The FIRST British Parkour Championships kicked off at the start of August 2026, bringing some of the UK's best parkour practitioners together for a weekend of competition, community, and creativity.
With athletes competing across Speed, Skill, and Style, the Championships showcased the different ways in which parkour can be practiced and performed, testing competitions not only on what they can do, but how they approach movement.
This was our first British Parkour Championships, and it was a pre-selection event for the upcoming Parkour Earth World Championships in the Czech Republic later this year. It provided a platform for athletes to demonstrate their individual strengths, and push themselves alongside some of the best parkour practitioners in the country.
Those who podiumed at the British Parkour Championships this year have the opportunity to represent the UK at the Parkour Earth World Championships. More details on this event will be coming soon.
Check out a summary below!
The Skill category challenged competitors to demonstrate their technical ability, with athletes putting their training, knowledge of movement, and precision to the test. This started with the onsite qualifiers on Friday 31st, semi finals on Saturday 1st, and an electric finals for both divisions on Sunday 2nd.
In the Open Division, Ed Scott took first place, followed by Ben Sutton in second place. This went down to the wire, with a "sudden death" round being added due to Ed & Ben being tied at the end of the initial round. Both athletes were given another opportunity to try their challenge, with Ed smashing the challenge out on his next attempt, placing him in first place. The third place spot was taken by Harrison Fernandez.
In the Women's Division, Rachel Gough claimed the top spot, with Megan Powell finishing second, and Elise Bickley taking third place.
Style provided athletes with an opportunity to showcase their individual approach to movement, with combinations on up to three sections of the competition course. Creativity, flow, and personal expression all played an important role as competitors looked to demonstrate what made their movement unique.
In the Women's Division, Elise Bickley returned to the podium claiming first place, closely followed by Rachel Gough in second. Mia Albel from Bristol, competing for the first time, took the third spot.
In the Open Division, Plymouth's very own George Prior took 1st place (much to his own surprise), and closely followed by the triple threat, Ed Scott, in second place. The third place spot went to Street Monkey's very own Liam Park, which was welcomed by the local Preston community.
Speed brought a different challenge, with competitors racing around complex courses to demonstrate their efficiency, agility, and ability to move quickly through the course. It was the shortest competition of the weekend, but really brought the energy to the spectators in the competition.
Rachel Gough claimed 1st place in Women's Speed, with Elise Bickley finishing second and Megan Powell from Manchester placing in third. For the Women's Division, times were accumulated over the weekend to help determine the winner on the final day of the competition.
Ed Scott took the Open Division Speed title, completing an impressive British Parkour Championships by adding a second first place on the podium. Harrison Fernandez finished second, with another Manchester legend, Deni Stoynev, taking third place.
While the British Parkour Championships provided a competitive environment for athletes to test themselves, events like this are about more than standing on a podium.
The British Parkour Championships bring together practitioners, coaches, judges, volunteers, supporters, spectators, and members of the wider parkour community, creating an opportunity to celebrate parkour and the people who continue to develop it.
The different competition categories also highlight the breadth of parkour. Skill, Style, and Speed each award different qualities, meaning there isn't one single way to compete. Whether an athlete excels through technical difficulty, creative movement, or pure efficiency, the Championships provide a platform for practitioners to showcase what they can do.
There are so many people to thank for helping us make the British Parkour Championships happen.
First of all, we want to say a huge thank you to Sean D, Sean N, and the Street Monkeys Academy staff, team, and volunteers. Their enthusiasm, professionalism, dedication, and leadership allowed us to run a smooth and successful British Parkour Championships event. From developing and building the course in their indoor space, to providing food and refreshments for the spectators over the weekend, as well as adapting to the fast paced environment of the competition, we are super thankful for all of their hard work.
We would like to also say thank you to our sponsors - Brick Parkour & Gymnova (the official equipment supplier of Parkour UK) provided necessary equipment that was utilised throughout all competition formats across the weekend.
We also want to say thank you to OLLO for donating some vouchers for their parkour shoes. These prizes were given out by our community ambassadors across the weekend.
We also want to say thank you to Levels Education for providing a £50 voucher to be given out to a member of the community who threw down in the open jam sessions across the weekend.
Our camera team, David Nelmes on video & Lamarr Golding capturing the photos. These guys were capturing the action across the whole weekend, and we're super thankful for their work!
Congratulations to everyone who competed, supported, and contributed to the 2026 British Parkour Championships, and another huge well done to this year's podium finishers.
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