Two Ukrainians in Diamond League final: Mahuchikh and Levchenko will compete for medals
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian high jumpers Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Yuliya Levchenko have qualified for the 2025 Diamond League season final. Both athletes earned their spots based on results from 13 stages of the competition.
Mahuchikh's disappointing performance in Lausanne
The last stage before the final was in rainy Lausanne. Levchenko cleared 1.86 m, sharing sixth place with Germany's Imke Onnen and Serbia's Angelina Topic.
In contrast, reigning series champion Mahuchikh ended the tournament without a result for the first time in a long while.
After this stage, Levchenko added three ranking points, while Mahuchikh scored none. Despite this, Yaroslava had already secured her place in the final following the Paris stage.
Points distribution and Ukrainian rankings
Overall, Mahuchikh has 35 points, ranking third, with three stage victories this season in Xiamen and Shanghai. This will be her fifth consecutive Diamond League final, having won silver in 2021 and gold three times in a row from 2022 to 2024.
Levchenko, with 18 points, remains in the top six. Her best results this season are fourth places in Xiamen, Shanghai, and Stockholm. This will be Yuliya's sixth career final; she previously finished second three times: in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Ranking after 13 stages
Top 8 female high jumpers:
- Nicola Olyslagers (Australia) – 37 points
- Eleanor Patterson (Australia) – 36 points
- Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) – 35 points
- Morgan Lake (Great Britain) – 23 points
- Christina Gonzel (Germany) – 23 points
- Yuliya Levchenko (Ukraine) – 18 points
- Maria Zhodnik (Poland) – 14 points
- Imke Onnen (Germany) – 12 points
Competition for the Ukrainians in Zurich
Mahuchikh and Levchenko will face competition from Australians Nicola Olyslagers (37 points) and Eleanor Patterson (36), Briton Morgan Lake, German Christina Gonzel, and several other leading high jumpers.
Where and when to watch the final
The Diamond League final will take place in Zurich on August 27-28. The women's high jump event will be held on the first day of the final.
On August 22, Oleg Doroshchuk and Dmytro Nikitin will compete at the Diamond League stage in Brussels.
Previously, we reported how Mahuchikh broke Levchenko's record and won a Diamond League stage in Silesia, Poland.
