By his Executive Order, President Alexander Lukashenko has expressed an Official Thanks of the President of the Republic of Belarus to 16 Belarusians, including athletes, coaches and specialists working for the National State Radio and TV Company.

Vasily Borobyov, senior coach of the Belarusian national freestyle team, has been honoured with a letter of thanks in recognition of his contribution to the success of the Belarusian national team at the 21st Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver; Anatoly Pastukhov, chief of the team, senior coach of the Belarusian national freestyle team; Alexander Ustinov, senior coach of the Belarusian national biathlon team, and others.