Brussels Diamond League: Two Ukrainians in race for final

Ukrainians in the start list

The participants' list includes 10 athletes, among them two Ukrainians, Doroshchuk and Nikitin.

For Doroshchuk, this is his third participation in the Diamond League this season. At the Silesia stage, he won bronze with a result of 2.28 m, and earlier he finished second in Rome.

Nikitin is making his Diamond League debut and will compete at this high level for the first time.

Among the Ukrainians' competitors are Olympic champion Hamish Kerr, two-time NCAA champion Romain Beckford, Olympic silver medalist Shelby McEwen, and European Team Championships silver medalist Marco Fassinotti.

Doroshchuk's chances for the final

Currently, Doroshchuk ranks sixth in the season standings with 13 points.

Four jumpers have already secured their places in the top six: Hamish Kerr, Juwan Harrison, Romain Beckford, and Shelby McEwen.

Doroshchuk has a two-point advantage over seventh-ranked Jan Štefela, but the Czech athlete is not on the Brussels entry list.

Eighth place with 10 points is held by Italian Marco Fassinotti.

Doroshchuk will qualify for the final if he finishes in fifth place. If he finishes lower, he can still reach the final, provided he does not lose three positions to Marco Fassinotti.

Diamond League season high jump standings

1. Hamish Kerr (New Zealand) – 29 points
2. Juwan Harrison (USA) – 23 points
3. Romain Beckford (Jamaica) – 22 points
4. Shelby McEwen (USA) – 17 points
5. Woo Sang-hok (South Korea) – 16 points
6. Oleh Doroshchuk (Ukraine) – 13 points
7. Jan Štefela (Czech Republic) – 11 points
8. Marco Fassinotti (Italy) – 10 points

Points are awarded from first to eighth place. The winner receives 8 points, and each subsequent place receives one point less.

The men's high jump competition in Brussels will take place on August 22 at 9:02 PM Kyiv time.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Yuliia Levchenko will compete at the Diamond League stage in Lausanne.