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Australian cliff divers triumph at stunning Gokase River setting
Published Tue 08 Aug 2023
In the sacred waters of the Gokase river, Rhiannan Iffland stretched her unbeaten run to 11 in Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
From the 21m women's platform, newly crowned world champion Iffland triumphed courtesy of a stunning final dive which earned the 31-year-old two 10 scores, along with 10 extra World Series points for the best dive.
Once again it was Molly Carlson who pushed the six-time champion all the way, but the Canadian slipped further behind with 180 points now separating the two women in the overall title standings.
Iffland, who is still on to secure the third 'perfect' season of her stunning career, said: "This is cliff diving. Elements are always changing at each location and you have to adapt. It's a special way to finish, definitely in a location like this. I always know that I have to keep up with Molly on the simple dives, just so there's an even playing field coming into the dive with a more degree of difficulty. Super stoked to finish off like that."
For the third time in four stops, Iffland's Australian compatriot Xantheia Pennisi rounded out the women's podium, an impressive result which also moves her into third place in the overall standings.
