The general assembly of the Estonian Olympic Committee elected Kersti Kaljulaid as president of the organization.
The vote took place at the 50th plenary session at Tallinn Hilton Park Hotel on the 11th of October.
Kaljulaid, who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021, got 62 votes in Friday’s second-round run-off against former NOC president Urmas Sõõrumaa. Kaljulaid polled 62 votes to Sõõrumaa’s 57.
Kaljulaid named 2008 Olympic Champion Gerd Kanter and sports development chief Tiit Pekk as vice presidents.
The new executive board also includes: Mihkel Mardna, Tõnu Tõniste, Marti Hääl, Erki Nool, Raivo Rand, Assar Jõepera, Kristjan Koll, Natalja Inno, Anne Rei, Mart Tarmak, Kristjan Port, Martin Thomson, Leho Haldna, Mihhail Kõlvart, and ex officio chair of NOC athletes commission, rowing Olympic bronze Allar Raja.
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