Free Running By Fatima.sm Period: 1940 to 2050 History of Free Running 1950 the natural method 1973 Birth of David Belle 1980 David is introduced to the world of the natural method 1990 David and his friends developed the sport and named it parkour. 1997 The practice is called art of displacement (ADD) 2000 The Yamakasi group breaks up 2003 sebastian Foucan develops free-running. 2005 Premiere of the documentary Jump Britain . May 28, 2017 First Parkour competition 2020 first appearance at the olympic games (Tokio-2020)