article: The stage is a 27 metre (88ft) platform fitted to the rock face over Abereiddy's Blue Lagoon with 5,000 people expected to line the cliffs to see divers leap, twist and somersault, with concentration their only form of protection. This is the third time the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series has come to Wales, and along with Ironman Wales, puts Pembrokeshire firmly on the world map. Abereiddy is the sixth stop of the series, and eyes were on the reigning champion Gary Hunt, who was representing Great Britain along with Blake Aldridge and wildcard Mat Cowen. But the Czeck Republic's Michal Suprati Navratil took first place, with Hunt second and the United States' Andy Jones third. The competition took place on Saturday but Sunday's events had to be cancelled due to the weather. Hunt, 32, is originally from Southampton but has lived in Paris, for the past six years. He is a former Commonwealth diver and won bronze in the 10 metre (33ft) synchronisation event at the 2006 games. He also enjoyed success at the Great Britain National Diving championships. But he was not always a diver. As a child he was a competitive club swimmer, but became bored of just going up and down the lanes. At age nine, his attention turned to the excitement of the diving pool. "I had a go and instantly fell in love," he told BBC Wales. After finding it difficult to qualify for World Championships and Olympic diving events, Hunt took the opportunity to join a diving show in Italy. It was here he met Australian diver Steve Black, who saw Hunt's potential and put his name forward for high diving competitions. "The door opened a whole new world for me," said Hunt. Since his first high diving competition in 2007, Hunt has gone on to win five Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. He is the only athlete who has competed in all 50 world series stops - and has won half of them. But what does it actually feel like to stand on the 27 metre platform and look down? "We're all terrified when we stand on the platform. It comes with the job," said Hunt. "But you build up confidence every time you do it." Asked what makes the perfect dive, Hunt said: "To get a 10, you need a strong jump, you need to be the right distance away from the platform, everything in the dive needs to be neat and tidy, your feet need to be together and the finish needs to be perfect, with no splash." "It's always a jump into the unknown," he added. "And we all know a small mistake can lead to a trip to the hospital." This is something Hunt's fellow British diver Blake Aldridge knows all too well. At the last round in Italy he had a bad landing and ended up biting his tongue. "I had to have both sides stitched up," said Aldridge, who spoke to BBC Wales shortly after diving from the walls of Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshire. "I had
summary: What used to be an old slate quarry in Pembrokeshire has once again been transformed into a coliseum for the world's most fearless divers.