Ukrainian athletes won two medals in the high jump at the stage of the Silver World Athletics Tour in the Slovak city of Banska Bystrica. " Maguchy became the only participant in the tournament who reached the height of 1.97 meters. The second place was taken by Italian Elena Vallortigara (1.95 meters), and the bronze went to Maria Vukovic from Montenegro (1.95 meters). Another Ukrainian Ekaterina Tabashnik stopped a step away from the pedestal. With a score of 1.93 meters, she finished the competition in fourth place.. For Maguchy, this is the sixth consecutive victory in tournaments in 2023.. Yaroslava remains the owner of the best result of the season in the world (2.02 meters), which she set in February at competitions in France. In the men's sector, a native of Kherson Andrey Protsenko managed to take a height of 2.32 meters.

In the fight for gold, only the New Zealander Gamish Kerr beat the Ukrainian with a jump of 2.34 meters.. Third place was shared by Mexican Edgar Rivera (2.25 meters) and Cuban Luis Enrique Zayas (2.25 meters). For Protsenko, the result at the tournament in Slovakia became a personal record this season. The last time Andrey jumped so high indoors was in February 2021.. The competition in Banska Bystrica was already the third for Protsenko this month. Before that, he performed in Lodz and Udine, where he won bronze and silver, respectively..