The Mouvement International du Parkour, Freerunning et l’Art Du Déplacement was created today.
By adopting a set of statutes, David Belle, Williams Belle, Chau Belle, Malik Diouf, Sébastien Foucan and Charles Perrière today established an international member-based, non-profit group which will bring together national associations and other groups. All members will share the mission of achieving universal awareness, appreciation and engagement for parkour, freerunning and l’art du Déplacement.
The organisation has been established as an association under the French law of 1901, with an administrative address in Lisses, France.
The statutes feature a set of objectives that set The Mouvement on a path towards work for positive social change, and that also comply with the requirements of the world’s sporting institutions.
“To create a new representative international organisation for a new sport is a rare privilege,” said Jean-François Vilotte of De Gaulle, Fleurance et Associés, the law firm which advised on the drafting of the statutes. “I am completely confident that the statutes lay a solid foundation for the Mouvement to benefit from exemplary governance in the future. There are democratic and consultative structures in place to ensure a voice for all, while also allowing for the decisive management that will be required to overcome the obstacles ahead.”
The six founding members have agreed to rotate the presidency of the association for the first four-year term, with David Belle serving the first eight months. At the end of this provisional arrangement, elections will take place.