If you’ve seen Casino Royale and Bourne Identity, then you’ve seen freerunning. These athletes perform amazing combinations of running, climbing, jumping, somersaults, spins, flips and vaults, usually across an urban landscape, and have developed their own subculture in the process. Catch them all in one place at this mindblowing event in London on 3 September.

The Barclaycard World Freerun Championships celebrates the runner’s artistic freedom in combination with providing excellent entertainment. A specially designed course has been constructed to challenge the world-class athletes of this fascinating urban sport.

Performing to the accompaniment of their own individually selected soundtrack, each participant will be judged by his fellow competitors. The freerunner who displays the greatest skill, intricacy and above all, fluidity, will be the Barclaycard World Freerun Champion.
 
The sport began Paris in the early 1990s, then documentaries like Jump London  and Jump Britain established London as a centre for freerunning. These urban gymnasts have since risen to global fame all the while managing to preserve the sport's mystery. (Joanna Stevens)

For video tutorial or just to watch more check out the Urban FreeFlow website. Get your tickets for the Barclaycard World Freerun Championships from The Roundhouse or call the box office number  @ 0844 482 8008
 
Or for more information about the event and freerunning go to World Freerun or Urban Freeflow.
 
Photography by Siro Micheroli

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