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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 91Èȱ¬ 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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2 minutes