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"I want it to belong to Ukraine." Maguchikh aims to break Russian record

Oleksandr ChekanovNews
Maguchikh performed well in 2024

World record holder in the high jump Yaroslava Maguchikh has set her next goals after a fantastic 2024 season. According to the 23-year-old from Dnipro, she intends to break not only her current historical achievement of 2 meters 10 centimeters, but also to update the Olympic record.

Maguchikh told about this in an interview with OBOZ.UA, answering questions about her further motivation. The athlete, who won gold at the Paris Games, noted that she has already fully focused on preparing for the next Olympic Games in 2028 in Los Angeles.

"Our athletes are like this: they complete one cycle of four years and then a new one begins. This was the case after the Tokyo 2020 Games, and now all eyes are on Los Angeles 2028. Many goals have not yet been achieved. Firstly, to break my own record, and secondly, I have not yet set an Olympic record. This is my goal for the next Games, so that this achievement belongs to Ukraine," said Yaroslava.

It should be noted that the Olympic record in the high jump belongs to the Russian Yelena Slesarenko, who cleared 2.06 meters at the 2004 Athens Games. Read the full interview with Maguchikh, in which she talked about the award as the best athlete in Europe, her plans for the future, as well as her motivation and responsibility due to the war in her home country, on OBOZ.UA.

Earlier, Maguchikh also spoke about restrictions on sex during the competition period. The athlete also spoke about her relationship with her 20-year-old fiancé, saying that "no one forbids me to go out."

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, Yaroslava Maguchikh took part in a "stunning" photo shoot and impressed her fans on the social network Instagram.

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