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Parkour now runs free in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

Monday, January 12, 2015, 16:05 GMT+7

A group of Vietnamese youngsters practice parkour in Nha Trang City, the capital of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

A group of Vietnamese youngsters practice parkour in Nha Trang City, the capital of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

Parkouring with a used tire in Nha Trang City, the capital of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa

Parkouring with a used tire in Nha Trang City, the capital of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa

A parkour practitioner does a somersault at a beach in Nha Trang City, the capital of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

A parkour practitioner does a somersault at a beach in Nha Trang City, the capital of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

Parkouring in Nha Trang City, the capital of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

Parkouring in Nha Trang City, the capital of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

A traceur trains in Nha Trang City.

A traceur trains in Nha Trang City.

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