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Parkour landings cut impact force, study finds
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Parkour landings cut impact force, study finds

Parkour’s real edge is the landing: precision and roll techniques cut impact force sharply and spread deceleration across the body.

Tanya Okafor4m read
Siebe van de Spijker leads tight men’s Parkour speed rankings
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Siebe van de Spijker leads tight men’s Parkour speed rankings

Siebe van de Spijker holds the men’s speed lead with 90 points, but the top three are separated by just 35 in FIG’s best-two-events standings.

Tanya Okafor2m read
Parkour competitions grow from local meets to global championships
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Parkour competitions grow from local meets to global championships

Parkour now climbs from local jams to streamed world championships. Qualifiers, national titles, and senior speed and freestyle decide who reaches the top.

David Kumar3m read
Mexico shines at Istanbul Parkour World Cup with multiple finalists
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Mexico shines at Istanbul Parkour World Cup with multiple finalists

Mexico put three athletes in the final-round podium chase in Istanbul, with Ella Bucio fifth in Freestyle and Marlene Coronel sixth in Speed.

Chris Morales2m read
Parkour Earth sets first world championships for Brno in 2026
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Parkour Earth sets first world championships for Brno in 2026

Brno will host Parkour Earth’s first world championships Oct. 28-Nov. 1, with Speed, Skill and Style plus four qualification routes into the field.

Tanya Okafor2m read
FIG parkour program focuses on safe long-term athlete development
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FIG parkour program focuses on safe long-term athlete development

FIG's parkour pathway is built on progressions, landing mechanics, and long-term safety, not reckless showmanship.

David Kumar4m read
Parkour vs freerunning, the key difference explained
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Parkour vs freerunning, the key difference explained

Parkour is about the cleanest path through an obstacle. Freerunning keeps the same roots, but adds flips, flair, and performance.

Chris Morales3m read
How parkour competitions in the United States work
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How parkour competitions in the United States work

U.S. parkour is now a ladder: USPK feeds nationals, SPL runs pro Skill-Speed-Style events, and FIG sets the world stage.

Chris Morales5m read
Parkour UK creates female and open categories for 16-and-over athletes
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Parkour UK creates female and open categories for 16-and-over athletes

Parkour UK has split 16-and-over competition into Female and Open, and the change is already built into August’s British Championships.

David Kumar2m read
11-year-old girl wins double parkour titles in China
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11-year-old girl wins double parkour titles in China

An 11-year-old in Weihai swept speed and skill titles, and her run fed a bigger story: China’s youth parkour pipeline is already producing polished juniors.

Tanya Okafor2m read
Parkour Generations pushes coaching standards as sport professionalizes
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Parkour Generations pushes coaching standards as sport professionalizes

ADAPT is becoming parkour's real backstop: better coach training, clearer safeguards, and a pathway that touches every gym, school class, and youth program.

Tanya Okafor3m read
USA Gymnastics adds 2026 Pan American Parkour Open in El Salvador
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USA Gymnastics adds 2026 Pan American Parkour Open in El Salvador

USA Gymnastics has put San Salvador on its parkour calendar for July 3-4, giving Americas athletes a self-funded Pan American stop and a clear regional checkpoint.

David Kumar2m read
Parkour Earth circulates unified 2026 competition guidelines
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Parkour Earth circulates unified 2026 competition guidelines

Parkour Earth’s new 32-page framework tries to settle parkour’s biggest fight: what judges should reward, and how to make that call consistently.

Tanya Okafor6m read
WestCoast Playground Festival 2026 turns Uddevalla into parkour hub
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WestCoast Playground Festival 2026 turns Uddevalla into parkour hub

WestCoast Playground Festival 2026 opened in Uddevalla with parkour, trampoline and rebound-therapy sessions, turning Svenskholmen into a five-day movement base.

David Kumar2m read
France's Parkour federation spotlights Aero Jam and summer camps
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France's Parkour federation spotlights Aero Jam and summer camps

Aero Jam will return to Troyes July 3-5 with PKE qualifiers in Speed, Style and Skills, as the FPK uses the meet to frame a packed summer of camps.

Tanya Okafor2m read
Parkour UK condemns misconduct after Callum Powell court admission
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Parkour UK condemns misconduct after Callum Powell court admission

Parkour UK’s July 1 rebuke of Callum Powell came nearly two months after his May 7 court admission, but it left sanctions and membership consequences unstated.

Chris Morales2m read
USPK nationals double as qualifiers for world championships, SPL5
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USPK nationals double as qualifiers for world championships, SPL5

Sudbury became parkour’s summer choke point, sending podium finishers to SPL5 in Vancouver and the first Parkour Earth worlds in Brno.

David Kumar2m read
Parkour training borrows golf balance tips for sharper landings
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Parkour training borrows golf balance tips for sharper landings

Golf balance cues map cleanly to parkour’s hardest test: sticking precise landings on tired legs, narrow rails, and off-axis recoveries.

David Kumar4m read
Singapore set for Parkour Earth world championship qualifier under new pathway
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Singapore set for Parkour Earth world championship qualifier under new pathway

Singapore’s June 26-28 qualifier gave Asian athletes a sanctioned route to Brno, breaking the old U.S./Europe choke point. Parkour Earth’s 2026 pathway now runs through nations, IQEs and wildcards.

David Kumar2m read
Vincent Froiants wins Sweden parkour title in tense Karlstad final
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Vincent Froiants wins Sweden parkour title in tense Karlstad final

Vincent Froiants reclaimed Sweden's parkour crown in Karlstad, edging Oliwer Johansson after a final reset turned the title into a one-run duel.

David Kumar2m read
Britt Hertz tests gymnastics skills in parkour challenge videos
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Britt Hertz tests gymnastics skills in parkour challenge videos

Britt Hertz’s latest parkour clip shows where gymnastics helps and where it stops, with route reading and improvisation turning the first surprise into the real test.

David Kumar2m read
Britt Hertz faces the world’s shortest parkour athlete in action-packed battle
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Britt Hertz faces the world’s shortest parkour athlete in action-packed battle

Britt Hertz's matchup with the world's shortest parkour athlete drew 596,000 views and turned size into a test of route reading, speed and control.

David Kumar2m read
One-legged parkour athlete Rubén Roldán Bustos wins Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer
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One-legged parkour athlete Rubén Roldán Bustos wins Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer

Rubén Roldán Bustos turned a one-legged parkour run into Simon Cowell’s final Golden Buzzer, pushing the sport onto prime-time.

David Kumar2m read
American Rendezvous 2026 returns to Boston area with parkour coaching weekend
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American Rendezvous 2026 returns to Boston area with parkour coaching weekend

American Rendezvous 2026 packed more than 20 hours of coaching into a Boston-area weekend, with 10 to 12 modules and a kids-only track for ages 8 to 13.

Chris Morales2m read
Bike and parkour athletes battle Edinburgh's steep streets in Scotland
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Bike and parkour athletes battle Edinburgh's steep streets in Scotland

Edinburgh's stairs and gradients turn bikes into one test and parkour into another, with Robbie Griffiths and Johnstone Macpherson-Stewart showing how fast lines can beat wheels.

Chris Morales3m read
Rogue Parkour youth results reveal rising juniors and speed contenders
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Rogue Parkour youth results reveal rising juniors and speed contenders

Rogue Parkour’s youth results show a real pipeline, with Jacklyn Flores, Keanu Taylor and Zane Butler separating in both Skills and Speed as the ladder tightens.

Chris Morales4m read
George McGowan balances parkour fame, family life and live performances
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George McGowan balances parkour fame, family life and live performances

George McGowan has turned Britain’s Got Talent fame into a parkour career built on live shows, fatherhood and constant visibility.

Tanya Okafor4m read
Obsidian Gathering 2026 expands parkour community series across two coasts
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Obsidian Gathering 2026 expands parkour community series across two coasts

Obsidian Gathering stretched from Baltimore to Oakland, pairing Black pride parkour jams with USPK backing, $7,200 fundraising, and two travel scholarships.

Chris Morales2m read
Parkour UK launches first British Championships, eyes World team selection
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Parkour UK launches first British Championships, eyes World team selection

Parkour UK's first British Championships land in Preston with a World Championships selection pathway, turning speed, skill and style into a national-team trial.

David Kumar2m read