Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Maguchikh was recognized as the best athlete in Europe in 2024. She received the award from European Athletics in Skopje during the Golden Tracks ceremony.
This was reported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
This year, Yaroslava broke the world record in the high jump, became an Olympic and European champion, vice world indoor champion, and won the Diamond League final for the third time.
The International Federation of Athletics (World Athletics) recently officially ratified Maguchikh’s world record of 2.10 meters. Maguchikh became formally the current record holder — the only Ukrainian woman in athletics with the best active result in history.
