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Yaroslava Mahuchikh breaks women's High Jump World Record

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke the Women's High Jump's 37-year World record by jumping 2.10m at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday. She had already won the competition before attempting the world record.

Koushik BiswasJuly 7, 2024 at 04:41 PM • 1 min read
Yaroslava Mahuchikh breaks women's High Jump World Record
Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke the Women's High Jump's 37-year World record by jumping 2.10m at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday. She had already won the competition before attempting the world record.

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke Stefka Kostadinova's Women's High Jump's 37-year World record by jumping 2.10m at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday. Mahuchikh, the 2022 world indoor and 2023 world outdoor champ had already won the competition with a 2.03m high jump. 

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After winning the competition, Mahuchikh first looked to break her personal record of 2.07m. which she got on the second attempt before getting the World record on her first attempt.

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