Monday 5 August 2024

25% of the World's best decathlon athletes are Estonian

The Olympic Games decathlon final took place yesterday in Paris. Johannes Erm, Janek Õiglane and Karel Tilga represented Estonia, and although they did not secure a medal, all three althletes now rank among the top 11 best in the world. Janek Õiglane was the highest ranking Estonian at 5th place. For a country with a population of 1.3 million, this is a fantastic result for Estonia!

The final scoreboard can be found here.