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Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold at World Championships

March 20, 2022

Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold at World Championships

Ukrainian high-jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh has won an emotional gold medal in the women’s high jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, three weeks after fleeing her home in Dnipro as Russian forces continued to invade the country.

The Olympic bronze medalist hid in a cellar before making the 2,000 km trip over three panic-stricken days to Belgrade, where the Championships took place.

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