Agios Nikolaos Municipality, Agios Nikolaos Cultural Association (PAODAN), the World Federation of High Scuba Diving (WHDF) and the Region of Crete, organized "Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving 2017" at the end of June 2017.
Crete and Agios Nikolaos hosted the first racing cliff diving in Greece, integrating the country into the world map of the sport.
This year, twenty (20) of the world's top diving and athletics diving enthusiasts participated for the first time in Greece in a diving contest from the rocks of the Lake and the stadium to a final height of 20 meters. The event is included in the WHDF calendar and the first match was held in Greece.