Mahuchikh conquered 2.01 m and won the silver award of the Diamond League
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Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh won a silver medal at the Diamond League stage in London, clearing a height of 2.01 m. She lost to Australian Nicola Olyslagers on countback from the previous height.
Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh won a silver medal at the Diamond League stage in London. The Ukrainian cleared a height of 2.01 m, showing her best outdoor result of the season, and lost only to Australian Nicola Olyslagers. This was reported by the NOC of Ukraine, writes UNN.
The next stage of the most prestigious commercial series of track and field competitions, the Diamond League, took place at the Olympic Stadium in London. A silver award in the high jump sector was won by Olympic champion and world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who cleared the bar at 2.01 m. This is Yaroslava's best outdoor result of the current season
Mahuchikh started her performance at a height of 1.93 m, and later successfully cleared 1.96 m, 1.99 m, and 2.01 m.
The main battle for victory unfolded between the Ukrainian and Australian Nicola Olyslagers. Both athletes cleared the height of 2.01 m on their third attempt, but based on the number of attempts at the previous bar (1.99 m), first place went to the representative of Australia. The top three was closed by another Australian, Eleanor Patterson (1.96 m).
For Yaroslava, this was the second Diamond League stage of this competitive season after her victorious performance in Rabat (Morocco). Unfortunately, Ukrainian jumper Iryna Herashchenko was forced to miss the tournament in London due to a delay in visa processing
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