Ukrainian high jumper Vadym Kravchuk earned a silver medal at the "silver" series of the Continental Tour held in Kosice.
This event was Kravchuk's first competition after the Ukrainian team championship in athletics, where he finished in third place, falling behind Dmytro Nikitin and Vladislav Lavskyi, the champion and runner-up.
In Kosice, Kravchuk faced Lavskyi again, who was making his international debut in 2025. The competition attracted a prestigious lineup, including Euro-2022 silver medalist Tobias Potier, this year's indoor Euro silver medalist Jan Steffela, as well as Mexican Edgar Rivera and Italians Marco Fassinotti and Manuel Lando.
How did the high jump competition unfold?
- Lavskyi ended his competition at 2.21 m, failing to clear it in three attempts, while Kravchuk continued and cleared the bar with his second attempt.
- The key height for determining the winners was 2.25 m. Both Kravchuk and Czech Steffela cleared it on their third attempt, while four other jumpers - Rivera, Fassinotti, Potier, and Bulgarian Tihomir Ivanov - did not succeed.
- Kravchuk lost the battle for gold to Steffela, who cleared 2.28 m on his first attempt. After two missed attempts, Kravchuk raised the bar to 2.31 m but could not clear it either.
- 2.25 meters matched Kravchuk's personal best for the season, which he has cleared twice before: in June 2021 in Kyiv outdoors and in January 2024 indoors in Germany.
High Jump Results:
1. Jan Steffela (Czech Republic) - 2.28 m
2. Vadym Kravchuk (Ukraine) - 2.25 m
3. Edgar Rivera (Mexico) - 2.21 m
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10. Vladislav Lavskyi (Ukraine) - 2.16 m
