Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Maguchikh, after winning the 2026 World Championships in Poland, became the most titled Ukrainian in the history of the World Indoor Championships.

The 24-year-old athlete cleared a height of 2.01 m and was ahead of another Ukrainian, Yulia Levchenko, with Angelina Topic (Serbia) and Nikola Olislagers (Australia).

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For Maguchi this is the second gold in his career at the World Indoor Championships. She also has silver and bronze at the world indoor championships..

Yaroslava became the first Ukrainian to win more than one gold medal at these competitions.

In terms of the number of awards and their quality, Yaroslava became the most successful representative of Ukraine at the world indoor championships.

“I really wanted to win a gold award in the fight for Ukraine and for the Ukrainians in such a very difficult time. I did it and Julia did it. Finally, two Ukrainian women will stand on the podium again, and I believe that one day three Ukrainian women will stand there,” Maguchikh said in an interview with Suspilna Sport..

Let us remind you that Maguchikh is the Olympic champion of Paris 2024, as well as one of the best athletes in the world.

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Earlier it was reported that Maguchikh started the new season in Lviv with a record.