Friday 12 August 2022

Estonia to send 12 athletes to the European Championships in Munich

The European Athletics Championships will take place from 15 - 21 August 2022 in Munich, Germany. Twelve Estonian athletes will participate in the competition including high jumper Karmen Bruus who recently won gold at the World Championships. 400 metre hurdler Rasmus Mägi will not take part in the event due to injury and marathon runner Kaisa Kukk had to surrender her spot after qualifying, due to health issues.

Karl Erik Nazarov

The team:

Decathletes: Maicel Uibo, Karel Tilga and Janek Õiglane.

Marathon runners: Roman Fosti, Tiidrek Nurme and Kaur Kivistik.

Sprinter: Karl Erik Nazarov

Long jumper: Hans-Christian Hausenberg

Hurdler: Marielle Kleemeier

High jumper: Karmen Bruus

Javelin thrower: Gedly Tugi

Steeplechaser: Keiso Pedriks

Best of luck to my cousin's son Karl Erik Nazarov who won the 100m and 200m sprint at the National Championships in Tallinn in June. Fingers crossed that the Estonian team comes home with a few medals. Good luck!