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. In an open letter to the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), Parkour UK emphasised that it was a "distinct and unique sport in its own right and not a discipline of any existing sport/activity. "We are our own sovereign sport with independently recognised distinct uniqueness and cultural status." The FIG executive committee had said in a statement in February that it agreed the development of a new discipline aimed at broadening the appeal of gymnastics after research into parkour. Parkour UK called for a meeting with FIG to agree a memorandum of understanding and said it would take any dispute to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Source: The Star April 21, 2017 15:56 UTC