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High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh and other medal-winning Ukrainians put attention on war
4 months, 2 weeks ago

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh and other medal-winning Ukrainians put attention on war

Associated Press  

PARIS — Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the Ukrainian world-record high jumper, may have just won Olympic gold, but she and other winning athletes from Ukraine are not resting in Paris — they’re trying to shine the spotlight on the war tearing apart their country. “But Russia didn’t stop, and during these Games, there were massive attacks on Ukrainian cities.” Yaroslava Mahuchikh, of …

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Ukrainian high jumper snuggles inside sleeping bag, takes a 'nap' before getting up and winning Olympics gold medal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian high jumper snuggles inside sleeping bag, takes a 'nap' before getting up and winning Olympics gold medal

Hindustan Times  

Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the world record holder, won Olympic gold at the Stade de France and intrigued the world with her unique habit of lying under a green bedroll between jumps, seemingly "napping or meditating." Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Team Ukraine 'relaxes' during the Women's High Jump Olympics Final Surprising one and all with her unique method at the …

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High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine’s 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine’s 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — It was a night for war-torn Ukraine to rejoice. Thousands of Ukrainians watched on YouTube as high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold for the country she was forced to flee, then celebrated with two teammates who also medaled at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Mahuchikh, who left her home due to the war with Russia, earned Ukraine’s …

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High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine's 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine's 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics

The Independent  

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Olympics on her mind, Ukraine in her heart, world-record high jumper goes for a gold medal in Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics on her mind, Ukraine in her heart, world-record high jumper goes for a gold medal in Paris

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — The best high jumper in Ukraine, and maybe the world, hasn’t spent much time at home the last few years. I want to show people we’ll never give up and we’ll fight in difficult and different ways.” When the war started, Mahuchikh piled as much as she could into her car and left town quickly. After the …

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In an Olympic tuneup, Ukraine’s top high jumper breaks the 37-year-old world record
5 months, 2 weeks ago

In an Olympic tuneup, Ukraine’s top high jumper breaks the 37-year-old world record

Associated Press  

PARIS — Ukraine’s best high jumper captured a world record on Sunday to go with her world championship, and now she has a good reason to think she might bring home an Olympic gold medal to her war-torn country. Yaroslava Mahuchikh erased a mark that had stood for 37 years at a Diamond League meet in Paris, jumping 2.10 meters …

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Eleanor Patterson, Nicola Olyslagers in the high jump medals as Australia enjoys best-ever world championships haul
1 year, 3 months ago

Eleanor Patterson, Nicola Olyslagers in the high jump medals as Australia enjoys best-ever world championships haul

ABC  

Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers have claimed silver and bronze in an emotion-charged women's high jump in Budapest, lifting Australia to a best-ever medal haul of six at a world athletics championships. Key points: Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers embraced on the track after each claiming high jump medals Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who won gold, had to flee her home …

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Ukraine’s best high jumper wins gold for her country at world championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s best high jumper wins gold for her country at world championships

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The war with Russia hangs over the Olympic world these days as much as anywhere else. “Finally, I have my gold medal,” she said of the country’s first world title since 2013, when the meet was held in Moscow. “And it’s really extra important for my country right now.” Mahuchikh’s final jump of the evening came only …

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Ukrainian high jumper Mahuchikh insists Russians should be excluded from next year’s Paris Olympics
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukrainian high jumper Mahuchikh insists Russians should be excluded from next year’s Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh has said since the start of the war that all Russian and Belarusian athletes should be excluded from international events, including the 2024 Paris Olympics. Why did they change?” The IOC gave different advice this year as qualifying events for the Paris Olympics approached, and Bach criticized Ukraine’s government last week for …

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Ukraine on her mind as high jumper goes for gold at worlds
54 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine on her mind as high jumper goes for gold at worlds

Associated Press  

EUGENE, Ore. — It took her three days by car to escape from Ukraine after the war started. “When a war is going on,” Mahuchikh said, “it’s highly complicated to say that any city is safe.” Four months after that harrowing trip to cross the border in Serbia, the 20-year-old is at the track and field world championships, a world …

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World Athletics Championships 2022: Silver Feels Like Gold, Says Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Silver Feels Like Gold, Says Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh

News 18  

The second-place finish at world championships was beside the point for Ukraine’s best high jumper, Yaroslava Mahuchikh. “For me, it’s gold," she said Tuesday night, as she looked down at her newly won prize, one nobody would have been right to expect four months ago after she took a three-day car trip to flee her hometown and get away from …

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Ukraine On Her Mind As High Jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh Goes For Gold At World Championship
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine On Her Mind As High Jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh Goes For Gold At World Championship

News 18  

It took her three days by car to escape from Ukraine after the war started. “When a war is going on," Mahuchikh said, “it’s highly complicated to say that any city is safe." World Athletics President Seb Coe said that given the difficulties the 22 Ukrainians competing in Worlds have endured simply to make it to this point, it would …

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