Cliff Diving World Series Kicks Off in Cuba

World Today

The 2014 Cliff Diving World Series started this weekend with the opening round of competition being held in Havana, Cuba for the first time.  

14 competitors from eight countries are competing to become the top cliff diver in the world, an extreme sport where divers jump off the equivalent of an eight story building. This dive was the first event of the 2014 Cliff Diving World Series, which will end in October in Niteroi, Brazil, after passing through the United States, Ireland, Norway, Portugal and Spain. CCTV’s Michael Voss has this report from Havana.

Cliff Diving World Series Kicks Off in Cuba

The 2014 Cliff Diving World Series got underway this weekend with the opening round of competition being held in Havana, Cuba for the first time. Fourteen competitors from eight countries are competing to become the top cliff diver in the world, an extreme sport where divers jump off the equivalent of an eight story building. CCTV's Michael Voss reports from Havana.