For the Love of Sport

This perfectly timed photo captures an Olympic diver with a grimace that rivals any contortionist. High diving demands courage and precision – from a height equivalent to a nine-story building, the athlete plummets into the water.

This extreme sport was introduced to make the games more exciting and push athletes to their absolute limits. The strained expression reveals just how meticulously everything must be calculated here – from angle to wind, at speeds that even flashbulb cameras can’t keep up with.

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