#Ukraine Athletics

Mahuchikh (2nd, 1375 points), Levchenko (3rd, 1334) and Herashchenko (7th, 1255) entered the world top 10 in high jump. Their results will determine the participants of the 2027 Absolute World Championships in Budapest.

At the 13th Diamond League stop in Chorzów, Yaroslava Mahuchikh cleared 2.00 m and won gold, Irina Herashchenko cleared 1.98 m on her first attempt and took silver, meeting the standard for the 2027 World Championships. Yulia Levchenko returned from injury with a result of 1.89 m.

Alexander Onufriyev took silver at the Continental Tour stop in Aosta, updating his personal best to 5.73 m. Maryna Kilipko added bronze in the women's pole vault (4.40 m), while gold went to France's Lavillenie — 5.80 m.

🇺🇦 Yaroslava Mahuchikh is the European Champion again! 🏆 In Birmingham, she cleared 1.97 m on the first attempt, beating Żołądkiewicz and Vuković. Before the decisive jump — a unique ritual: lay down on the track, closed her eyes, and imitated the jump with her hands. This is already her 3rd gold in her career (2022, 2024, 2026). 🇺🇦 #Mahuchikh #EuropeanChampionship2026 #UkrainianSports

🥈 Oleksandr Doroshchuk — Vice-Champion of Europe 2026! In a dramatic final, the Ukrainian set a personal best (2.30 m) but lost to Tamburi at 2.32 m. Best result in his career at the Euros! 🇺🇦🏃‍♂️

🇺🇦 Polina Dzerozhinska — in the world top-5! 🥇 17-year-old Ukrainian hammer thrower showed an incredible performance at the U20 World Championships in Eugene (USA). In one evening, she broke her personal record three times, overcoming the 67-meter mark for the first time! 🏅 Final results: 🥇 Clara Ghegemann (Germany) — 68.99 m 🥈 Pinja Kärkky (Finland) — 68.51 m 🥉 Nova Kinast (Germany) — 67.89 m 5️⃣ Polina Dzerozhinska (Ukraine) — 67.01 m The Ukrainian national team finished the World Championships with one medal — silver for Olga Belchenko in the pole vault. #Sports #Athletics #Ukraine #WorldChampionships #PolinaDzerozhinska

Victoria Tkachuk returns to the podium! 🥉 The leader of the Ukrainian team in the 400m hurdles took bronze in Oudenaarde and set a new 2026 seasonal record (55.23 sec). This is a crucial step after her injury at the 2024 Olympics ahead of the European Championships in Birmingham. 🇺🇦🏃‍♀️

Iryna Herashchenko has withdrawn from the Diamond League in London due to a visa delay. Montenegrin athlete Maria Vuković will compete in her place. Yaroslava Mahuchikh is set for a crucial duel with Australian Nicola Olyslagers 🇺🇦🇦🇺🏃‍♀️

Viktoriia Tkachuk has officially announced her preparations for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. For the 31-year-old track and field athlete, this will be her fourth participation in the Games. The athlete showed a childhood entry in her diary about the dream of becoming an Olympic champion. 🇺🇦🏃‍♀️🥇