Ukrainian athlete wins Diamond League meet with personal season-best result.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh, a 21-year-old high-jumper from Dnipro, dominated[1] the field in a Diamond League meet in China's Xiamen on Sept.
2. She sealed the victory with a high jump of 2.02 meters, making it her personal best result in the season. The Ukrainian athlete got[2] her first World Championship title on Aug.
27, securing the victory with a result of 2.01 meters. Mahuchikh again wore yellow and blue eyeliner during the Diamond League stage, like at the World Championship, as a tribute to the Ukrainian flag[3]. Along with her mother, sister, and niece, Mahuchikh fled the eastern city of Dnipro after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
She now trains in Germany. Dnipro has been a frequent target[4] of Russian missile strikes since the start of the full-scale invasion. Mahuchikh is now a favorite for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and has called on the organizers to bar Russian and Belarusian athletes from next year's foremost sports competition.
Alexander Khrebet
Reporter
Alexander Khrebet is a reporter with the Kyiv Independent.
He covers Ukraine's foreign policy, alleged abuse of power in the country's military leadership, and reports on the Russian-occupied territories.
Alexander is the European Press Prize 2023 winner, the #AllForJan Award 2023 winner and Ukraine's 2022 National Investigative Journalism Award finalist.
His was published in the Washington Times and Atlantic Council.