Red Bull 'Art of Motion' 5th Edition Freerunning Competition on Santorini this Saturday

Gazzetta team 2 Οκτωβρίου 2015 - 18:36

The Red Bull 'Art of Motion' Freerunning and Parkour Competition returns to the island of Santorini on Saturday, with athletes strutting their stuff over the multi-coloured rooftops of Oia, a 'natural' and idyllic parkour course.

More than 81 'freerunners' from 21 countries competed in the 2015 qualifiers on the island, in order to take part in the final competition. The field was narrowed down to 18, from which the judges have selected the final six that will compete in the finals. These were Achraf Dibani from Morocco, Robert Reese from the United States, Jason Paul from Germany, Johan Stahle from Sweden, Dominic Di Tommaso from Australia and Erik Mukhametshyn from Ukraine.

The 5th Edition competition, which is transferred from Firostefani to Oia, will also feature the Top 6 that qualified for the finals in 2014 and seven athletes (four male, three female) selected via online qualifiers. Female athlete Lynn Jung will not be competing due to an injury.

The athletes taking part in the final line up on Saturday will include: Greek champion Dimitris Kyrsanidis, Latvia's Pavel Petkuns, Αlexander Baiturin (RUS), Yoann Leroux (FRA), Jesse Peveril (CAN), Alexander Schauer (AUT), Pedro Leon Gomez (ESP), Luci Romberg (USA), Achraf Dibani (MAR), Robert Reese (USA), Jason Paul (GER), Johan Stahle (SWE), Dominic Di Tommaso (AUS), Erik Mukhametschyn (UKR), Mohammed Didi Alaoui (MAR), Dante Grazioli (USA), Pamela Forster (ΑUT), Alfred Scott (USA).

The final will be transmitted live by redbullartofmotion.com and on Red Bull TV στις 16:00. Red Bull TV is available on televisions and other devices that have internet acces.