- Title: France takes top spot on podium in Crimea High Diving World Cup
- Date: 12th September 2020
- Summary: YALTA, CRIMEA (SEPTEMBER 12, 2020) (REUTERS) COMPETITOR PERFORMING HIGH DIVE RESCUE DIVER IN WATER VARIOUS OF CROWD COMPETITOR PERFORMING HIGH DIVE MAN IN CROWD TAKING PICTURE COMPETITOR PERFORMING HIGH DIVE VARIOUS OF CROWD COMPETITOR PERFORMING HIGH DIVE CROWD COMPETITOR PERFORMING HIGH DIVE MAN IN CROWD HOLDING DOG AND WHISTLING COMPETITOR PERFORMING HIGH DIVE AERIAL SHOT OF COMPETITOR PERFORMING HIGH DIVE (MUTE) LIFEGUARD ON JET SKI AERIAL SHOT OF COMPETITOR PERFORMING HIGH DIVE (MUTE) ROMANIAN HIGH DIVER CONSTANTIN POPOVICI TAKING SECOND PLACE ON PODIUM HIGH DIVER GARY HUNT, REPRESENTING FRANCE, TAKING FIRST PLACE ON PODIUM RUSSIAN FLAG ON SHIP WINNERS SPRAYING CHAMPAGNE ON PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) HIGH DIVER REPRESENTING FRANCE, GARY HUNT, SAYING: "It's a successful competition and with the problems at the moment, the visa issues that we had to get here I really didn't believe we could do it at one point but now we're here, we've done it, I'm super happy." POPOVICI HOLDING TROPHY (SOUNDBITE) (English) ROMANIAN HIGH DIVER, CONSTANTIN POPOVICI, SAYING: "I'm happy, I could have been very happy but it's ok, for this year I'm satisfied. I know Gary's a strong competitor, he did really, really good dives and there's nothing I can do right now." AERIAL SHOT OF CROWD (MUTE)
- Embargoed: 26th September 2020 18:55
- Keywords: Crimea High Diving World Cup Yalta cliff diving high diving
- Location: YALTA, CRIMEA
- City: YALTA, CRIMEA
- Country: Crimea
- Topics: Diving,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001CVDUMVB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:High diver Gary Hunt, competing under the French flag, took the top position on the podium in the 2020 Crimean High Diving World Cup on Saturday (September 12).
"I really didn't believe we could do it at one point but now we're here, we've done it, I'm super happy," Hunt said.
In 2019, Hunt, who was representing Great Britain, also took first place in the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
Romanian high diver Constantin Popovici took second place, while Russian Nikita Fedotov took bronze.
Thirteen competitors from countries including Great Britain, the United States, Belarus, Portugal and Columbia all took it in turns to show off their skills jumping into the Black Sea from a 27-metre platform.
Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014.
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