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Andy Jones of the USA dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Jessica Macaulay of the UK dives from the 20-metre cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Yana Nestsiarava of Belarus dives from the 20m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Matthias Appenzeller of Switzerland dives from a 10m training platform during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Miguel Garcia of Colombia is transported across to the dive location on a zip-line in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Steven LoBue of the USA dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Nathan Jimerson of the USA dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Nathan Jimerson of the USA dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Jonathan Paredes of Mexico dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first training session of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Andy Jones of the USA dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Jessica Macaulay of the UK dives from the 20-metre cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Yana Nestsiarava of Belarus dives from the 20m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Matthias Appenzeller of Switzerland dives from a 10m training platform during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Miguel Garcia of Colombia is transported across to the dive location on a zip-line in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Steven LoBue of the USA dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Nathan Jimerson of the USA dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Nathan Jimerson of the USA dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Jonathan Paredes of Mexico dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first training session of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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Andy Jones of the USA dives from the 25m cliff in Raouche during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Getty Images
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The final of the Red Bull cliff diving event takes place in Raouche on Sunday night
Nyree McFarlane
14 July, 2019
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