The FIG Parkour World Championships are a

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competition organized by the

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(FIG). Originally scheduled for 2020 and delayed due to the

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, the inaugural edition is being held from October 14, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan.

History

(FIG) added parkour as one of their disciplines in 2017, causing international opposition from the parkour community who wanted to govern themselves. The first FIG Parkour World Championships were scheduled to take place at

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on 3–5 April 2020, but were postponed as a result of the

Editions

References

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