‘Dods’ or alive: defying gravity in Norway’s ‘death diving’

  OSLO, Norway -- They throw themselves into the air, twisting their bodies and seemingly making time standstill, before landing with a splash: originally a pastime to impress girls, Norway's sport of"death diving" now attracts dozens of daredevils. Around 40 divers converged in the capital, Oslo, inmid-August for the annual world championship of the sport, officially known by its Norwegian name of "dods," meaning death. Some svelte and muscular, others paunchy and tattooed, nearly all the competitors are Norwegian, apart from a few from Sweden, Spain, Denmark and Finland. At first glance, it might look like just another belly flop competition. But death diving re...

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