As at the Olympics in Paris, both Ukrainians ended up on the podium.
Ukraine won a double podium in the women's high jump at the Diamond League stage in Zurich, Switzerland. Yaroslava Maguchikh won gold, and Irina Gerashchenko became the bronze medalist.
In rainy weather, Yaroslava was the only participant who managed to clear the height of 1.96 meters. Gerashchenko finished the competition with a result of 1.93 meters.
The Ukrainians were joined on the podium by Australian Nicola Ollislagers (1.93 meters).
Diamond League. Zurich. Women's High Jump
1. Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) – 1.96 meters
2. Nicola Ollislagers (Australia) – 1.93 meters
3. Iryna Gerashchenko (Ukraine) – 1.93 meters
For Mahuchikh and Gerashchenko, this was the second start after the 2024 Olympic Games, where Yaroslava won gold with a result of 2.00 meters, and Iryna became a bronze medalist (1.95 meters).
The previous stage of the Diamond League, which took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, was also won by Maguchikh (1.99 meters), and Gerashchenko took fifth place (1.88 meters).
It should be noted that the stage in Zurich was the penultimate one in the Diamond League season. On September 13-14, Maguchikh and Gerashchenko will compete in the Diamond League Superfinal, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium.
Recall that in early July of this year, Maguchikh broke the world recordin women's high jump. At the Diamond League stage in Paris, the Ukrainian was the first in history to clear a height of 2.10 meters. Yaroslava surpassed the achievement of the Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova, who jumped 2.09 meters at the 1987 World Championships in Rome.
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