After the competition, world record holder Mahuchikh spoke to Olympics.com just what this gold medal meant to her.
"I dreamed of this moment when I started my track & field career and it was a big motivation to me," she said, before later adding: "I thank God that I jumped [over at 2.00m] with my first attempt and that gave me the gold medal that I want to dedicate to my country."
Olyslagers took time to reflect on her journey in the sport that has taken her to this moment of winning her second silver medal at the Olympic Games three years after her second-place finish at Tokyo 2020.
“I had that saw something inside of me and said 'keep going - you’ve got a gift'," she said. "I started high jump when I was eight years old. As soon as I did it, I just fell in love with it. I wasn’t the best at it at the beginning, it was that love that carried me through. "
