belarus' Rio 2016 team.
Photo by Nikolai Petrov, BelTA.
