Mr. Nool's result was five points short of his Estonian record of 8,672 points set earlier this year. Mr. Nool ended the first day of competition in the third place, but fell to the sixth place after the 110-metre hurdles and discus the next day. A pole vault of 5.40 metres brought him back to third place, and a javelin throw of 70.65 metres moved him to first place. President Lennart Meri congratulated Mr. Nool upon his victory, saying that for him and the whole nation it had been a very proud moment. The President expressed hope that Mr Nool would become an example for Estonian youth like the Estonian athletes had once been for his generation.
Airborne troops arrive in Tallinn and Soviet army columns move on Estonian roads.
A Popular Front meeting in Vabaduse Square demands independence for Estonia. The Estonian parliament approves a resolution on Estonia's independence and the forming of a Constitutional Assembly to write the constitution. Soviet airborne troops seize Tallinn's TV tower. ETV broadcasts are suspended. Estonian Radio continues broadcasting, relaying information on events in Estonia and Russia.