Current Context : Recently, Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine broke the world record for the highest jump by a woman at the Diamond League meet in Paris.

• She reached an amazing height of 2.10 meters by beating 1cm the previous record set by Stefka Kostadinova.
• Stefka Kostadinova, a Bulgarian athlete, held the record before with a jump of 2.09 meters in Rome in 1987.