Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2023 - Takachiho (JPN) - Best Moments

The art of cliff diving returns to the Basque city to crown the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series champions while the women premiere in Spain and 2020 tickets are still up for grabs. Although the overall titles were sealed during the penultimate stop in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the pressure is high in the men’s and women’s as only the best performers will make the cut for 2020 during the year’s final aesthetic free falls from up to 27m. Record-setting champions Gary Hunt from Great Brit...

England's Gary Hunt and Rhiannan Iffland of Australia stretched their lead at the top of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series standings with two wide-margin victories in Polignano a Mare. The Brit was at his brilliant best in Italy, finishing a full 50 points ahead of secondplaced Andy Jones of America, with Czech Michal Navratil in third. 60,000 fans watched on as Iffland also took command of the women, powering past Colombia's Maria Paula Quintero by 45 points to complete her hat-trick in...

Gary Hunt had to settle for second place on the day after Romania’s Constantin Popovici wowed the crowd of 20,000 with a perfect dive to pick up five 10s from the judges. The 30-year-old Olympic athlete from Bucharest pocketed five 10s for a single dive in a competition where the judges pulled the highest note 8 times in the men’s. In only his first season as a permanent diver, Popovici had catapulted himself into contention for the King Kahekili trophy after a stunning start to the season sa...

Iffland, who along with Hunt had secured the King Kahekili trophy with a stop to spare in Mostar three weeks ago, continued her record-breaking form to achieve a feat that no man or woman had managed before. The 28 year-old ‘dominator from down under’ has been untouchable from the 21m platform this year, and a fourth title in a row shows just how far ahead of her rivals she is right now. Canada's Lysanne Richard finished the day 27 points behind in second place, while Jessica Macaulay of En...

Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland completed the perfect season in Bilbao, Spain, winning her seventh stop in a row to become the first Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series diver ever to go unbeaten all year. On the men’s platform, it was the familiar sight of England’s Gary Hunt celebrating in front of 27,000 fans who had gathered beside the Nervión river, following his fifth win of the season. Results Men 1| Gary Hunt (GBR), 398.95 points 2| Jonathan Paredes (MEX), 390.95 3| Aidan Heslop...

While Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) and Gary Hunt (GBR) can wrap up the overall win during stop 6 of 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at the historic Stari Most in Bosnia and Herzegovina the fight for the 2020 qualification heats up in the men’s and women’s. When the cliff diving elite returns to Mostar’s historic Stari Most for the season’s penultimate stop on August 24, the stage looks set for more history to be added to this challenging location. After a sensational and record breaking...

Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland retained her Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series title with another dominant victory in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina, reeling off a majestic final dive into the Neretva River to win it in style with one stop to spare. In the women’s Eleanor Townsend Smart from the United States was the new face on the podium. In her first year as a permanent diver, the 23-year-old finished her 10th appearance in the World Series on second place, edging out Canada’s Lysanne Richard...

Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland retained her Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series title with another dominant victory in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina, reeling off a majestic final dive into the Neretva River to win it in style with one stop to spare. Gary Hunt also claimed his eighth King Kahekili Trophy on a dramatic afternoon at Stari Most; the Brit having to settle for second place on the day after Romania’s Constantin Popovici wowed the crowd of 20,000 with a perfect dive to pick up five 10s f...