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What is Armstand dive in Diving?

A platform-only dive group (group 6) that begins from a held handstand on the platform edge. The diver must show a steady, controlled handstand before pressing off into the dive; wobble at the start costs points immediately.

Example: The crowd went silent as he settled the armstand on the 10m edge.

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