{"id":35382,"date":"2020-07-27T21:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/divers-plunge-from-79-foot-bosnian-bridge-in-centuries-old-tradition\/"},"modified":"2020-07-27T21:10:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T18:10:00","slug":"divers-plunge-from-79-foot-bosnian-bridge-in-centuries-old-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/divers-plunge-from-79-foot-bosnian-bridge-in-centuries-old-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"#Divers plunge from 79-foot Bosnian bridge in centuries-old tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Divers plunge from 79-foot Bosnian bridge in centuries-old tradition<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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July 27, 2020 |<\/span> 2:10pm <\/p>\n

\n MOSTAR, Bosnia \u2013 Divers hurled themselves from a 79-foot high Ottoman-era bridge in the Bosnian town of Mostar on Sunday, staging a centuries-old contest even though the COVID-19 pandemic prevented many visitors from coming.<\/p>\n

The picturesque southern town is famous for the high-dive competition at its Old Bridge, which was rebuilt in 2004 after it was destroyed by Bosnian Croat artillery during the Bosnian war in the 1990s, and has become a symbol of reconciliation.<\/p>\n

The annual contest \u2013 which is thought to date back to the 15th century \u2013 is a big tourist attraction. The plunge from the bridge is also a traditional rite of passage for local youths.<\/p>\n

Lorens Listo, organizer of the diving competition and a 13-time winner, said the number of competitors had not dropped significantly because many people were \u201ccraving\u201d to compete.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the audience shrunk and there are no tourists in the city,\u201d he told Reuters, pointing to empty streets that in previous years were packed with thousands of tourists who flocked to the town to watch the contest.<\/p>\n

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A man jumps from the Old Bridge during the 454th traditional diving competition in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/span>Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Under measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, only 100 people were allowed to watch the contest, from a fenced platform just bellow the white bridge which arches over the Neretva River.<\/p>\n

A few hundred more spectators watched from further away, observing social<\/a>-distancing guidelines.<\/p>\n

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After a strict lockdown, Bosnia has seen a spike in infections since the easing of restrictions at the end of June and the reopening of borders with neighboring countries.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Bosnia reported 10,334 cases of the coronavirus, of these nearly 5,000 in the past three weeks, and 287 deaths.<\/p>\n

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Harun Bojagoric, 17, a native of Mostar, was among 32 competitors in the diving contest. It was his first time, and nerves were jangling as he prepared to take the plunge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope to get to the second round,\u201d he said. \u201cBut there is always anxiety.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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