Since its beginnings in the 1980s in France, parkour has been sporty – but not exactly Olympic sporty. Parkour and its cousin freerunning involve scaling urban obstacles and using the city as a ...

It looks like something out of a ninja movie. The extreme sport known as parkour involves vaulting high obstacles, leaping from rooftop to rooftop and literally bouncing off the walls. It’s all ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Organizers of the sport of parkour urged the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday to reject adding the obstacle-course-style street-running event to the 2024 Paris ...

To parkour athletes, it’s about a whole lot more than that. “Parkour is a physical discipline that involves overcoming obstacles in one’s environment using the human body without any additio ...

Now ANYmal has been upgraded to perform rudimentary parkour moves, aka "free running." Human parkour enthusiasts are known for their remarkably agile, acrobatic feats, and while ANYmal can't match ...

As the final torchbearer parkours around the city of lights during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, curious viewers started wondering whether parkour is an Olympic sport. It's not.

Rooftops & Alleys has potential as a Pro Skater for parkour fans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A recent Steam release ...