Yaroslava Maguchih – world champion in athletics (video)

Photo: Yaroslava Maguchih

< p>Yaroslava Maguchih  is the world champion in athletics! The 21-year-old athlete from Dnipro won the high jump final at the world championships in Budapest, Hungary. 

Ukrainian was the only participant in the final to take a height of 2 ,01 m.

In the fight for gold, Yaroslava defeated two Australian women, who finished the competition at mark of 1.99 m.

Eleanor Patterson Patterson became the silver medalist, Nicholas Olislagers – bronze.

Yaroslava Maguchih brought Ukraine the first "gold" in the last 10 years ; at the world championships in athletics and for the first time in her career climbed to the highest step of the world podium. Maguchykh is the only Ukrainian athlete who won a medal (“bronze”). at the previous Olympics in Tokyo. 

BAGNET reminds, Marina Beh-Romanchuk became silver medalist of the 2023 World Championship in triple jump.

< p>Prepared by: Serhiy Daga