At 1.93, the Ukrainian had two rips but then flew over high in her third attempt at the Diamond League gala in Zurich.
– My strong attitude allowed me to take 1.93 and focus on 1.96. I tried to convince myself that I would win as long as I kept jumping and I didn’t want to finish sixth or seventh in a Diamond League competition, Mahuchikh told SVT Sport.
The rain and cold made it a special competition, where the results were as follows. It was not in the cards that she would attempt to attack her own world record of 2.10 from last summer.
“Focus on the high jump”
– In the end, I decided to refuse to jump more heights after 2.01 because I have one competition left (the Diamond League final in Brussels) and I want to continue to be injury-free and ready for it, says the 22-year-old.
In almost every interview, she comments on the war in her native Ukraine.
– My heart is in Ukraine where there have been large rocket attacks against Poltava and Lviv and I just tried to focus on the high jump where it was wonderful to feel the great atmosphere in the arena.