Estonia's fastest woman achieves career-best run

Estonian sprinter Ann Marii Kivikas delivered a career-best performance at the Motonet GP event in Kuortane, Finland, clocking 11.38 seconds in the 100-meter dash. This remarkable time ranks as the third-fastest in Estonian athletics history.

In the final, Kivikas finished second, trailing Liberia's Symone Darius, who won with a time of 11.12 seconds. Kivikas's 11.38-second run was significantly faster than her preliminary heat time of 11.45 seconds. She now shares the Estonian national record of 11.35 seconds with Ksenija Balta, who set the mark in 2014.

Before Saturday's race, no Estonian woman had run under 11.40 seconds, making Kivikas's performance at Kuortane one of the most significant sprint achievements in the country's history. This year, four Estonian women have run under 12 seconds, with Kivikas leading the pack with her 11.40-second run in Jõhvi earlier in the week.