Mahuchikh and Herashchenko reach European high jump final
Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Herashchenko comfortably advanced to the women’s high jump final at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Herashchenko advanced to the women's high jump final at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. The Olympic champion and world record holder Mahuchikh, along with bronze medalist Herashchenko, both cleared the qualifying height of 1.91 meters on their first attempts. They joined 13 other high jumpers in the final.
The match will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15. Mahuchikh secured gold in the previous two outdoor European Championships in 2022 and 2024, while Herashchenko took bronze at the 2024 European Championships in Rome. Mahuchikh won her first Olympic gold at the 2024 Paris Games, shattering the women's high jump world record at 2.10 meters.
She has also criticized the International Olympic Committee for lifting restrictions on Russian athletes.
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