Sport in University
University teams regularly win athletic and fitness competitions. Among Belarusian athletes who trained at the university are Ivan Edeshko (Olympic champion basketball player) and Alexander Medved (vice-chair of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus, three-time Olympic and seven-time world champion). The university basketball team RTI-Minsk has successfully participated in USSR and CIS championships for 30 years. BSUIR's best teams successfully participate in sporting events throughout Belarus, and a number of athletes are members of the national team in various sports. Over 285 Masters of Sport and 600 candidates for the Master of Sport title have graduated from the university over the past 40 years. Athletic progress and student achievement are supervised by the Department of Sports and Physical Training and the Inter-University Department of Athletic Achievement.
Physical education consists of required classes, held in all departments four hours a week. Students choose among athletics, soccer, basketball, volleyball, handball, swimming, freestyle wrestling, orienteering and bodybuilding. Men's and women's intramural sports are offered. Facilities include a swimming pool, fitness center, playing fields, a ski lodge, summer camp at the Brasłaŭ lakes, and a sports center.
The University swimming pool was renovated under the administration of Mikhail P. Batura, rector of the university. The water- purification system was changed from chlorination alone to a system using supplemental silver ionization, an ecological and sustainable process. The Inter-University Department of Athletic Achievement, established in 1976, prepares student-athletes for high-level national and international competition.
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