Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh secured the inaugural title of World Athletics Ultimate Champion by winning the women’s high jump event at the season’s final international tournament in Budapest. Mahuchikh claimed victory by clearing 1.99 metres, a height that her closest competitor, Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers, was unable to surpass.
Three Ukrainian athletes participated in the women’s high jump competition. Alongside Mahuchikh, Iryna Herashchenko and Yuliia Levchenko also competed, finishing in fifth and sixth place with jumps of 1.91 metres and 1.86 metres, respectively. The full podium and top placings for the event included Yaroslava Mahuchikh in first place (1.99m), Nicola Olyslagers in second (1.95m), Eleanor Patterson in third (1.91m), Angelina Topic in fourth (1.91m), Iryna Herashchenko in fifth (1.91m), and Yuliia Levchenko in sixth (1.86m).
Additionally, Ukraine earned another medal at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship through Mykhailo Kokhan, who secured a bronze medal in the men’s hammer throw with a top attempt of 78.90 metres. The gold medal in the hammer throw went to Germany’s Merlin Hummel with a mark of 81.46 metres, while Hungary’s Bence Halasz took silver with 80.30 metres.
