20 Athletes Push the Limits of Gravity at the Red Bull Art of Motion in Kuwait
Kuwait will host the best free runners on the planet! Red Bull Art of Motion will feature the top Free-runners and Parkour athletes from Kuwait and around the world. On Saturday November 12, a battle between the top local Free-runners and Parkour Athletes will take place in Kuwait to determine the top three local qualifiers who will join 17 other athletes from around the world.
On Wednesday November 16 andThursday November 17, the top 20 athletes will use their Mini cars to turn the island of Failaka into a spectacular acrobatic Parkour and Free-running show when they compete in the Red Bull Art of Motion in Kuwait with their Mini cars.
The two-day Free-running competition will be a challenge for participants to navigate the natural obstacles of the historical island of Failaka – while demonstrating a captivating mixture of Free-running, Parkour, martial arts and gymnastics along the way. The traditional and historic buildings of Failaka will serve as the impressive backdrop for the participating athletes.
The competition will push athletes to combine the physical discipline of overcoming obstacles by adapting movements to the surroundings (parkour) with free-running, a form of urban acrobatics that challenges individuals to perform movements using the island landscape. Each team will use Failaka’s street scenery as a creative playing field on which to showcase their innovative athleticism.
In Free Running the object is to overcome the natural obstacles with utmost creativity, style, skill and a perfect fluidity. The athletes push the limits of gravity as they overcome the gorges between houses and other hurdles with an unbelievable aura of lightness.
Red Bull Art of Motion Failaka - Kuwait