{"id":35872,"date":"2022-03-31T08:48:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T06:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=35872"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:44:45","slug":"she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/","title":{"rendered":"Ella nos conmueve: Entrevista con la campeona del mundo de salto de altura en pista cubierta, Yaroslava Mahuchikh"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/\n        Ella nos conmueve: Entrevista con la campeona del mundo de salto de altura en pista cubierta, Yaroslava Mahuchikh\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Header-1.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cProtejo a mi pa\u00eds en la pista\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >ELLA NOS MUEVE - Conozca a Yaroslava Mahuchikh, campeona del mundo de salto de altura en pista cubierta<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">31 de marzo de 2022 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;She Moves Us: Interview with the World Indoor Champion in high jump, Yaroslava Mahuchikh&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Before winning her gold medal at the World Indoor Championships, high-jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh had to take a 60-hour car trip to get away from the bombs and rockets that fell on her home country Ukraine. With a resilience and confidence that makes everyone forget that she is only 20 years old, Yaroslava says that she won to protect her country on the athletics track. As part of our \\u201cShe Moves Us\\u201d series, CATch up sat down with Yaroslava to talk about her beginnings in the sport, her emotional victory in Belgrade and her ambitions.\\nBorn in Dnipro, Ukraine\\u2019s fourth largest city, Yaroslava dreamed of a creative profession when she was in school: \\u201cI wanted to become an artist, because I painted a lot. I also thought of becoming a singer.\\u201d Things changed when she started with track and field, first as a hurdler and later as a high jumper.\\n\\u201cI was about 11 when I started. I trained for five years. Then I realized that I wanted to train for the Ukrainian Championship and after that I started competing internationally,\\u201d she added.\\nHer teachers weren\\u2019t too sure about her career choices and pointed out that she shouldn\\u2019t neglect her studies because of her sports. \\u201cThose teachers said that athletics was just a hobby and I shouldn\\u2019t take it too seriously.\\u00a0But I told them: \\u2018No, I want to be an athlete.\\u00a0And once I\\u2019m done with my career as an athlete, I want to be a coach.\\u2019 I told them: \\u2018I will do this!\\u2019,\\u201d\\u00a0Yaroslava recalls.\\nHer determination paid off. At 15-years-old, she won the gold at the U18 World Championships in Nairobi, followed by another gold at the U18 European Championships. With her jump of 1.92 meters in Nairobi, she put up the best performance ever by a 15-year-old.\\n\\u201cThose teachers changed their minds,\\u201d Yaroslava says smiling.\\n\\n\\n\\u00a0\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/she-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fshe-moves-us-interview-with-the-world-indoor-champion-in-high-jump-yaroslava-mahuchikh%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Antes de ganar su medalla de oro en los Mundiales en pista cubierta, la saltadora de altura Yaroslava Mahuchikh tuvo que hacer un viaje de 60 horas en coche para huir de las bombas y cohetes que cayeron sobre su pa\u00eds natal, Ucrania. Con una resistencia y una confianza en s\u00ed misma que hacen olvidar a todo el mundo que s\u00f3lo tiene 20 a\u00f1os, Yaroslava afirma que gan\u00f3 para proteger a su pa\u00eds en la pista de atletismo. Como parte de nuestra serie \u201cElla nos mueve\u201d, CATch up se sent\u00f3 con Yaroslava para hablar de sus comienzos en el deporte, su emotiva victoria en Belgrado y sus ambiciones.<\/span>\n<br\/>Nacida en Dnipro, la cuarta ciudad m\u00e1s grande de Ucrania, Yaroslava so\u00f1aba con una profesi\u00f3n creativa cuando iba al colegio: <strong>\u201cQuer\u00eda ser artista, porque pintaba mucho. Tambi\u00e9n pens\u00e9 en ser cantante.<\/strong>\u201d Las cosas cambiaron cuando empez\u00f3 con el atletismo, primero como vallista y despu\u00e9s como saltadora de altura.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u201c<strong>Ten\u00eda unos 11 a\u00f1os cuando empec\u00e9. Entren\u00e9 durante cinco a\u00f1os. Entonces me di cuenta de que quer\u00eda entrenar para el Campeonato de Ucrania y despu\u00e9s empec\u00e9 a competir internacionalmente.<\/strong>,a\u00f1adi\u00f3.<br\/>\n<br\/>Sus profesores no estaban muy seguros de su elecci\u00f3n de carrera y le se\u00f1alaron que no deb\u00eda descuidar sus estudios por hacer deporte. \u201c<strong>Aquellos profesores dec\u00edan que el atletismo era s\u00f3lo un pasatiempo y que no deb\u00eda tom\u00e1rmelo demasiado en serio.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Pero yo les dije: \u2018No, quiero ser atleta'.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Y cuando acabe mi carrera como atleta, quiero ser entrenador\u2019. Les dije: \u2018\u00a1Lo har\u00e9!\u2019\u201d.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>recuerda Yaroslava.<br\/>\n<br\/>Su determinaci\u00f3n dio sus frutos. A los 15 a\u00f1os gan\u00f3 el oro en los Campeonatos del Mundo sub-18 de Nairobi, seguido de otro oro en los Campeonatos de Europa sub-18. Con su salto de 1,92 metros en Nairobi, logr\u00f3 la mejor marca jam\u00e1s conseguida por una atleta de 15 a\u00f1os. Con su salto de 1,92 metros en Nairobi, logr\u00f3 la mejor marca jam\u00e1s conseguida por una atleta de 15 a\u00f1os.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u201c<strong>Esos profesores cambiaron de opini\u00f3n<\/strong>,dice Yaroslava sonriendo.<br\/>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\"><\/span>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery5.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Hoy, Yaroslava est\u00e1 en la cima absoluta del mundo en su disciplina. Pero las \u00faltimas semanas han sido muy dif\u00edciles y una gran carga. Yaroslava no pod\u00eda ni pensar en entrenar en los d\u00edas posteriores al comienzo del conflicto en Ucrania. Como muchos otros en su pa\u00eds, tambi\u00e9n ella tuvo que esconderse de los cohetes y las bombas en un s\u00f3tano. Aun as\u00ed, tom\u00f3 la decisi\u00f3n de hacer el viaje de 2.000 kil\u00f3metros (1230 millas) a Serbia en coche.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u201c<strong>Tuvimos un viaje de tres d\u00edas en coche hasta Belgrado, pero me hizo m\u00e1s fuerte y gan\u00e9 una medalla de oro para mi pa\u00eds,<\/strong>\u201drecuerda. Y menuda victoria ha sido. Tras ganar el bronce en los Juegos Ol\u00edmpicos del verano pasado, Yaroslava super\u00f3 tres saltos fallidos antes de superar los 2,02 metros. El p\u00fablico de la pista la ovacion\u00f3.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u201c<strong>2,02 m es mi mejor marca de la temporada. Fue la medalla de oro del Campeonato del Mundo en pista cubierta y mi mejor marca de la temporada. Estoy muy orgullosa de representar a Ucrania internacionalmente, porque protejo a mi pa\u00eds en la pista,<\/strong>\u201ddice decidida. Para Yaroslava, el concurso fue una victoria emotiva, ya que sus pensamientos volv\u00edan una y otra vez a su pa\u00eds natal.\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/>\u201c<strong>Me pint\u00e9 las u\u00f1as de azul con un coraz\u00f3n de amor amarillo s\u00f3lo para comunicarles un peque\u00f1o gesto de que mi coraz\u00f3n est\u00e1 con ellos,<\/strong>\u201da\u00f1ade.<br\/>\n<br\/>Tras el Campeonato del Mundo, Yaroslava viaj\u00f3 a Herzogenaurach para alojarse cerca de la sede de PUMA. All\u00ed pudo descansar del evento y del dif\u00edcil viaje, antes de prepararse para sus pr\u00f3ximas competiciones. PUMA ha proporcionado alojamiento en Alemania y en otros lugares a sus empleados ucranianos, atletas, embajadores y sus familias, que tuvieron que huir del conflicto.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u201c<strong>Despu\u00e9s de Belgrado, vine inmediatamente a Alemania para quedarme con mi segunda familia, mi familia PUMA. Me han ayudado en el pasado y tambi\u00e9n me ayudan ahora con el alojamiento y la posibilidad de entrenar. Es incre\u00edble contar con gente as\u00ed y con una empresa as\u00ed que me ayuda. Les estoy muy agradecido.<\/strong>,dice.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery4.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Una de las mayores inspiraciones de Yaroslava es su entrenadora, Tatyana Stepanova, que ha sido su gran apoyo y mucho m\u00e1s que una m\u00e1nager. \u201c<strong>No tengo modelos a seguir. Pero mi entrenadora es mi segunda madre. Ha estado conmigo todo este tiempo. Tenemos un car\u00e1cter muy parecido, quiz\u00e1 lo he heredado de ella\u201d.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0dice.<br\/>\n<br\/>Eso no significa s\u00f3lo centrarse firmemente en el entrenamiento y los resultados, explica.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u201c<strong>A los dos nos encanta cocinar y hacer pasteles. A m\u00ed me encanta cocinar y mi novio luego se come los pasteles que hago<\/strong>\u201c, dice y sonr\u00ede.\n<br\/>\n<br\/>Yaroslava tiene una personalidad muy amable y positiva. Cuando se le pregunta por sus deseos para el futuro, tiene una respuesta muy clara: \u201c<strong>Deseo la paz. En el plano deportivo, quiero batir el r\u00e9cord mundial.<\/strong>\u201d<br\/>\n<br\/>El r\u00e9cord mundial de salto de altura se sit\u00faa en 2,09 m y est\u00e1 vigente desde hace m\u00e1s de 30 a\u00f1os. \u201c<strong>Quiero saltar 2.10m<\/strong>\u201c, afirma con rotundidad.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Yaroslava, \u00a1sabemos que puedes hacerlo! Te deseamos lo mejor en el futuro de parte de tu familia PUMA.<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery2.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.55629139072848  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.55629139072848  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gallery6.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti1 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/only-see-great-interview-with-puma-athlete-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"28352\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Header-Yaroslava-Mahuchikh.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t        <h4>SOLO VER GRANDE Entrevista con la atleta de PUMA Yaroslava Mahuchikh<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tLa saltadora de altura ucraniana Yaroslava Mahuchikh s\u00f3lo tiene 19 a\u00f1os, pero ya impresiona al mundo. La atleta de PUMA salt\u00f3 2,06 metros en pista cubierta este a\u00f1o y logr\u00f3 la mejor marca de 2021. Su salto se qued\u00f3 a s\u00f3lo tres cent\u00edmetros del r\u00e9cord mundial de 2,09 metros. As\u00ed que qui\u00e9n sabe qu\u00e9 m\u00e1s le espera este a\u00f1o. Yaroslava se pas\u00f3 por nuestra sede de PUMA la semana pasada. Aprovechamos la ocasi\u00f3n para preguntarle c\u00f3mo mantiene la concentraci\u00f3n y cu\u00e1l es su gran objetivo.\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/only-see-great-interview-with-puma-athlete-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti2 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/puma-athlete-yaroslava-mahuchikh-sets-best-performance-of-2021-in-high-jump-with-new-ukrainian-national-record\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"24323\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/YaroslavaMahuchikh.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t        <h4>La atleta PUMA Yaroslava Mahuchikh logra su mejor marca de 2021 en salto de altura, con un nuevo r\u00e9cord nacional ucraniano<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tLa atleta del PUMA Yaroslava Mahuchikh estableci\u00f3 el martes un nuevo r\u00e9cord nacional ucraniano de salto de altura en la reuni\u00f3n en pista cubierta de la ciudad eslovaca de Banska Bystrica al superar los 2,06 metros. Fue tambi\u00e9n la mejor marca de una atleta femenina en 2021.\nCon solo 19 a\u00f1os, Yaroslava ya ha logrado una serie de actuaciones impresionantes. En 2017 se hizo con el oro en el Campeonato del Mundo sub-18, antes de quedar segunda en el Campeonato del Mundo de Doha en 2019. Adem\u00e1s, ostenta los r\u00e9cords mundiales sub-20 de salto de altura tanto en pista cubierta como al aire libre.\nCon un salto de 2,06, est\u00e1 a solo 3 cent\u00edmetros de igualar el r\u00e9cord mundial de salto de altura, que estableci\u00f3 la b\u00falgara Stefka Kostadinova en 1987 en los Campeonatos del Mundo de Roma, mucho antes de que Yaroslava naciera.\nDado que 2021 es un a\u00f1o importante para el atletismo, con los Juegos Ol\u00edmpicos a la vuelta de la esquina, \u00a1esperamos ver m\u00e1s actuaciones inspiradoras de nuestra atleta PUMA Yaroslava!\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVer esta publicaci\u00f3n en Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nUna publicaci\u00f3n compartida por World Athletics (@worldathletics)\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/puma-athlete-yaroslava-mahuchikh-sets-best-performance-of-2021-in-high-jump-with-new-ukrainian-national-record\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/puma-high-jumper-yaroslava-mahuchikh-is-the-youngest-ever-athlete-to-win-a-diamond-league-event\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"12468\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/H2-Yaroslava.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t        <h4>La saltadora de altura PUMA Yaroslava Mahuchikh es la atleta m\u00e1s joven en ganar una prueba de la Liga de Diamante<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tPiensa en la \u00e9poca en que ten\u00edas 17 a\u00f1os: \u00bfqu\u00e9 hac\u00edas con tu vida? \u00bfCu\u00e1les eran tus logros?\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/puma-high-jumper-yaroslava-mahuchikh-is-the-youngest-ever-athlete-to-win-a-diamond-league-event\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antes de ganar su medalla de oro en los Mundiales en pista cubierta, la saltadora de altura Yaroslava Mahuchikh tuvo que hacer un viaje de 60 horas en coche para huir de las bombas y cohetes que cayeron sobre su pa\u00eds natal, Ucrania. Con una resistencia y una confianza en s\u00ed misma que hacen olvidar a todo el mundo que s\u00f3lo tiene 20 a\u00f1os, Yaroslava afirma que gan\u00f3 para proteger a su pa\u00eds en la pista de atletismo. Como parte de nuestra serie \u201cElla nos mueve\u201d, CATch up se sent\u00f3 con Yaroslava para hablar de sus comienzos en el deporte, su emotiva victoria en Belgrado y sus ambiciones.<br \/>\nNacida en Dnipro, la cuarta ciudad m\u00e1s grande de Ucrania, Yaroslava so\u00f1aba con una profesi\u00f3n creativa cuando estaba en la escuela: \u201cQuer\u00eda ser artista, porque pintaba mucho. Tambi\u00e9n pens\u00e9 en ser cantante\u201d. Las cosas cambiaron cuando empez\u00f3 a practicar atletismo, primero como vallista y m\u00e1s tarde como saltadora de altura.<br \/>\n\u201cTen\u00eda unos 11 a\u00f1os cuando empec\u00e9. Entren\u00e9 durante cinco a\u00f1os. Entonces me di cuenta de que quer\u00eda entrenar para el Campeonato de Ucrania y despu\u00e9s de eso empec\u00e9 a competir a nivel internacional\u201d, a\u00f1adi\u00f3.<br \/>\nSus profesores no estaban muy seguros acerca de sus elecciones profesionales y le se\u00f1alaron que no deb\u00eda descuidar sus estudios por culpa del deporte. \u201cEsos profesores dec\u00edan que el atletismo era solo un hobby y que no deb\u00eda tom\u00e1rmelo demasiado en serio. Pero yo les respond\u00ed: \u2018No, quiero ser atleta. Y cuando termine mi carrera como atleta, quiero ser entrenadora\u2019. Les dije: \u2018\u00a1Lo voy a conseguir!\u2019\u201d, recuerda Yaroslava.<br \/>\nSu determinaci\u00f3n dio sus frutos. A los 15 a\u00f1os gan\u00f3 el oro en los Campeonatos del Mundo sub-18 de Nairobi, seguido de otro oro en los Campeonatos de Europa sub-18. Con su salto de 1,92 metros en Nairobi, logr\u00f3 la mejor marca jam\u00e1s conseguida por una atleta de 15 a\u00f1os. Con su salto de 1,92 metros en Nairobi, logr\u00f3 la mejor marca jam\u00e1s conseguida por una atleta de 15 a\u00f1os.<br \/>\n\u201cEsos profesores cambiaron de opini\u00f3n\u201d, dice Yaroslava sonriendo.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":21186,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-35872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":35872,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2022-03-31 08:48:06","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-31 06:48:06","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2022\/03\/Header-1.png\",\"filesize\":1095933,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-300x168.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":39324},\"large\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-1024x575.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":307972},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-150x150.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":19761},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-768x431.png\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":187459},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"Header-1-18x10.png\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":792}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":35869,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Header-1.png\",\"title\":\"Header\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"\\u0022I protect my country on the track\\u0022\",\"content\":\"SHE MOVES US - Meet Yaroslava Mahuchikh, World Indoor Champion in high jump\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eBefore winning her gold medal at the World Indoor Championships, high-jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh had to take a 60-hour car trip to get away from the bombs and rockets that fell on her home country Ukraine. With a resilience and confidence that makes everyone forget that she is only 20 years old, Yaroslava says that she won to protect her country on the athletics track. As part of our \u201cShe Moves Us\u201d series, CATch up sat down with Yaroslava to talk about her beginnings in the sport, her emotional victory in Belgrade and her ambitions.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Born in Dnipro, Ukraine\u2019s fourth largest city, Yaroslava dreamed of a creative profession when she was in school: \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cI wanted to become an artist, because I painted a lot. I also thought of becoming a singer.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\u201d Things changed when she started with track and field, first as a hurdler and later as a high jumper.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u201c\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;I was about 11 when I started. I trained for five years. 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But my coach is my second mother. She has been with me this whole time. We have a very similar character, maybe I got it from her,\u201d\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\u00a0she says.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;That does not just mean a steadfast focus on training and results, she explains.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u201c\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;We also both love cooking and baking cakes. I love to cook and my boyfriend then eats the cakes I make\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\u201c, she says and smiles.\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Yaroslava has a very friendly and positive personality. When asked about her wishes for the future, she has a very clear answer: \u201c\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;I wish for peace. 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Then I realized that I wanted to train for the Ukrainian Championship and after that I started competing internationally,\u201d she added.\nHer teachers weren\u2019t too sure about her career choices and pointed out that she shouldn\u2019t neglect her studies because of her sports. \u201cThose teachers said that athletics was just a hobby and I shouldn\u2019t take it too seriously.\u00a0But I told them: \u2018No, I want to be an athlete.\u00a0And once I\u2019m done with my career as an athlete, I want to be a coach.\u2019 I told them: \u2018I will do this!\u2019,\u201d\u00a0Yaroslava recalls.\nHer determination paid off. At 15-years-old, she won the gold at the U18 World Championships in Nairobi, followed by another gold at the U18 European Championships. 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Con una resistencia y una confianza en s\u00ed misma que hacen olvidar a todo el mundo que s\u00f3lo tiene 20 a\u00f1os, Yaroslava afirma que gan\u00f3 para proteger a su pa\u00eds en la pista de atletismo. Como parte de nuestra serie \u201cElla nos mueve\u201d, CATch up se sent\u00f3 con Yaroslava para hablar de sus comienzos en el deporte, su emotiva victoria en Belgrado y sus ambiciones.\nNacida en Dnipro, la cuarta ciudad m\u00e1s grande de Ucrania, Yaroslava so\u00f1aba con una profesi\u00f3n creativa cuando iba al colegio: \u201cQuer\u00eda ser artista, porque pintaba mucho. Tambi\u00e9n pensaba en ser cantante\u201d. Las cosas cambiaron cuando empez\u00f3 con el atletismo, primero como vallista y despu\u00e9s como saltadora de altura.\n\u201cTen\u00eda unos 11 a\u00f1os cuando empec\u00e9. Entren\u00e9 durante cinco a\u00f1os. Luego me di cuenta de que quer\u00eda entrenarme para el Campeonato de Ucrania y despu\u00e9s empec\u00e9 a competir internacionalmente\u201d, a\u00f1ade.\nSus profesores no estaban muy seguros de su elecci\u00f3n de carrera y le se\u00f1alaron que no deb\u00eda descuidar sus estudios por hacer deporte. \u201cEsos profesores dec\u00edan que el atletismo era s\u00f3lo un hobby y que no deb\u00eda tom\u00e1rmelo demasiado en serio. Pero yo les dije: No, yo quiero ser atleta. Y cuando termine mi carrera como atleta, quiero ser entrenadora\u2018. Les dije: Lo conseguir\u00e9\u2019, recuerda Yaroslava.\nSu determinaci\u00f3n dio sus frutos. A los 15 a\u00f1os, gan\u00f3 el oro en el Campeonato Mundial Sub-18 de Nairobi, seguido de otro oro en el Campeonato Europeo Sub-18. Con su salto de 1,92 metros, Yaroslava se convirti\u00f3 en la mejor atleta del mundo. 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