Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in women’s high jump at the Diamond League in Paris on July 7, becoming the first woman to clear 2.10 meters. The previous high jump record had stood since 1987 when Bulgaria’s Stefka Kostadinova cleared 2.09 meters. Mahuchikh raised the bar to 2.07 meters and cleared it on her second attempt, setting a new Ukrainian record. She then set the bar at 2.10 meters—one centimeter higher than Kostadinova’s long-standing world record from the 1987 World Championships—and cleared it on her first try. “Coming into this competition, I had …