Gymnastics - British Parkour body accuses FIG of encroachment


LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Parkour governing body has accused gymnastics of "encroachment and misappropriation" in seeking to incorporate elements of the running, climbing and jumping sport into a new discipline.

Britain in January became the first country officially to recognise Parkour, which was founded in France in the 1980s and takes its name from the French word 'parcours' (course or route).

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