New estonian pole vault record
On 3 January 2010, in Lasnamäe, Lembi Vaher improved the national pole vault record to 4m10, 1cm better than her precedent (outdoor) record performed the last year at Kohila.
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.