Ukraine's Mahuchikh becomes first-ever absolute world champion in high jump
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold in the women's high jump at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest with a jump of 1.99 m, becoming the first-ever absolute world champion in the event.
Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh has claimed gold in the women's high jump at the newly launched World Athletics Ultimate Championship, held in Budapest.
Mahuchikh secured victory with a jump of 1.99 metres, further cementing her status as one of the world's leading high jumpers.
A new competition format
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is a new event series, with the Budapest edition marking its debut. Through her win, Mahuchikh became the first athlete in history to be crowned absolute world champion in the high jump under this new format.
Mahuchikh has long been recognised as one of the strongest high jumpers globally, and this achievement in Budapest reaffirms her dominant position in the discipline.
