On 4 August, the opening day of the FIG World Challenge Cup 2017 – BSB Bank, Belarus’ National Olympic Committee hosted a ceremony to honor Irina Leparskaya, Honored Coach of Belarus, head coach of the national rhythmic gymnastics team of Belarus. Irina Leparskaya was awarded the medal of the National Olympic Committee for outstanding merits in the training of national team athletes for the Olympic Games, world and European championships.
The ceremony was attended by FIG President Morinari Watanabe and FIG Vice President, Deputy Chairperson of the Belarusian Gymnastics Association Nellie Kim.