Ukrainian star Mahuchikh extends medal streak at Diamond League final
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian athletes Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Yulia Levchenko competed in the high jump final of the 2025 Diamond League in Zurich. Mahuchikh won silver, becoming a finalist medalist for the fifth consecutive time, while Levchenko achieved her best result in the past five years.
RBC-Ukraine reports on the competition results.
How the Ukrainian athletes reached the final
The Ukrainian athletes qualified for the Diamond League final based on their season results: Mahuchikh ranked third (35 points), and Levchenko ranked sixth (18 points).
For Yaroslava, this was her fifth consecutive final, having previously won silver in 2021 and three consecutive victories from 2022 to 2024.
Levchenko reached the Diamond League final for the sixth time in her career, having previously earned three consecutive silver medals from 2017 to 2019.
Competition in Zurich
The event began at a height of 1.80 m, with Levchenko being the first to clear it. At 1.94 m, Mahuchikh entered the competition and cleared the bar on her first attempt.
At 1.97 m, three athletes cleared the bar without mistakes — Levchenko, Mahuchikh, and Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers.
The key stage came at 2.00 m. Britain’s Morgan Lake cleared it on her first attempt, setting a national record.
Mahuchikh and Olyslagers also cleared 2.00 m on their first attempts, while Levchenko succeeded on her second try — marking her best result in five years.
The height of 2.02 m determined the medalists. Levchenko and Lake exited the competition, with the Briton taking bronze due to fewer attempts.
Mahuchikh cleared 2.02 m but was unable to manage 2.06 m. Olyslagers, meanwhile, set a personal record of 2.04 m on her first attempt.
Results of the 2025 Diamond League Final (women’s high jump)
- Nicola Olyslagers (Australia) – 2.04 m
- Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) – 2.02 m
- Morgan Lake (Great Britain) – 2.00 m
- Yulia Levchenko (Ukraine) – 2.00 m
Earlier, we reported how Mahuchikh broke Levchenko’s record and won the Diamond League stage in Silesia, Poland.
