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4 hours ago · A waterfall at Lynn Canyon Park is seen from the suspension bridge. (Shutterstock) A young man had to be rescued from North Vancouver's Lynn Canyon Park over the weekend after going cliff-jumping ...
21 hours ago · A B.C. fire department is urging people to play it safe after an intoxicated cliff jumper was rescued on Saturday (July 6) from the same canyon where someone drowned just three days earlier. North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Chris Byrom said a man in his early 20s had been drinking at Lynn Canyon throughout the day Saturday when he decided to jump off the cliffs and into the water.
21 hours ago · Leisure. COPY LINK. Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Maguchikh set a new world record in women’s high jump at the Diamond League in Paris. The 22-year-old Maguchikh became the first in the world to clear 2.10 meters. She was able to break the record after being the only one to clear 2.03 meters in a competition with Australian Nicola Olislagers.
5 hours ago · That focus and drive is a requirement for all high-level athletes. But the 30-year-old Ukrainian high jumper’s mind wanders often to her bombarded native city of Kharkiv and the Russian missiles that have stolen so much: her mother, her apartment, a pain-free childhood for her nephew, even the fields where she trained.
2 hours ago · Ahead of the Games …. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images) Mahuchikh captured worldwide attention over the weekend, breaking a world record that stood for nearly 40 years. The Ukrainian high jumper topped the 37-year-old mark of 2.10 meters (6.88 feet) at a Diamond League meet in Paris, adding to her impressive resume that includes gold ...
7 hours ago · Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke a record set in 1987, making history as she fights to shine a light on the ongoing war in Ukraine. PARIS (AP) — Ukraine’s best high jumper captured a world record on Sunday to go with her world championship, and now she has a good reason to think she might bring home an Olympic gold medal to her war-torn country.
5 hours ago · Kateryna Tabashnyk, a 30-year-old Ukrainian high jumper, combines her athletic prowess with trauma from the war in her native Kharkiv. Her journey of coping with personal losses and continuing to train, amidst the ongoing conflict, serves as an inspiring testimony to resilience and determination. Kateryna Tabashnyk's success hinges on her ...
