The mixed zone outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session during August’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was a hostile place. Journalists were barely bothering to hide their disgust at the IOC’s attempts to pin the blame for Russian drugs problems on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) during the meeting and sports officials were trying their best to evade lingering press corps as they headed towards lunch.

The 75-year-old was not drawn on the ongoing feuds between gymnastics and parkour, or with the surfing

Five different gymnastics disciplines of artistic, rhythmic, trampoline, acrobatic and aerobics will all be showcased for the second successive European Games in Minsk in 2019, it has been confirmed.

mention after the meeting, however, of any discussions towards incorporating another event such as parkour

 Parkour or obstacle course sprint, has been pioneered as the newest gymnastics discipline with

inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku ©Getty ImagesThere has been fierce opposition from the grassroots parkour

has urged the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to open dialogue with the communities within parkour

after they confirmed their backing for Parkour UK's stance on the alleged "encroachment and misappropriation

Parkour Indonesia have become the latest organisation to oppose the FIG's move into parkour/freerunning

Argentina and Parkour Singapore.Similar moves have also been made by other parkour national governing

We strictly declare full support for the discipline sovereignty and promotes world parkour communities

by other parties beside parkour communities," the letter from Parkour Indonesia, signed by President

We stand along with New Zealand Parkour Association, Federation de Parkour, Parkour UK, and other's stance

A group of Austrian organisations have backed Parkour UK's position on the alleged "encroachment and

misappropriation" of parkour/freerunning by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

The parkour community in the country has written an open letter, signed by 11 people, to FIG President

Morinari Watanabe.Letters have previously been written by the Danish-based Street Movement, Parkour

Argentina and Parkour Singapore.Similar moves have also been made by other parkour national governing

This letter has been drafted by the leading parkour and freerunning organisations in Austria which have

of Parkour/Freerunning by @Gymnastics pic.twitter.com/h7A8rZyNsr— Parkour UK (@ParkourUK) June 16, 2017Gymnastics

Mexico have become the latest country to express their support for Parkour UK's position on the ""encroachment

and misappropriation" of parkour/freerunning by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

Open letters have previously been written by Danish-based Street Movement, Parkour Argentina and Parkour

Singapore.Similar moves have been made by other parkour national governing bodies in France, Australia

South Africa.The Finnish, German, Swedish and Swiss communities have also thrown their support behind Parkour

We agree with the French Parkour Federation statement about parkour and freerunning representing a sporting

of Parkour/Freerunning by @Gymnastics pic.twitter.com/HBWh9uK9Gf— Parkour UK (@ParkourUK) June 15, 2017Voters

Voters on an insidethegames.biz poll have said that parkour should not be governed by

 There has been fierce criticism aimed at FIG from the parkour community with several National Federations

"take all necessary and appropriate steps to protect the integrity and sovereignty of the sport of Parkour

sport, our community".The results come just days after FIG were unsuccessful in their attempts to get parkour

inaugural Obstacle Course World Cup in Montpellier ©Jean-Philippe Gatien/TwitterFIG had hoped to see parkour

include Charles Perrière, the President of the Mouvement International du Parkour.The "Road Map for Parkour

The highlight of last week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board press conference in Lausanne was a complicated analogy about two big birds circling somewhere between the sky, a roof and somebody’s hand. In terms of clarity, it was about as helpful as footballer Eric Cantona’s memorable bird-related quote about seagulls, sardines and a trawler when sentenced for kung-fu kicking a spectator in 1995.

a good proposal may have been viewed favourably.Gymnastics’ hazy and unconfirmed attempt to include parkour

consequently faced a triple somersaults-worth of opposition from figures within the sport and wider parkour

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has defended its attempts to get parkour onto the Olympic

at an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting in Lausanne.FIG had hoped to see parkour

FIG wants to respond to the aspirations of those, starting with the founders of parkour, who consider

Yesterday, Parkour UK chief executive Eugene Minogue wrote to the IOC to protest about the FIG trying

to take control of the sport.In a separate letter, also seen by insidethegames, Parkour UK informed

open letters written by Polish Parkour, Danish-based Street Movement, Parkour Argentina and Parkour

Athletics and swimming mixed relay competitions are among those included at Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced here today. 

 Parkour in gymnastics has also been rejected.Table tennis missed out with men's and women's doubles

Parkour UK chief executive Eugene Minogue has written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to

due to be assessed at an IOC Executive Board meeting in Lausanne today.A proposal by FIG to include parkour

 "As you are aware via various previous correspondence the International Parkour Community have

raised fundamental and legitimate concerns relating to the encroachment and misappropriation of Parkour

Minogue and Parkour UK have led the opposition against FIG's plans to get parkour onto the Olympic programme.The

Street Movement, Parkour Argentina and Parkour Singapore backing their stance.Similar moves have also

BMX freestyle park is set to join 3x3 basketball in being approved here tomorrow as a new discipline on the Olympic programme at Tokyo 2020, insidethegames understands.

discipline for Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesOther proposed new disciplines, including high diving in aquatics and parkour

Poland have become the latest country to express their support for Parkour UK's position on the "encroachment

and misappropriation" of parkour/freerunning by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

Open letters have previously been written by Danish-based Street Movement, Parkour Argentina and Parkour

 "We fully support the stance of Parkour UK, Fédération de Parkour (FPK), Australian Parkour Association

, New Zealand Parkour Association, Parkour South Africa, and representatives of the parkour community

"sure the FIG is the International Federation most qualified to further develop parkour".

of Parkour/Freerunning by @Gymnastics pic.twitter.com/Nctau29XOj— Parkour UK (@ParkourUK) June 5, 2017Last

New disciplines and events proposed for inclusion on the Olympic programme at Tokyo 2020 will be assessed at next week's International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting, it has been revealed here.

proposed in other sports include 3x3 basketball, BMX freestyle, high diving and, most controversially, parkour

for Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesTheir new "obstacle course sprint" event has been widely criticised by parkour

Denmark have become the latest country to complain the supposed hijacking of parkour by the International

Open letters have been written by Parkour Argentina and Parkour Singapore, backing Parkour UK's position

on the "encroachment and misappropriation" of parkour/freerunning.Similar moves have also been made

by other parkour national governing bodies in France, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa.The German

, Swiss, Finnish and Swedish communities have also thrown their support behind Parkour UK's campaign,

We support the stance taken by Parkour UK, Federation de Parkour, Australian Parkour Association and

inaugural Obstacle Course Cup in Montpellier as a "huge success" but is continuing to face claims from the parkour

the French city.FIG claimed it brought "smiles to the faces of athletes, spectators and students of parkour

alike".They added that "hundreds of people of all ages were introduced to parkour through dedicated

This weekend was a very big step forward for parkour," the sport's founder David Belle said.

at misappropriating and encroaching upon parkour."

The FIG has the highest respect for the history and philosophy of parkour and its founders."