The Japanese championship of "Parkour", which competes for speed and skill by acrobatic overcoming various obstacles, was held, and in the women's speed final, Japan's leading woman, Hikari Izumi, won the tournament for the second time in a row.
"Parkour" is one of the "urban sports" that is showing great excitement mainly in Europe, such as being listed as a candidate for a new Olympic sport.
Today, the Japan Championships will be held at Ariake Urban Sports Park, which was used as the venue for the Tokyo Olympics. , "Freestyle" was held to compete for difficulty and composition.
Of these, in the women's speed final, Japan's leading woman, Izumi, overcame a course with ups and downs and obstacles one after another with a light body and finished in 41.08 seconds, winning the tournament for the second time. .
Also, the men's freestyle was not held in the final due to rain, and the results of the preliminary rounds were used.
Among them, Kiyoshi Asakura successfully performed the world's most difficult "Triple Cork", which is the world's most difficult to twist the body three times in the air from the state of balance on the bar, and the total points were 26.0. won the championship for the second time.
A lot of people visited the venue and gave a big applause every time the athletes kicked up the wall and spun and jumped over obstacles.
The first parkour world championship will be held in Tokyo from the 14th of this month (October).
Izumi "I did my best"
Hikari Izumi, who won back-to-back speed in the women's speed event, said, "I'm glad that I was able to do my best in a large set.
In preparation for the first world championships to be held this month, she said, "With the number of parkour competitors increasing, it is meaningful that the first world championships will be held in Japan. I will do my best. I want to."
Asakura: "I'm glad I got it back."
Kiyoshi Asakura, who won the men's freestyle for the second time, said, "I was happy to win the championship again. I was a little worried about doing the 'triple cork' from the top of the bar yesterday. was pretty good,” he recalled.
On top of that, he said, "I'm happy to be able to participate in the world championships in good shape. I want to try new techniques, so I want to aim for the championship. I don't have the opportunity to see the world championships in Japan, so I want to see many people. I want you to see it."