Alena Leuchanka Decidedly Answered To Sports Minister

The famous basketball player voiced the thoughts of hundreds of Belarusian athletes.

Salidarnasts writes that Belarusian Sports Minister Siarhei Kavalchuk said on the air of Belarus 1:

- Today athletes need to think about how to raise the prestige of our state in the world arena.

The Belarusian Fund for Sports Solidarity quotes the answer of basketball player Alena Leuchanka:

- Raise the prestige of whom? A country that represses its athletes?! You don't care about sportsmen, you care only about medals and places. Oh, and us not to open our mouths and sign papers!