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Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Beirut

Published July 17th, 2019 - 06:26 GMT

One of the world’s oldest extreme sports came to one of its oldest cities.

Red Bull’s Cliff Diving series, now in its 11th year, brought the superstars of the cliff diving world to Pigeon Rocks, in Beirut’s Raouche. Participants leaped, twisted and somersaulted off the limestone outcrop into the sea below for a chance to win the coveted King Kahekili trophy, named for the Hawaiian chief credited with the birth of cliff diving.

As part of the Red Bull World Series, athletes travel the globe, hurling themselves off cliffs into oceans and rivers in Europe, the Middle East and other parts of Asia.

In Lebanon, platforms were set up on the side of the rock formation, and divers jumped from as high as 27 meters into the sea below.

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A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver prepares to jump from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver prepares to jump from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

Rescuers assist a cliff diver after jumping off a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

Rescuers assist a cliff diver after jumping off a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver prepares to jump from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
Rescuers assist a cliff diver after jumping off a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the men's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver prepares to jump from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver prepares to jump from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
A cliff diver jumps from a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the women's 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
Rescuers assist a cliff diver after jumping off a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP
Rescuers assist a cliff diver after jumping off a platform on the landmark Raouche sea rock off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 14, 2019, during the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. ANWAR AMRO / AA / AFP

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