Estonian athletics talent's career continues at the same city's university where she just won World Championship silver

Estonian heptathlon talent Uusorg will continue her athletic journey at the University of Oregon, the same institution where she recently won a silver medal at the World Championships. Uusorg, who turns 19 in November, achieved a score of 5961 points in the seven-discipline event, placing her second only to Finland's Enni Virjonen, who earned the world title with 6214 points. Switzerland's Anna Pfister took bronze with 5850 points.

Uusorg's silver medal performance took place on a stadium that will soon become her home ground. She finalized an agreement with the University of Oregon at the beginning of the year, where she will simultaneously study and compete. Reflecting on her experience, Uusorg initially felt frustration with the stadium after the high jump event, but her feelings evolved as the competition progressed. "The stadium started to grow on me, and when I finally got the medal, I liked that stadium," she remarked.

This move to the University of Oregon follows a tradition of Estonian athletes studying and competing there. In 2019, Jade Šadeiko, the sister of Estonia's second-best heptathlete Grit Šadeiko, joined the university to play volleyball. More recently, track and field athlete Liisa-Maria Lusti represented the same school this year and is set to compete in the long jump at the upcoming European Championships for adults.

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After the high jump, I thought I would hate this stadium forever, but as time went on, the feeling changed. When I finally got the medal, I liked that stadium.