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A 16-year-old Ukrainian athlete, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, has won gold in high jump at the European Athletics Under 18 Championships.
She cleared a championship record of 1.94 meters on her third attempt in the high jump final, reported European Athletics.
Another star in the making!
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh, 16, cleared a championship record of 1.94m on her third attempt in the high jump final.
Mahuchikh also came within one centimetre of the long-standing world age-16 best held by Marina Kuptsova. pic.twitter.com/ymmjeS3pV9
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) July 8, 2018
Jessica Kahara from Finland came in second after clearing 1.83 meters. Maria Kochanova from Russia won the bronze medal, Ukrinform reported.
In total, Ukraine won three gold and one silver medal.
The championships were held in Gyor, Hungary, from July 5 to 8.
