In the next five months, and during eight competitions, the cliff diving elite will launch from almost three times the Olympic diving height in venues all over the globe, showing their most spectacular and difficult tricks, and overcoming rational fear to impress the judges and spectators alike. And to spice it all up, the 2013 World Series comes to its scariest location first: La Rochelle, France.
World and Olympic titles are among the goals as Sarah Walker starts her comeback.
At 24, Sarah Walker doesn’t know if she’s young or old in the world of BMX racing.
The Olympic silver medallist is involved in a young sport – BMX was introduced to the Olympics at Beijing in 2008 – and trends and patterns have yet to be established.
In Beijing, the women’s gold was … More