NANGIBABAW ang husay at galling nina Gary Hunt at Rhiannan Iffland para pagbidahan ang men’s and women’s divisions ng Philippine leg ng  2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving nitong Sabado sa Small Lagoon ng El Nido, palawan.

Nakopo ni Hunt, seven-time winnersa Red Bull Cliff Diving Series, ang kabuuang 427.25 puntos para higitan si Constantin Popovici na may 409.40 at Jonathan Paredes,kampeon sa 201, nay may 409.40.

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“It’s just really special to show off the hard work I am doing. The competition is getting tougher and tougher and any of the divers could have won. But I just showed my experience and managed to stay consistent to take the win,” pahayag ni Hunt isa panayam ng Manila Bulletin Sports Online.

  “Absolutely. I mean maybe I may be the most consistent but in any competition, there are many divers who can win. As you can see, Constantin and Jonathan were very close behind. There was also a Ukrainian diver too. So if you put all these divers together, they will be very difficult to beat,” aniya.

Sa women’s division, nanaig ang tibay at istilo ni Ilaban kina Yana Nestsiarava at Lysanne Richard. Ang 27-anyos na Australian ay kumubra ng 329.25, laban kina Nestsiarava (319.35) at Richard (309.70).

“It’s an incredible feeling to take out the first stop and to it in a place like this – a cliff diver’s paradise,” pahayag ni Iffland nagwagi ng ikaapat na World Series title.

Ayon kay Iffland, 2016 Cliff Diving World Series champion, tila hindi siya nalayo ng lugar sa napakagandang lokasyon ng Palawan.

 “I didn’t feel so much pressure because the location was so beautiful and so enjoyable. I didn’t really feel I was competing (in a way). Going into the last round, I didn’t really think that I was going to win,” pahayag ni Iffland.

Maging sifFour-time Olympic Gold Medal Diver at Sports Director Greg Louganis ay napamangha sa kahusayan ng mga kalahok at sa perpektong lokasyon.

 “I was very impressed with what I saw here. I know some of the divers were trying new dives and that is always terrifying, it’s scary and you’ll be wondering how it’s gonna go,” sambit ni Louganis.

Ayon sa 59-anyos, umaasa siyang maproprotektahan ng pamahalaan ang lugar.

“I think this was a very good place to hold it because we did not have the raucous crowd, they can be a little loud. This way, it enabled them (the divers) to get more accustomed to what it is going to feel like, how they can see their spots,” aniya.

 “I like what I saw. This is just the first competition of the series. I suspect it’s just going to get a lot better,” aniya.