Estonian Nordic combined skier Kristjan Ilves' Beijing are most likely over before they have begun following a positive Covid test, the Estonian olympic team doctor says.
Nordic combined skier Kristjan Ilves has tested positive for coronavirus at the Beijing Winter Olympics, becoming the third Estonian team member to have done so.
The Estonian men s quad (Kaimar Taimsoo, Tõnu Endrekson, Allar Raja, Jüri-Mikk Udam) took second place in the Saturday repechage, securing a place in the A-final of the Tokyo Olympics.
The Estonian quad was still in third place 500 meters before the finish that would have meant dropping out of the competition, while the men managed to overtake China and come in second after Great Britain (5:55.91).
The Chinese four lost just 0.34 seconds to the Estonians who finished with a time of 5:56.52.
Jüri-Mikk Udam was so exhausted by the effort that he required medical assistance after the race. Doctor of the Estonian Olympic delegation Mihkel Mardna said that a temperature of 35 degrees coupled with 80 percent humidity constitutes difficult conditions for everyone. Udam s temperature was brought down after half an hour, with Mardna suggesting he should be fine to race again a few days from now.
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Estonia s olympic athletes are to receive coronavirus vaccines ahead of summer s Toyko Olympics from Monday, daily Eesti Päevaleht (EPL) reports.
Those who have already booked their place in the games, or who potentially may take part, are eligible for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, as are coaches and support staff, EPL reports (link in Estonian).
At the same time, Martti Raju, sports director of the Estonian Olympic Committee (EOC) said many athletes have either already received the vaccine or already recovered from COVID-19.