{"id":192100,"date":"2026-06-16T18:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192100\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:16:20","slug":"lukasenka-demands-results-in-hockey-from-sports-minister","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192100\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka demands results in hockey from sports minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 16, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has urged Sports Minister Siarhiej Kaval\u010duk to \u201cdeliver results\u201d at today\u2019s meeting dedicated to hockey, which he described as \u201cpeople\u2019s sport,\u201d the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not me, it\u2019s the state that needs results. All the conditions have been created for you,\u201d the politician said, criticizing Belarusian athletes for their poor performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaval\u010duk has headed the sports ministry since 2018, following his 14-year tenure in \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s security service. Following the 2020 political crisis, he authorized dismissals and bans targeting dissident athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official is also subject to sanctions imposed by the democratic countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7483-354x236.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7483-354x236.jpeg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7483-734x490.jpeg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7483-178x118.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7483-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7483.jpeg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Sport<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society, Sport<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">IIHF clears Belarus men&#039;s hockey U18, women\u2019s teams to compete \u2013 reports<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 28, Pozirk. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has allowed Belarus&#039; men&#039;s national under-18 ice hockey team to compete in the World Championship, scheduled from April 22 to May 2, 2027 in the United States, hockey.by reports. The women\u2019s &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/189668\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 16, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has urged Sports Minister Siarhiej Kaval\u010duk to \u201cdeliver results\u201d at today\u2019s meeting dedicated to hockey, which he described as \u201cpeople\u2019s sport,\u201d the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office reports. \u201cIt\u2019s not me, it\u2019s the state that needs results. All the conditions have been created for you,\u201d the politician said, criticizing Belarusian athletes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-192100","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka demands results in hockey from sports minister | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 16, Pozirk. 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