Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh claimed the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on March 9.
Mahuchikh won the competition by clearing 1.99 meters, Suspilne reported.
The 23-year-old high jumper won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the women’s high jump event following a jump of 2.00 meters on Aug. 4.
Mahuchikh, originally from Dnipro, currently holds the world record for women’s high jump at 2.10 meters and was named world champion in the event in August 2023.
She also took home the title of Europe’s women’s Athlete of the Year at the 2024 European Athletics Golden Tracks Awards ceremony.
On March 8, 23-year-old Oleh Doroshchuk also won gold in the men’s high jump division of the same competition, by clearing 2.32 meters.
Dmytro Basmat
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