Two fourteen-year-old girls from Arizona recently competed in the Sport Parkour League World Championship in Vancouver, Canada. Both qualified for the international event after a U.S. competition.
Jayde Palomo of Gilbert and June Porter of Phoenix participated alongside several other athletes who specialize in parkour, or the practice of flipping, running and doing other physical activities through an obstacle course.
They took part in the style portion, which focuses on an “artistic approach” and features unique tricks.
Palomo says she maintained focus during the competition and did not observe the audience.
“If I'm completely honest I just heard people cheering. I did not see their expressions or anything because I was pretty locked in so I was very hyper-focused on what I just did or what I'm going to do," she said.
While the championship spanned three days, Palomo and Porter competed through the second day. They said enjoyed their time in Vancouver and watching the tournament.
Porter says the sport brings enjoyment.
“I mean, a lot of what we do is just we do it because it's fun and then we enjoy competing. We think competing is fun, so we work hard so we can do well at competitions and everything you do should be about having fun," she said.
Both girls plan to continue practicing and competing in the future.
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