Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi). The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the island is Kuressaare, which in January 2018 had 13,276 inhabitants. The whole island had a recorded population in January 2020 of 31,435.
Kuressaare is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276.
Loona is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Oliver Venno is an Estonian volleyball player currently playing for Police SC Qatar of the Qatari Volleyball League. He mostly plays at the opposite hitter position but has also played at the outside hitter position on numerous occasions.
Lincoln Alexander Williams is an Australian male volleyball player who is currently playing for Incheon Korean Air Jumbos in the Korean V-League.
Ardo Kreek is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of Estonia men's national volleyball team and French club Arago de Sète.
Javier Ernesto Jiménez Scull is a Cuban volleyball player, who plays as an outside hitter for the Cuba men's national volleyball team. On 2014 he became the first Cuban player ever to be transferred to a non-Cuban team having acquired at first the approval of the Cuban Sports Ministry. He played for PAOK VC from 2014-2016 having a major contribution to the team's first ever Championship, including the first ever Double on 2015 and the Championship of the 2016 Greek Volleyleague. During his period in Thessaloniki and PAOK VC he was much beloved by the PAOK fans, especially for his way of celebrating points.
Henri Treial is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team and Belgian club Greenyard Maaseik.
Keith Pupart is an Estonian volleyball player who plays for Romanian Divizia A1 club SCM U Craiova.
Robert Täht is an Estonian volleyball player, member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team. On club level, he plays for Polish team PGE Skra Bełchatów.
Kert Toobal is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of Estonian club Bigbank Tartu and the current captain of the Estonia men's national volleyball team.
Renee Teppan is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team and Turkish club Tokat Belediye Plevnespor.
Andres Toobal is an Estonian volleyball coach. He is the head coach of Selver Tallinn of the Estonian Volleyball League and also serves as the assistant coach of the Estonia women's national volleyball team.
Rauno Tamme is an Estonian volleyball player who plays for the Estonian volleyball club Saaremaa. He is a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team.
Andri Aganits is an Estonian volleyball player who plays for the Greek club PAOK. He is a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team.
Power Volley Milano is an Italian professional volleyball club based in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. They currently compete in the SuperLega, where they have been since the 2014–15 season. In season 2017/18 club is named Revivre Milano.
Saaremaa VK is an Estonian volleyball club based in Kuressaare, Estonia, that competes in the Baltic Volleyball League and Estonian Volleyball League.
The 2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states. The season was cancelled after the quarterfinals in the beginning of March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Final four games were not played and medals were not awarded to the top teams.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have spread to Estonia when the first case was confirmed in Tallinn on 27 February 2020. By 11 March, 15 people in Estonia had been diagnosed with the virus. All of them had been infected outside the country, mostly in Northern Italy. On 12 March, the first cases of locally transmitted infections emerged, and on 13 March, the Estonian government declared a state of emergency until 1 May 2020. As a result, all schools and universities were closed, and all public gatherings banned, including sports and cultural events. Later the state of emergency was extended until 17 May.
Events from the year 2020 in Estonia
