Category: parkour (free running)

Gymnastics in emerging nations

I’m a volunteer for IOC and FIG helping member countries who want to grow and improve their Gymnastics sports.

A NEW video looks at the challenges faced around the world. Facilities. Coaching. Local knowledge about the sports.

Parkour is one of the easiest disciplines to get started.

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No Parkour in 2024, 2028 Olympics

The newish gender-balanced and youth-centred medal sports for Paris are …

A last ditch effort to get Parkour into the Olympics was proposed — Farmer Chasing Chicken Parkour. It failed. 😀

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1/1 twisting Dive Roll

These excellent skills have disappeared from Men’s Gymnastics.

Too bad.

The Storror Parkour group from the U.K. use them a lot in their videos.

(I never mastered the thing, myself.)

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Robots doing Parkour

Are they eligible for Paris? 😀

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (2021)

Check out some other “stunt robots”.

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Parkour Worlds – interviews

The FIG version of this sport is so new, the best in the world are still getting to understand it.

1st Worlds were a success.

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Men’s Speed & Women’s Freestyle

Parkour Worlds Finals – day 2.

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Women’s Speed & Men’s Freestyle

Parkour Worlds Finals – day 1.

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understanding FIG Parkour

FIG added their version of obstacle course competition as a discipline in 2017.

And called it Parkour. The same named used by the World Freerunning and Parkour Federation.

I would have been happier if FIG had used a different name.

That said, it’s been successful, despite the pandemic.

This well edited video explains the FIG rules.

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https://youtu.be/qU0fuy5OSlA