Today, the XXI International extreme diving competition “Jump into Kazan” was held on the main city beach Stari Pazar in Konjic.
Eighteen jumpers from the entire region competed, and the title of best was defended by Dino Bajrić from Sarajevo.
Second and third place were won by Aleksandar Aleksić from Užice and Danko Dangubić from Konjice. A five-member jury did the judging, and the contestants performed “swallows” with shallow water.
The jumps were performed in two series, so that in the first all 18 competitors jumped, and in the second series the eight best.
The organizer of this event, Elmir Miro Hadzialic, says that since yesterday the atmosphere in Konjic has been special because of this event and that local and foreign guests sat on the beach to watch the spectacle in that city.
He points out that jumping into “Kazan” is specific and very dangerous because one jumps from a height of 16 meters into a “Kazan”, i.e. into a natural hole in the Neretva River bordered by rocks that is two meters deep, and the rocks are 40 centimeters away.
“The jumps are extremely dangerous and only experienced divers come because if the diver misses the hole, the consequences can be fatal, that is the specificity of these jumps in Konjic,” Hadzialic points out.
It is jumped with a “swallow” dive with a shallow entry because if it is a deep entry, as he explains, the diver can break his head. The jumps are performed in two series, so that in the first series all 18 competitors jump, and in the second series the eight best enter.
Each jump is performed under the supervision of a five-member expert jury that evaluates each jump individually, and the one with the highest number of points wins the prestigious title of the best and a rich prize.
This year, the champion title is defended by Sarajevo’s Dino Bajric, who last year won all the hearts in this competition and was one of the favorites in the traditional high jumps from the Old Bridge in Mostar.
The main sponsor of the extreme water jumps called “Jump in Kazan” is the Municipality of Konjic, which in the past few days co-organized a major beach and Neretva beautification campaign, which will undoubtedly be a positive image of this city for all local and foreign tourists.
