It is early afternoon in Central Park, and a gaggle of summer camp kids envelops a playground in the park’s southwest corner, dozens of bright green shirts taking to a slide, splashing in puddles and ...

Parkour co-founder Chau Belle trains in a park in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Belle was one of nine co-founders of the street sport born in the suburbs of Paris in the 1990s. Parkour is involved ...

LONDON On a recent morning in London, Lara Thomson practiced spinning on benches, swinging from metal bars and balancing off raised ledges -- all elements of a daredevil discipline known as "parkour." ...

LOS ANGELES — For a glimpse at one potential growth area in the action sports arena, look no further than the Westfield Culver City mall on a recent June afternoon, where a handful of young men clad ...

In this episode of "Ketchup with Dom Tomato," Dom interviews Seth Ruji, a gym owner and successful coach in the parkour ...

Running, leaping and climbing through the city isn’t just a test of strength and stamina – it’s also now an official sport. Parkour – a form of urban acrobatics, originating in France – is now ...

85-year-old George Jackson swings on monkey bars during the parkour class in south London. Jackson, an army veteran and former boxer is the oldest participant. AP LONDON — On a recent morning in ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Organizers of the sport of parkour urged the IOC on Tuesday to reject adding the obstacle course-style street-running event to the 2024 Paris Olympics because of a dispute ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has become the first country officially to recognize Parkour as a sport after approval by the four Home Country Sports Councils was confirmed on Tuesday. "This is brilliant ...

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As she grew up, Silke Sollfrank competed at a high level as a gymnast. There was one problem – she never liked “the competition” of the sport. Everything changed for her when she was introduced to ...

Parkour co-founder Chau Belle trains in a park in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Belle was one of nine co-founders of the street sport born in the suburbs of Paris in the 1990s. Parkour is involved ...