Should Parkor otherwise known as FreeRunning be in the Olympics? If so, how would it work? Would a course be constructed? What kind of things should judges look for? I personally think it would be amazing to watch. What do you all think?
"Parkour is the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment."
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"Free running was meant to start out an anglicized term for Parkour. It was first suggested to Sebastien Foucan during the filming of Jump London. Free Running has grown to be descriptive of a sort of "cousin" activity to Parkour - Free Running is more expressive and creative in nature, with moves such as acrobatics, flips, and spins added for flair, creativity, or just because someone wants to.
The main difference then between Parkour and Free Running is that Parkour is defined by purpose "get somewhere quickly and efficiently using the human body", and Free Running is defined by the activity or art of moving through your environment however you want, moving your way, following your own path."
The whole point of free running is in the name 'free'. IE it is spontaneous. Putting it in the Olympics and judging it would take the creativity out of it. Also how would you judge it? Wot would it be a race or skills n tricks an things like that? It seems that many people are up for the idea of it but havent thought it thru.
I agree with the fact that organizing it defeats the purpose.
First of all it would not be in a real urban environment, a course would be constructed which is...well...lame =P
Then there is the fact that there are no real well known freerunners that stand out from the group that the public would know of.
In Canada, there won't be any women's ski jumping simply because there aren't enough athletes, and not enough depth of talent compared to the men's side of the track.
And if there aren't enough/good enough athletes participating, it would be hurtful to the Olympic concept to award a gold medal for it.
The process for including Parkour and Free Running in the Olympics has started. The initial application has been submitted and 95% of the documentation needed to set up within the rules and guidelines has been completed.
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