Hunt had arrived in the Basque Country with a steely determination to reassert his dominance, following a humbling defeat to the sport’s new star, Constantin Popovici of Romania, at Stari Most. And the Brit’s smile was as wide as the Nervión as he emerged from the water to see he had edged ahead of Mexico’s Jonathan Paredes for the win. Fellow Brit, 17-year-old Aidan Heslop, defied his tender age to grab third and a place on the podium in just his second start as the youngest diver ever. R...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Beirut’s Pigeon Rocks premieres as pure venue of the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series as Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) and Gary Hunt (GBR) aim to increase their stranglehold at the top on July 14. Going into the second half of the season, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series hits new ground off the coast of Beirut’s neighbourhood of Raouché, with the reigning champions intending to stretch their winning form. Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland, still unbeaten in the current season, could win f...

England's Gary Hunt and Rhiannan Iffland of Australia increased their stranglehold at the top of the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series with yet another victory each in the pure Portuguese Azores. For Iffland, it was a record breaking fourth win in a row rthis season, while Hunt had to be at his imperious best to see off the marauding challenge of Mexico's Jonathan Paredes, who himself broke a long standing record by earning six 10 scorecards across the weekend. The World Series was also...

England's Gary Hunt and Rhiannan Iffland of Australia increased their stranglehold at the top of the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series with yet another victory each in the pure Portuguese Azores. For Iffland, it was a record breaking fourth win in a row rthis season, while Hunt had to be at his imperious best to see off the marauding challenge of Mexico's Jonathan Paredes, who himself broke a long standing record by earning six 10 scorecards across the weekend. The World Series was also...