From February 9 to 13, 2026, Minsk hosted the men's Group B mini-football competitions of the Republican Universiade 2025/2026.

The Vitebsk State Medical University team showed a high level of athletic skill. After winning four matches, our athletes secured second place in Group B, earning, for the first time in the university’s history, the right to compete in Group A of the Republican Universiade.

The team included: Ivan Kondratsky (1 General Medicine Faculty); Alexander Leshkevich (2 General Medicine Faculty); Ivan Kolontai (5 General Medicine Faculty); Georgy Fedyukovich (6 General Medicine Faculty); Danila Kharchenko (5 Pharmaceutical Faculty); Timofey Zaikin (3 Pharmaceutical Faculty); Andrey Garbuzov (4 General Medicine Faculty); Evgeny Busan (4 General Medicine Faculty); Danila Semashko (6 General Medicine Faculty); Himordin Yan (4 Pediatrics Faculty); Azu Chiagoziem Luce (6 Overseas Students Training Faculty).

Congratulations to the VSMU team and coach Peter Potocki, senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Education, on their successful performance in the competition.

Keep it up, VSMU!