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Mahuchikh is the best track and field athlete of the year in Europe

27 October 2024 09:45

Yaroslava Mahuchikh became the first Ukrainian to win the title of European Female Athlete of the Year / Photo by European Athletics @EuroAthletics

Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh has been recognised by the European Athletics Awards.

Yaroslava was recognised as the best female track and field athlete of the year in Europe. Other contenders for the award were Femke Bol, Sifan Hassan, Yemisi Ogunleye, Nadia Battocletti, Nafissatou Thiam, Keeley Hodgkinson, Malaika Mihambo, Natalia Kaczmarek and Serena Samba-Maela.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh 🇺🇦 becomes the first Ukrainian woman to be crowned women’s European Athlete of the Year! 🏆

She also won the Rising Star trophy in 2019. ✨#GoldenTracks pic.twitter.com/YHruuc3rXV
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) October 26, 2024

This year, Mahuchih became an Olympic champion in the high jump and also broke the world record. Yaroslava became European champion in 2024 and won the Diamond League.

Mahuchikh is the best track and field athlete of the year in Europe

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