Yaroslava Mahuchikh breaks women's High Jump World Record

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke Stefka Kostadinova's Women's High Jump's 37-year World record by jumping 2.10m at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday. Mahuchikh, the 2022 world indoor and 2023 world outdoor champ had already won the competition with a 2.03m high jump. 

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WORLD RECORD 🤯

🇺🇦's Yaroslava Mahuchikh flies to a 2.10m world record* in the high jump ‼️@MEETINGPARIS c'est magique 🪄

*Subject to the usual ratification procedures#DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/KNeYKLiPwf

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 7, 2024

After winning the competition, Mahuchikh first looked to break her personal record of 2.07m. which she got on the second attempt before getting the World record on her first attempt.

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Here's the moment Yaroslava Mahuchikh 🇺🇦 broke the women's High Jump World Record (WR) with a stunning 2.10m at the Paris Diamond League!

The previous record by Stefka Kostadinova 🇧🇬 has stood for 37 years.🤯🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/vFdiV3kehS

— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) July 7, 2024