Before independence, Estonians were the best in the whole Russian empire in athletics, wrestling and weightlifting. Estonian sport was therefore born before the independent state. Furthermore, it was an important factor in the national awakening. Several great figures of national politics, among them the first president Konstantin Päts, belonged to the sports association "Kalev". It is thus no surprise that sportsmen have always been held in high regard in Estonia.
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After relegation in 2008, Estonia won one of the 2009 Europe/Africa Group III events to return to Group II for 2010. They had not advanced past the first round of Group II in their 5 appearances, but this weekend they defeated Hungary team 4-1 at Coral...
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Estonia's classic specialist Andrus Veerpalu prepared for one distance at the Olympic Games - the 50km mass start classic race. He decided to skip the relay race and prepare at home by using Tartu Marathon as a preparation race. I read and heart that...
