France's Parkour fans mull idea of future Olympic inclusion

The Manila Times

France's Parkour fans mull idea of future Olympic inclusion  Months before the Paris 2024 Games, Parkour enthusiasts meet near Paris for a speedrun event and debate its Olympic future. Although considered for the Games, some practitioners, like Miles Calderon, express skepticism due to differences in ethos.  Video by AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #France #Parkour #olympics2024

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00:02 - Parkour is a creative discipline as well.

00:19 So how do you like to move your body?

00:21 How do you like to explore?

00:23 How do you express yourself with your movements?

00:25 Those are things that are not necessarily

00:28 condensed to what competition is.

00:30 In the same way like diving, curling, sprinting is.

00:35 You know, as far as how seriously people take it,

00:41 as far as the physical discipline, very comparable,

00:43 but the ethos behind it are quite different.

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