Four new locations for Cliff Diving World Series announced

Posted on 28 May 2021

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns in 2021 from June through until October with four brand-new, exciting locations in France, Norway, Ireland, and Azerbaijan.

World's best to visit fresh venues in France, Norway, Ireland and Azerbaijan

Here is all you need to know:

– Entering its 12th season, the groundbreaking Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series restarts with six exciting locations and an equalised athletes’ roster of 18 nationalities.

– With four brand-new locations, the youngest ever permanent diver, and the same standards for the men and women, the World Series progresses into a new decade after the longest break in history.

– Featuring reigning champions Rhiannan Iffland and Gary Hunt, the sport that combines acrobatic free falls from up to 27m and speeds in excess of 85km/h, returns after a record-breaking 2019 season.

– Pure concentration, perfect skill, and physical control are the mandatory components in the athletes’ quest for the glorious King Kahekili Trophy across six tough and testing competitions.

– New to the tour this year are Saint-Raphaël in France, Norway’s capital Oslo, Downpatrick Head in the northwest of Ireland, and the location for the crowning of the champions in Baku, Azerbaijan.

– The World Series enters a new era when the same number of male and female athletes have permanent status (8) and they follow the same competition format from heights of 27m (men) and 21m (women).

– The season’s first stop will take place in a nature preserve on the French Riviera on June 12 at Cap Dramont with record men’s champion Hunt competing under the French flag for the first time.

– The most northern venue arrives next in the Norwegian capital city on August 14 and will set the stage for the 24 athletes on its iceberg-shaped opera house at the head of Oslo fjord.

– Mostar’s historic Stari Most is next on August 28 for the sixth time in a row with the field diving into the chilly Neretva River waters at the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

– On September 12, the sheer cliffs of Downpatrick Head in Ireland await the divers for the first time before the private rooftop terrace of Polignano a Mare in Italy returns for the 8th time in 11 years on September 26 as the World Series classic provides crucial penultimate stop title points.

– The 2021 season wraps up with a Baku debut in Azerbaijan as the champions will be crowned during the sport’s indoor debut in the stunning Deniz Mall, which features a 12m diameter acrylic pool.

– Sports director Greg Louganis believes it is all up for grabs as the men chase eight-time champion Hunt with new permanent divers Maria Paula Quintero of Colombia and German Iris Schmidbauer – the first teenager in a permanent spot – challenging four-time champion Iffland of Australia.

2021 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Calendar
June 12 – Saint-Raphaël, France – NEW
August 14 – Oslo, Norway – NEW
August 28 – Mostar, Bosnia, and Herzegovina
September 12 – Downpatrick Head, Ireland – NEW
September 26 – Polignano a Mare, Italy
October 16 – Baku, Azerbaijan

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series divers 2021
WOMEN: Eleanor Smart, USA; Iris Schmidbauer, GER; Jacqueline Valente, BRA; Jessica Macaulay, CAN; Lysanne Richard, CAN; Maria Paula Quintero, COL; Rhiannan Iffland, AUS; Yana Nestsiarava, BLR.
MEN: Alessandro De Rose, ITA; Andy Jones, USA; Constantin Popovici, ROU; David Colturi, USA; Gary Hunt, FRA; Jonathan Paredes, MEX; Michal Navratil, CZE; Steven LoBue, USA.

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