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A Very Unique Sport
Meet the UAE's first female parkour star
Posted from bbc.com
Parkour
Sports
Dubai
Posted 7 y ago
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel one interesting read/share, first time hearing of it.
The United Kingdom has become the first country to officially recognise parkour as a sport.
The practice, also known as freerunning, has had its application to be recognised approved by the home country sports councils.
Governing body Parkour UK says participants can "take part whenever and wherever they want".
Minister for Sport Tracey Crouch described it as a "fun, creative and innovative option".
"I want people to get out there and find the sport and physical activity that appeals to them," she added.
"I am pleased that it has been recognised as a sport, giving it the platform for further growth in this country.
"The sport promotes movement and using the great outdoors as a space to get active in and I encourage people to don their trainers and give it a go."
What is Parkour?
Eight years after starting discovering it, Alex Pownall says having made a career out of freerunning is "a dream come true"
According to Parkour UK, the discipline was founded in France in the 1980s by a group of nine men and named l'art du deplacement.
The governing body describes it as a physical discipline in which participants "move freely over and through any terrain using only the abilities of the body".
Parkour UK says it "encourages self-improvement on all levels, revealing one's physical and mental limits while simultaneously offering ways to overcome them".
The term "freerunning" was introduced to communicate the sport to an English-speaking audience.
TSgt Joe C. SFC William FarrellLTC Stephen F. SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas Maj Marty Hogan MSG Andrew White SGT (Join to see) SGT Philip Roncari SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SP5 Michael Rathbun CW5 Jack Cardwell]] Cynthia Croft COL Mikel J. Burroughs ] PO1 Tony Holland CPL Dave Hoover A1C Ian Williams SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter
The United Kingdom has become the first country to officially recognise parkour as a sport.
The practice, also known as freerunning, has had its application to be recognised approved by the home country sports councils.
Governing body Parkour UK says participants can "take part whenever and wherever they want".
Minister for Sport Tracey Crouch described it as a "fun, creative and innovative option".
"I want people to get out there and find the sport and physical activity that appeals to them," she added.
"I am pleased that it has been recognised as a sport, giving it the platform for further growth in this country.
"The sport promotes movement and using the great outdoors as a space to get active in and I encourage people to don their trainers and give it a go."
What is Parkour?
Eight years after starting discovering it, Alex Pownall says having made a career out of freerunning is "a dream come true"
According to Parkour UK, the discipline was founded in France in the 1980s by a group of nine men and named l'art du deplacement.
The governing body describes it as a physical discipline in which participants "move freely over and through any terrain using only the abilities of the body".
Parkour UK says it "encourages self-improvement on all levels, revealing one's physical and mental limits while simultaneously offering ways to overcome them".
The term "freerunning" was introduced to communicate the sport to an English-speaking audience.
TSgt Joe C. SFC William FarrellLTC Stephen F. SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas Maj Marty Hogan MSG Andrew White SGT (Join to see) SGT Philip Roncari SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SP5 Michael Rathbun CW5 Jack Cardwell]] Cynthia Croft COL Mikel J. Burroughs ] PO1 Tony Holland CPL Dave Hoover A1C Ian Williams SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter
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