Ukrainian Levchenko wins second gold of the season at tournament in Finland
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Yuliia Levchenko won the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland with a result of 1.97 m. This is the Ukrainian's second victory of the season following her success in China.
Ukrainian high jumper Yuliia Levchenko won a tournament in Finland, the NOC of Ukraine reported on Thursday, UNN writes.
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"The Ukrainian athlete won the gold-level competition of the World Athletics Continental Tour - the Paavo Nurmi Games, held in the city of Turku (Finland)," the NOC stated.
A result of 1.97 m was enough for Levchenko to win. She was the only one in the sector to clear this bar (on her third attempt). However, the Ukrainian did not stop there: she challenged the 2.00 m mark and moved her final attempt to a height of a potential personal record - 2.03 m, but the bar did not hold.
It is noted that Levchenko entered the sector just a few days after the stage in Rabat, where she experienced health problems.
In total, this is already the second victory for the athlete in the 2026 summer season - earlier she took first place at the Diamond League stage in Xiamen, China.