WORLD PARKOUR CHAMPIONSHIP – WPC
Sanctioned by the International Parkour Federation (IPF) in collaboration with the World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF), the World Parkour Championship (WPC) showcases the spectacular discipline of Parkour which redefines the ‘art of movement’.
Following successful trial events in 2018 in the USA and Turkey, the WFPF and UK-based promoter Race Marketing & Management (RMM) launched the official WPC as Parkour’s showpiece series in 2021.
Set against a variety of breath taking backdrops around the world, event weekends are run over three days with practice sessions, qualifying and finals held on formidable and unique circuits set by world-leading athletes.
The world-leading multiple event series will headline the world’s top international Parkour athletes and determine the respective world champions in the speed and freestyle categories from points amassed at each event.
INTERNATIONAL PARKOUR FEDERATION
The International Parkour Federation (IPF) is the sports’ world governing body.
Established in 2014, the IPF introduced the federation by-laws, competition formats, judging criteria and the undertaking of full governance and execution of the sport and its development worldwide, identifying, training and educating technical experts, officials and required personnel to ensure fairness, accuracy of evaluation and objectivity in all Parkour competitive programmes and events.
The IPF actively promotes the practice of Parkour and related disciplines through community building, worldwide and local competitive and non-competitive events and its charitable initiatives for underserved parkour communities.
The federation has orchestrated and been responsible for the creation of over 50 affiliated [Parkour] National Governing Bodies across five continents, as well as actively mentoring young Parkour athletes around the world and supporting initiatives that exemplify the Parkour philosophy ‘Be Strong Be Useful’.
The IPF steadfastly supports gender and racial equality and human diversity in all its global initiatives.
President: Victor Bevine
Secretary General: David Richard Thompson
WORLD FREERUNNING PARKOUR FEDERATION
The World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF) is an organization of international athletes dedicated to the safe and responsible advancement of the Parkour/Freerunning disciplines around the world, providing leadership, products and services.
The WFPF was set up in 2008 becoming the driving force of the sport, uniting athletes and over the years that followed was responsible for organising a series of high profile media events and competitions that have resulted in the sports international growth; key events include the MTV aired Ultimate Parkour Challenge and Art of Motion, Barclaycard World Freerun Championship in London, Scottsdale Parkour Challenge, Urban Runners Challenge in Mexico City, Jump-Off Las Vegas Pro-Am Championship, Vigo Street Stunts Parkour Competition in Galicia, Jump-Off Championship UK and the launch of the World Parkour Championship in Mardin, Turkey [2018].
In 2014 the WFPF was instrumental in establishing the International Parkour Federation (IPF), the sport’s governing body.
President: Victor Bevine
Secretary General: David Richard Thompson
RACE MARKETING & MANAGEMENT
Appointed by the World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF), Race Marketing & Management is the officially sanctioned worldwide promoter of the World Parkour Championship (WPC).
Established in 2018, Race Marketing & Management is a full service sports management, marketing and media company.
The UK-based company offers turnkey solutions specialising in event organisation, B2B and B2C sponsorship packaging, international broadcast rights acquisition, distribution and production.
RMM has built an enviable portfolio through its involvement with a diversity of extreme sports properties which include the World Parkour Championship, the World Kite Board Championship and, through its sister company Case Productions, the UIM F1H2O Powerboat World Championship and UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championship.
Over the years RMM has established a growing reputation with key personnel at the highest levels liaising with sports governing bodies, ministries of tourism, international brand directors, broadcasters and advertisers.
Selim Kemahli
Managing Director
Nuri Conker
Board Member
