Ukrainian high jumper Yuliia Levchenko won the gold-level tournament of the World Continental Tour — the Paavo Nurmi Games — held in Turku, Finland.
For the Ukrainian, this was her second international start in a few days after the Diamond League stage in Rabat, where she took fourth place with a result of 1.91 m. After the competition, Levchenko explained her result with health problems. In Finland, the Ukrainian competed in the sector with seven high jumpers.
Continental Tour, Paavo Nurmi Games. High Jump (Women):
1. Yuliia Levchenko (Ukraine) — 1.97 m
2. Lamara Distin (Jamaica) — 1.94 m
3-4. Luisa Ekman (Sweden) — 1.91 m
3-4. Ella Mikkola (Finland) — 1.91 m
