USA Gymnastics adds 2026 Pan American Parkour Open in El Salvador

USA Gymnastics has added the 2026 Pan American Parkour Open in San Salvador, El Salvador, to its parkour calendar for July 3-4 at Jardines de la Sabana. The listing gives the Americas circuit a concrete early-July target and puts another formal international stop on the path athletes are using to build toward season assignments and regional standing.

The event directives say the Pan American Gymnastics Union is inviting federations through the Salvadoran Gymnastics Federation, and they identify the open as self-funded. That matters in a sport where travel costs can shape who shows up: federations that can move quickly now have a published destination, a host nation, and a clear competition window in place.

UPAG/PAGU lists the meet as the 4th Pan American Parkour Open and shows a broader San Salvador event window of July 1-6. That wider span points to more than two competition days, with room for travel, training and federation business around the core July 3-4 action. It also shows that the Pan American Open has become an established continental series rather than a one-off showcase.

The event’s recent trail gives it added weight. UPAG/PAGU’s results archive shows the 3rd Pan American Parkour Open in Panama City, Panama, in 2025, and the 2024 edition in Alajuela, Costa Rica. In other words, San Salvador is the next stop in a rotating Pan American circuit, one that gives parkour athletes from across the hemisphere a chance to chase visibility, ranking value and national-team relevance without waiting for a once-in-a-blue-moon championship.

USA Gymnastics’ broader 2026 parkour program reinforces that pathway. On March 26, the federation announced 10 athletes selected for season assignments, and its parkour section points to selection procedures and committee minutes for 2026 international assignments. That framework makes the San Salvador open more than a date on a calendar: it is one of the checkpoints feeding a formal selection process.

The wider 2026 international schedule already includes approved FIG parkour World Cup stops in Montpellier, France, in May and Istanbul, Türkiye, in June. With those events ahead of San Salvador, the Pan American Open lands in the middle of an active competitive year, giving the Americas a measurable rung on the ladder before the season tightens again.