How much Yaroslava Mahuchikh earned for winning the Absolute World Championship

The Absolute World Championship in Budapest promised to be a record-setting event in track and field in terms of prize money. The winner in the high jump sector, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, significantly boosted her personal finances.

A result of 1,99 meters was enough for the Ukrainian to beat seven rivals, among them two compatriots, Yuliya Levchenko and Iryna Herashchenko. Mahuchikh added to her Olympic gold and world record status the first-ever title of absolute world champion, writes 24 Kanal.

Mahuchikh’s prize money for the Absolute World Championship

The total prize fund that the organizers prepared for the tournament of the best of the best amounted to a record 10 million dollars for track and field.

Mahuchikh, as the winner, will receive a check for 150 thousand in U.S. currency. Thus this is her most financially successful tournament of her career. Although for the Olympic gold in Paris two years ago Yaroslava received 25 thousand more, the prize money from World Athletics then was only 50 thousand; the rest was paid by the state.

For comparison: over the entire Diamond League season, which consisted of 5 stages, Mahuchikh earned 51 thousand dollars.

How much other Ukrainians earned in Budapest

Even qualifying for the Absolute World Championship already brought athletes more money than they might have received for winning some events during the season.

Yuliya Levchenko, whose jumps did not go well, for a tied sixth place with her rivals added 14 thousand dollars to her bank account. Iryna Herashchenko earned 16 thousand, having finished in 5-th place overall.

In the hammer throw sector, Ukrainian Mykhailo Kokhan showed the third-best result – and that allowed him to receive 40 thousand dollars in prize money.