Egert Joesaar

Started: He took up the discus in 2009. "I think I started it when I was 14 or 15." (sport.delfi.ee, 13 Jun 2024; Athlete, 12 Sep 2016) Reason: His uncle encouraged him to take up the sport. "I accompanied my uncle to an athletics competition and I saw that there was discus throwing, running and whatever else there was. In elementary school, I made friends who did athletics, so I asked them where they trained." (ohtuleht.ee, 22 Aug 2023; sport.err.ee, 11 Nov 2018; harjuelu.ee, 29 Jul 2016) Ambition: To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (sport.delfi.ee, 13 Jun 2024) Awards: In 2018, 2019 and 2020 he was named Male Athlete of the Year in Loska, Estonia. (loksalinn.ee, 01 Jan 2020) In 2016 and 2018 he was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Estonian Association of Disabled Sports. (sport.err.ee, 11 Nov 2018; pealinn.ee, 19 Dec 2016) Additional Info: FILM In 2020 he was the main focus of a film based around Para sport in Estonia. (sonumitooja.ee, 10 Jun 2020)