Parkour World Championships

The FIG Parkour World Championships are a parkour competition organized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Originally scheduled for 2020 and delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural edition is being held from October 14, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2]

History

International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) added parkour as one of their disciplines in 2017, causing international opposition from the parkour community who wanted to govern themselves.[3]

The first FIG Parkour World Championships were scheduled to take place at Hiroshima on 3–5 April 2020, but were postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6]

Editions
Year Edition Host city Country
20221stTokyo Japan
20232nd Iloilo Philippines

References
  1. "Parkour World Championships 2022". Olympics.org. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  2. "FIG Parkour World Championships: Together in Tokyo". 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  3. "Fig-Gate: The Great Parkour Scandal". accessparkour.com. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. "Main decisions from the 18th FIG Council in Istanbul". International Gymnastics Federation. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. "Hiroshima to host 1st Parkour World Championships in 2020". Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. "First FIG Parkour World Championships postponed". Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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