Pure cliff diving action at Beiruts cliffs | Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2019 - Beirut (LBN) - Best Moments

Reigning champions Gary Hunt (GBR) and Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) continue to dominate with commanding wins in Lebanon debut of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series from the Raouché. Following a day when high waves around the Pigeon Rocks forced a schedule cut to one dive only from the cliff face, the men and women of the World Series presented themselves in absolute top form, beating records on end from up to 27m as the oldest extreme sport hit new grounds in one of the world’s oldest city. In the overall standings the dominant duo Hunt and Iffland top the boards with the same lead ahead of their closest challengers. The Brit is followed by Paredes and Jones in the men’s while the sport’s dominant female force from down under is trailed by Nestsiarava and Jessica Macaulay from Great Britain gong into the last two stops of the year. From the urban wilderness of Beirut’s Raouché neighbourhood and the third off-the-cliff competition in the current year, the cliff diving elite travels to the FINA High Diving World Championships in South Korea in eight days’ time before they continue their battle for the King Kahekili trophy in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina on August 24, in the 2019 World Series’ penultimate stop.

Standings* (after 5 of 7 stops)

Men
1- Gary Hunt GBR – 800pts.
2- Jonathan Paredes MEX – 460
3- Andy Jones USA – 380
4- Michal Navratil CZE – 370
5- David Colturi USA – 310

Women
1- Rhiannan Iffland AUS – 800pts.
2- Yana Nestsiarava BLR - 460
3- Jessica Macaulay GBR – 430
4- Lysanne Richard CAN – 370
5- Adriana Jimenez MEX – 340