Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh made history by becoming the inaugural winner of the women’s high jump at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship. Competing at the season’s final international tournament in Budapest, Mahuchikh secured the gold medal and the distinction of being the event’s first-ever champion by successfully clearing a height of 1.99 metres. Her primary competitor, Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers, failed to clear this height and finished second with a result of 1.95 metres.
Ukraine was represented in the high jump event by three athletes. 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. Other top spots in the high jump included Australia’s Eleanor Patterson, who took third place with 1.91 metres, and Serbia’s Angelina Topic, who finished fourth with 1.91 metres.
In addition to Mahuchikh’s success, Ukrainian athlete Mykhailo Kokhan added another medal to the nation’s tally at the championship by winning bronze in the hammer throw. Kokhan achieved a best attempt of 78.90 metres. The gold medal in the hammer throw went to Germany’s Merlin Hummel with a throw of 81.46 metres, while Hungary’s Bence Halasz secured the silver medal with a mark of 80.30 metres.
