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'Why I chose parkour over Olympic dreams'

Silke Sollfrank is a professional athlete from Germany who turned her back on gymnastics and Olympic aspirations and found parkour and fresh inspiration.

She spoke to Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service about what made her change her sporting ambitions and the physical and mental challenges of parkour.

Image: Silke Sollfrank
Credit: Matthias Voß

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