0 out of 25,000

Quality journalism takes work — and a community that cares.
Help us reach 25,000 members by the end of 2025.

News Feed

Ukrainian athletes win gold, bronze in high jump at European Championship

1 min read
Ukrainian athletes win gold, bronze in high jump at European Championship
Yaroslava Mahuchikh celebrates winning gold medal with bronze medallist Ukraine's athlete Iryna Gerashchenko in the women's high jump final during the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Rome on June 9, 2024. (Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images)

Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the gold medal and defended her title as the European high jump champion at the European Athletics Championship on June 9, while fellow Ukrainian athlete Iryna Gerashchenko won bronze.

Mahuchikh won gold after clearing a height of 2.01 meters at the competition, which was held in Rome. Serbian athlete Angelina Topic won silver after jumping 1.97 meters, followed by Gerashchenko, who jumped 1.95 meters.

Mahuchikh became the world champion in the high jump at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, when she also jumped 2.01 meters.

The 22-year-old athlete previously won bronze in the high jump at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

According to Suspilne Sport, Mahuchikh is the only one of three high jump athletes in history to win more than two gold medals at the European Championships.

Sports Ministry recommends Ukrainian athletes keep distance from Russians at Olympics
Avatar
Elsa Court

Audience Development Manager

News Feed
 (Updated:  )

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll traveled to Abu Dhabi on Nov. 24 for negotiations with Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, and a Russian delegation, Driscoll's spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Tolbert, confirmed to Axios.

Show More