10 Facts About Barys Tasman

Barys Tasman, was a Belarusian journalist, sports reporter and sports analyst.

Barys Tasman graduated from the Belarusian State University with a major in geography in 1980.

Barys Tasman worked as a loader, worker at a road equipment plant, and assistant at a geodetic laboratory.

Barys Tasman was a sports editor at the then-most popular Belarusian independent daily newspapers Svaboda, Belorusskaya Delovaya Gazeta, and Belorusskaya Gazeta.

Barys Tasman was called "one of the most authoritative sports experts" in Belarus, and "a legend of Belarusian sports journalism".

Barys Tasman was known for his "encyclopedic knowledge in the field of sports history and statistics", and his sports analytics "became a phenomenon in Belarusian journalism".

Barys Tasman covered the World and European championships in athletics in Gothenburg, Paris, Budapest, and Moscow on the ground.

Barys Tasman predicted the future success of Belarusian sports stars Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov, the primary sensation of the 2004 Summer Olympics Yulia Nestsiarenka, and others.

Barys Tasman was known for his consistent criticism of the policies of the authoritarian leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.

Barys Tasman wrote his 'political' column on the website of the first Belarusian independent news agency BelaPAN.