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A quaint seaside municipality successful Northern Ireland was taken complete by nary different than Red Bull this play and transformed into an utmost cliff diving venue.
The picturesque Ballycastle Harbour became nan tract of nan Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
Thrillseeking divers executed unthinkable acrobatics aft flinging themselves from boards 88 feet supra nan Irish Sea.
Ballycastle Harbour was nan athlete's 4th extremity arsenic portion of nan Red Bull Cliff Diving Series. The seaside municipality followed nan likes of Athens Greece, Boston, USA and Polignano a Mare, Italy.
Their adjacent stop? Oslo, Norway.
A quaint seaside municipality successful Northern Ireland was taken complete by nary different than Red Bull this play and transformed into an utmost cliff diving venue
Thrill-seeking divers executed unthinkable acrobatics aft flinging themselves from boards 88 feet supra nan Irish Sea
Athletes, including Constantin Popovici of Romania (pictured), dive from heights of much than 88-feet supra nan Irish Sea
The women jump from a tallness of 68 feet, while nan men motorboat themselves from a level 88 feet supra nan sea
But nan Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty did not disappoint.
A spokesperson for nan arena successful Northern Ireland said: 'Nestled wrong nan Glens of Antrim, an area of outstanding earthy beauty, nan choppy Atlantic waters of Ballycastle will beryllium some a threat and a delight for those some competing and spectating.'
Despite grey skies, crowds gathered connected nan Causeway Coast to watch nan utmost sport.
Twelve men and 12 women compete astatine each arena to gain maximum title points.
The women jump from a tallness of 68 feet, while nan men motorboat themselves from a level 88 feet supra nan sea.
The driblet takes conscionable 3 seconds and dissimilar Olympic divers, cliff divers person nary prime but to entre nan h2o feet-first.
Each diver is judged by a sheet connected their acrobatics and creator moves during nan dive.
The UK's very ain Aidan Heslop acknowledges nan crowd from nan 88-foot level during nan last title day
Heslop dives from nan 88-foot level astatine Ballycastle Harbour
James Lichtenstein of nan USA tucks into himself arsenic he jumps from nan level successful Northern Ireland
Rhiannan Iffland of Australia hugs her arms arsenic she prepares for nan dive
Archie Biggin of nan UK spins upside down arsenic spectators watch from nan harbour below
Ginni Van Katwijk of nan Netherlands dives from nan 68-foot level during nan 2nd title time connected nan Causeway Coast
Independent jock Nikita Fedotov pulls an acrobatic instrumentality mid-air arsenic he jumps from nan platform
The UK's Aidan Heslop (left) and Rhiannan Iffland of Australia airs for a image pinch nan winners trophies astatine nan 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series astatine Ballycastle Harbour
At nan extremity of each season, a champion is crowned successful each class and awarded nan coveted King Kahekili trophy.
The trophy is named aft nan laminitis of nan utmost athletics - King Kahekili.
He was a Hawaiian main who leapt from nan beatified cliffs of Kaunolo successful nan 1700s.
At Ballycastle Harbour, it was nan UK's very ain Aidan Heslop that overpowered rivals to life nan winner's trophy.
He excelled successful nan cold, bedewed and windy conditions to declare triumph by an awesome 46-point margin.
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