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PK Gaza
Established2005
Location
FoundersAbdallah Inshasi and Mohammed Al-Jakhbir

PK Gaza (Gaza Parkour) is a parkour and freerunning team based in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The team was established in 2005 by a group of young athletes who were introduced to parkour through online videos. Despite the constraints of living in a conflict zone, the team has continued their commitment to the sport. PK Gaza practices parkour as a way to navigate physical and psychological obstacles, promoting movement in a region where access and mobility are frequently restricted due to the ongoing conflict.

History

In 2005, while living in Khan Yunis refugee camp, friends Mohammed Al-Jakhbir and Abdallah Inshasi, were introduced to parkour after watching parkour videos on YouTube. After that Ahmed Matar, Abdallab Al-Qassab, Jehad Abu-Sultan, Mousa Amer and others joined the team .

The team did not have access to parkour coaches, and taught themselves skills by watching videos online. They began training in the cemetery, and started to film their movements and published their videos online, the group slowly gained popularity.

Parkour allowed the athletes to express themselves, mentally escape from their surroundings, and inspire others in Gaza.

By 2012, the Gaza Parkour team had grown to 18 members, aged between 17 and 25. In 2013, AlJakhbir and Inshasi moved to Sweden. After they left Gaza, Matar became the team leader. In 2016, Matar was invited to compete in a parkour event in Sweden, and he decided to stay there. Following Matar's departure, Abdallah AlQassab took over leadership of the team in Gaza.

PK Gaza were featured in the 2011 short film Free Running Gaza.

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