Yaroslava Mahuchikh To Debut at Millrose Games in New York

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh to Make Millrose Games Debut

Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the reigning world high jump champion, will make her Millrose Games debut when the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting returns to New York on February 11th.

The 22-year-old sensation is eager to pick up where she left off in 2023, having secured her first outdoor world title in Budapest and a second Diamond Trophy win in Eugene. Mahuchikh cleared 2.01m to clinch the gold medal in Budapest, adding to the silver medals she won in Oregon and Doha, as well as her Olympic bronze from Tokyo.

The Ukrainian high jumper’s impressive form continued, as she recorded a world-leading mark of 2.03m to win the Wanda Diamond League Final and topped the indoor world list with a 2.02m clearance.

“Mahuchikh will return to the indoor circuit as the reigning world indoor champion, having claimed the title in Belgrade in 2022. She will have the opportunity to defend her crown at the upcoming World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow this March.”

The women’s high jump event will be contested at the Millrose Games for the first time since 2019. Additionally, Britain’s world 1500m champion, Josh Kerr, is set to headline the men’s two-mile field at the prestigious event.

The 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour calendar boasts over 50 meetings, including seven Gold level events. Other notable athletes confirmed for the upcoming tour include world champions Mondo Duplantis and Gudaf Tsegay, who will compete at the Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes on January 27th, as well as world gold medallists Noah Lyles, Jake Wightman, and Gabby Thomas, who will race at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on February 4th.

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