Olympic champions Tsuper, Kushnir donated their medals to Belarus’ NOC museum collection
Champions of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, Alla Tsuper and Anton Kushnir, have donated their awards to the National Olympic Committee’s museum exposition during the Night at the Olympic Museum campaign, sb.by reports with reference to the NOC official website
“The museum exposition of Belarus’ National Olympic Committee has received unique exhibits: now we have one of the best collections of medals of the most successful Games in the history of domestic sports,” the website reads.
Alla Tsuper said that she took part in this action for the first time, “I really enjoyed talking to visitors of the exhibition today, we have good and loyal fans. I decided to take the opportunity to hand over my Sochi award to the Olympic Museum. I did it with pleasure. I wish our fans to come and remember the achievements of our athletes.”
According to the NOC, along with the Sochi gold award, Anton Kushnir also donated another unique exhibit: the crystal globe of the 2009/2010 World Cup winner.
“Of course, it is necessary to organise such meetings. I enjoyed it greatly. I had a lot of cool positive emotions. It’s a good moment to chat, share your memories, talk about how to win. Let our awards remind all museum visitors of the glorious moments in the history of domestic sports,” the athlete also added.
