Video Of The Week - World Freerunning Championships
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On August 16th, 26 youngsters from 18 countries gathered at London's Trafalgar Square to compete in the World Freerunning competition, a sport that involves gymnastic moves like handstands and back-flips, all performed in an everyday urban environment.
Freerunning originated 20-years ago in Paris, France where it is known as Le Parkour. Since then, it has evolved into an organized sport, made even more official by these kind of events.
The event was won by last year's runner-up, 21-year-old Tim "Livewire" Shieff, a British resident who took up the sport five years ago. Victor "Showtime" Lopez from the USA and Jason Paul from Germany came in second and third respectively. To learn more about this sport and the athletes, check out
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- GYMNAST over 6 yearsI could do that in my sleep
- vajyxagufytyvoover 6 yearsI've never done parkour but I can do a backflip
- k1225430about 6 yearscool i am a gymnast so i can do all sorts of stuff
- Super-Dudeover 7 yearsI can't do a backflip, but I can do a front flip off of a half pipe.
- deadpoolalmost 8 yearsI can do four backflips in the air
- yoloabout 8 yearsI can do a triple backflip
- alien_potatoesover 8 yearsFor some reason I can't do backflips, It's to hard.
- red poptartsover 8 yearsI love parkour i broke my arm from jumping off a 40 foot house
- k1225430about 6 yearsthat is so awesome i hope your arm gets better
- red poptartsover 8 yearsSick man
- Cole over 8 yearsI Do Parkour And I Am Really Good At It But I'm Not As Good As The People In The Video But It Does Inspire Me.
- cooldude35almost 9 yearsI do parkour!
- cooldude35almost 9 yearsAnd I am good at it!