Magnus Kirt: The Comeback

Magnus Kirt grows up with his father’s teaching that hard work always beats talent, and that work done will eventually be rewarded. Together, they dream of Olympic gold, but then his father dies unexpectedly. The world’s top level is still a long way off. A childhood friend comes to Magnus’s side. He knows nothing about javelin, but they share a promise he made: to see through what they started. Years of hard work begin to pay off. Magnus throws over 90 metres and becomes the world’s number one. At the World Championships in Doha, the title is just one throw away when, on his penultimate attempt, Magnus dislocates his shoulder. The silver medal marks the start of a very different contest. Surgeries, recovery and ever-new injuries make the Olympic dream seem increasingly distant, but Magnus responds to every setback with even more hard work. Just as his father taught him. What you start must be seen through. But when hard work brings no reward, not only his career but the entire belief on which he has built his life comes into question. What is a comeback when you can never return to the way you were?