Editions
| Year | Edition | Host city | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1st | Tokyo |  Japan |
| 2024 | 2nd | Kitakyushu | Japan |
The FIG Parkour World Championships are a parkour competition organized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Originally scheduled for 2020 and delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural edition was held from October 14, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. [1] [2]
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) added parkour as one of their disciplines in 2017, causing international opposition from the parkour community who wanted to govern themselves. [3]
The first FIG Parkour World Championships were scheduled to take place at Hiroshima on 3–5 April 2020, but were postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5] [6]
| Year | Edition | Host city | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1st | Tokyo | Japan |
| 2024 | 2nd | Kitakyushu | Japan |
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