10.03.23 NEWS ... As part of the publicity drive for the hosting of the 2023 World Road Running Championships, British former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe was in Riga this Thursday, where, despite the challenging weather conditions, he ran a mile from the Latvian National Art Museum to the Freedom Monument, reports Latvian public broadcaster LSM.

04.03.23 NEWS ... Sprinter Õilme Võro matched Ksenija Balta's Estonian national record in the semi-finals of the women's 60 meters at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul. With a time of 7.29 seconds, Võro finished third in her race, but 12th overall in the semis, meaning she missed out on a place in the final.

03.03.23 NEWS ... Estonian sprinter Õilme Võro ran a new personal best on Friday to reach the semi finals of the women's 60 meters at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul.

28.02.23 NEWS ... The University of Tartu has removed athletics coach Mehis Viru from his post as a lecturer. In mid-February, Viru was banned from athletics coaching by the Estonian Athletic Association (EJKL) for an indefinite period due to violating professional codes of conduct.

27.02.23 NEWS ... The Estonian Athletic Association (EJKL) says it has received new allegations regarding the behavior of coach Mehis Viru. Earlier this month, Viru, who has coached many of Estonia's top young sporting stars, was handed a ban from athletics coaching for an indefinite period for violating professional codes of conduct.

17.02.23 NEWS ... Top Estonian high jumper Karmen Bruus has announced, that she will not take part in this weekend's Estonian Winter Championships. Bruus, whose coach Mehis Viru received an indefinite ban from athletics this week, said she does not have the strength or motivation to compete in Tallinn this weekend.

12.09.22 NEWS ... This year's Tallinn Marathon, which took place on Sunday, September 12. The men's event was won by Kenyan runner Jonathan Yego Kiptoo, while Pauline Mutwa Thitu, also of Kenya was the fastest in the women's race.

10.09.22 ATHLETICS ... Estonian runner Roman Fosti won Saturday's Tallinn Half-Marathon, in a time of 1:06:39.

05.09.22 SPORTS ... The Jüri Jaanson Two Bridges race, which was held again in Pärnu this weekend following a two-year break due to the coronavirus, was won by Estonian marathon runner Tiidrek Nurme, with Laura Maasik finishing first in the women's event.

31.08.22 NEWS ... After a break of over two years, this weekend, on September 3-4, the Jüri Jaanson Two Bridges run, will take place once again in Pärnu, with at least one 1,500 people expected to take part.

30.08.22 NEWS ... The Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK) has rewarded decathlete Janek Õiglane, high jumper Karmen Bruus, and long jumper Viktor Morozov for their successful performances during the summer's international athletics competitions.

19.08.22 ATHLETICS ... High-jumper Karmen Bruus failed to get through to the finals in the European Championships in Munich, Germany.

17.08.22 ATHLETICS ... Estonian athlete Marielle Kleemeier made her her major competition debut in the women's 400m hurdles at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, finishing seventh in her heat in a time of 57.46.

16.08.22 SPORTS ... Estonia's Keiso Pedriks missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the men's 110 meter hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Tuesday morning, despite running a season's best time of 13.83 seconds.

16.08.22 SPORTS ... Estonia's Tiidrek Nurme finished in a respectable 11th place (2 hours 12 minutes 46 seconds) in the men's marathon final at the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Monday. Estonian were sixth overall in the team rankings.

16.08.22 SPORTS ... Estonian decathlete Janek Õiglane is in fourth position after finishing day one of the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich on 4,208 points. Maicel Uibo is in tenth place on 4,109 points, while Karel Tilga is thirteenth with 2,485 points after the first day.

15.08.22 SPORTS ... The European Athletics Championships get underway on Monday in Munich, Germany, with eight Estonian athletes in action on the opening day.

10.08.22 SPORTS ... Estonia's young athletes have returned from a successful World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia. Leading the way was Karmen Bruus, who took gold in the women's high jump, alongside Viktor Morozov, who won bronze in the men's triple jump.