Yaroslava Maguchikh took second place in the Diamond League finals in Brussels, losing to Australian Eleanor Patterson in the fight for the main trophy of the series. The Ukrainian jumper explained that she was unable to show her maximum due to technical errors during the decisive attempts.

For Maguchi, this is the second silver medal in a row in the Diamond League finals. The Ukrainian failed to clear the height of 2.01 m, while Patterson took it on the second attempt and won the victory..

In a commentary, “Suspilne Sport” noted that it does not consider nervousness the main reason for failure. According to her, the key problem arose in the final phase of the takeoff.

“There was more of a problem with the ending of the run, because I didn’t push off. She ran very well, but not completely. The last steps should be the fastest, and I had a problem with the last step. He was not what he needed,” the athlete admitted.

During the competition, the Ukrainian made only two mistakes up to a height of 2.01 m, having overcome 1.97 m and 1.99 m on her second attempts.

“It was very close in the first attempt at 2.01 m, but the third was not there at all. But nothing. We live on,” said the athlete.

The Ukrainian also addressed the fans, calling on them to support the athletes regardless of the result..

" I can’t always jump very high and show perfect results,” Maguchikh emphasized.

The season for the leader of the Ukrainian national team is not yet over. The next start for Maguchi will be the Absolute World Championships in Athletics, which will be held on September 11-13 in Budapest.

“It’s the last part of the season, the home stretch, so we’ll jump and show our best,” said the Ukrainian athlete.