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 was 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
2022 1st Tokyo  Japan
2023 2nd 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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