Probe into Parkour Climbing at 3rd Bosphorus Bridge

Pavel Smirnov and Özcan İpar climbing without any safety measures to 350-metre high crane of 3rd Bosphorus Bridge which is under construction in İstanbul, recording the climb and taking selfie above the clouds have said their intention was to draw attention to parkouring.

Smirnov and İpar speaking to Hürriyet said no security officers were present when they went at night.

Smirnov and İpar saying, “There are such videos in Europe. We thought ‘why shouldn’t we do that?’” expressed that it was dark when they reached top, and waited till morning to go down safely.

“We covered ropes, and in the morning we took photos and went down”.

Two security directors, four shift supervisors, and 73 security staff work night and day.

General Directorate of Highways in its statement expressed that probe will be launched into Smirnov and İpar climbing the bridge without any safety measures.

What is parkour?

Parkour is a physical education type and a life style that aims to move from one point to another fast and efficiently by using body skills as efficient as it can through pushing its limits.

Male sporters are called “tracuer”, and women sporters are caleed “traceuse”.

It is known as city sport in our day.

Founders of the sport are David Belle and a group of his friends living in France.

David Belle and Sébastien Foucan formed the goup “Yamakasi” in 1997.

Foucan comments on parkour as follows:

“In fact, parkour was always there, we have just named it. It is not something that we created, we’ve just found out its existence. Parkour exists as of stone age. People were running around to hunt, escape or chase…” (EKN/TK)

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