Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Advertisement

Watch: Valiant vaults into the Black Sea at cliff diving competition

Watch: Valiant vaults into the Black Sea at cliff diving competition
Copyright  Reuters
Copyright Reuters
By Sinead Barry with Reuters
Published on Updated
Share this article Comments
Share this article Close Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy to clipboard Copied

UK contestant Gary Hunt took the world title for the fourth year in a row, winning the $7,000 (€6,200) prize.

ADVERTISEMENT

The Free Rate Cliff Diving World Cup saw the most courageous divers make a 27m leap in Crimea on Saturday.

Fourteen divers took part in the event with participants coming from Russia, the Czech Republic, Italy, the UK, Mexico, Brazil and the US.

Hundreds gathered to witness the spectacle in the village of Simeiz near Yalta. Many spectators enjoyed the show from waterbeds, yachts and on the stone beach.

UK contestant Gary Hunt took the world title for the fourth year in a row, winning the $7,000 (€6,200) prize.

Want more news?

Video editor • Christophe Pitiot

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share this article Comments

Read more

What protests? Putin rides with Night Wolves bikers in Crimea

Watch: Swimming from Hawaii to San Francisco to clean up the ocean

Cuban artist creates drawings underwater