Parkour

From the moment the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris began, one figure captivated everyone’s attention, causing a frenzy over their true identity. The masked runner, who was seen at all major landmarks of the City of Light, ultimately handed the Olympic Flame to Zinedine Zidane.

A unique mystery has emerged around the identity of the hooded runner carrying the Olympic Flame, who made their appearance at the opening ceremony on Friday, July 26.

Street culture is on full display at the 11th Street Mode Festival, a celebration of urban art, music and sports. BMX, parkour and skateboarding aficionados should feel right at home as the port of Thessaloniki transforms into a playground for riders, skaters and freerunners through Sunday, September 29. There will also be performances by an eclectic lineup of rap, hip-hop and ska acts.

A 17-year-old Russian citizen has fallen to his death amid his attempt to jump from one rooftop to another as part of a parkour show in Turkey's capital Ankara.

Enes Kasım Tekgül, an amateur Turkish athlete, made it to the top three at the World Parkour Championship's Turkey leg over the weekend, surpassing professionals in the games in the historic city center of Mardin.

The southeastern Turkish province of Mardin will host the Freerunning and Parkour World Cup Series on May 12-13 under the auspices of the Turkish Gymnastics Federation.

The Red Bull ‘Art of Motion’ Freerunning and Parkour Competition heads back to the island of Santorini on Saturday, October 3. Athletes will leap over the rooftops of Oia as they work their way through obstacles around the caldera and rooftops in an idyllic parkour course.

Oleg Cricket is one of the most renowned extreme parkour athletes in the world. The young intrepid athlete is not only famous for his amazing physical abilities but also for the surrounding environment he chooses to execute his incredible acrobatic feats. he frequently posts photos and videos of his death defying stunts. Here are some amazing photos of his recent he adventures.

Free running, a martial discipline that was developed in 2003 as a more inclusive form of parkour, is based on the principle that one should express oneself by moving fluidly in the environment and that there are no limitations on the form of this movement.

By Iota Myrtsioti

A group of writers (genshaku-sha), and cartoonists (mangaka) in the northern port city of Thessaloniki are making a splash with manga fans by producing their own online series, which has already drawn 700,000 views from around the world.