On 28 December, Edeshko paid a visit to the NOC Belarus headquarters and had an excursion around the Hall of Olympic Fame and Olympic Museum.
At the end of his visit, Edeshko left a message in the NOC Belarus’ Register of Honorable Guests.
As a role model to compatriots, Ivan Edeshko was invited to present a first night docudrama about sensational victory of the Soviet basketball team over the USA opponents at the Olympic Games 1972.