Where and when?

The first Parkour World Championship in history will be held in Tokyo, Japan, between October 14-16.

About 120 competitors from 30 countries will gather and compete in the two disciplines Speed ​​and Freestyle.

Who competes for Sweden?

Sweden is a world leader in the sport and has two major gold hopes in the WC.

In men's Freestyle, 18-year-old Elis Torhall is ranked number one in the world and recently won the overall World Cup.

In the women's Speed, Swedish 18-year-old Miranda Tibbling is world number one.

Tibbling also competes in Freestyle where she is ranked fourth in the world.

This summer she won double medals at the World Cup in France.

Hannes Larsson is also selected for the championship in the Freestyle branch. 

TV times and programs

SVT broadcasts from the final competitions on October 15–16.

Japan is seven hours ahead of Sweden in time.

Saturday 15 October, 07.30–09.55: Freestyle men (Elis Torhall and Hannes Nilsson), Speed ​​women (Miranda Tibbling)

Sunday 16 October, 07.00–09.30: Freestyle ladies (Miranda Tibbling), Speed ​​men (no Swedish participation).

See the full competition schedule on the gymnastics association's website (local times)

Annamaria Fredholm and expert Jesper Eriksson comment on the competitions for SVT.

The expert on the competitions

First WC in parkour, how big is it for the sport? 

- For those who train and invest in parkour as a sport, it is huge.

Normally, we're some people who just jump around, but this is a kind of confirmation that these are real athletes.

Hopefully it can mean more support and interest in the sport.

There are probably not many people who are aware that a World Cup is being organized, says expert Jesper Eriksson.  

At the same time, he points out that parkour is as much about a lifestyle as a sport, to compare with, for example, skateboarding, which was included in the Olympics ahead of Tokyo 2021. 

Sweden has world number one on both the women's and men's side, what do our chances look like?  

- Elis and Miranda are big favourites.

Anything less than two medals would be somewhat of a disappointment, without putting too much pressure on them.

They have won and placed in the medal position several times this year.

So at least a medal I believe in, absolutely.