Baruto Leads Week of Good Athletic Performances
Baruto ended his season on a hot streak, earning him athlete of the week honors from sport.err.ee.
The sumo wrestler won six of the last seven matches, including a win over yokozuna Hakuho. Only a slow start kept him from finishing higher up in the standings, winning only one of the first four of his matches. His record was 11-4.
Other close contenders for top performer were Ott Tänak, who finished third at the Rallye du Var in Southern France, stymied only by tyre damage in the eighth stage.
Kadri Lehtla finished fourth at the IBU biathlon cup in Östersund.
In the Nordic Opening in Kuusamo, the best Estonian result was Timo Simonlatser's 12th in classical sprint, Peeter Kümmel was 13th, Kein Einaste 25th, and Triin Ojaste was 30th.
The Estonian men's volleyball team reached the semifinals in the Olympic qualifier tournament in Slovakia, but lost 1-3 to Spain.
Kristopher Rikken