Unbelievable moment Australian parkour professional does a front flip down enormous set of stairs in France - as he reveals how the incredible stunt earned him a trip to hospital
- Parkour athlete Dominic Di Tomasso launched down stairs in Lyon, France
- Known as the Lyon 25, the staircase spans six metres and consists of 25 steps
- Footage showed Di Tomasso throw himself off the top step and spin through air
- After landing the stunt, Di Tomasso revealed he was left with a fractured foot
Footage has captured the incredible moment a parkour athlete somersaulted down an enormous flight of stairs before fracturing his foot.
Australian-born free runner Dominic Di Tommaso attempted the gutsy stunt in Lyon, a city in eastern France.
Known as the Lyon 25, the flight of stairs spans more than six metres and consists of 25 steps.
While walking down the steep staircase might take a while for some, Di Tomasso showed there was a much quicker way to reach the bottom.
Video footage shows the moment the daring 26-year-old launches himself down the staircase.
Australian-born free runner Dominic Di Tommaso attempted the gutsy stunt in Lyon, a city in eastern France (pictured, Di Tomasso hurtled himself through the air during the jump in Lyons, France)
After a brief run-up, Di Tomasso lunges off the top step before spinning in the air and hurtling downwards.
He manages to successfully clear the obstacle and braces for impact with a forward roll.
While the stunt looked like it went smoothly, Di Tomasso revealed the ending was anything but the case.
The professional free runner managed to jog away from the scene a short distance before collapsing in pain.
A hospital visit later and Di Tomasso realised the true cost of his daring venture.
'I found out I’ve got a fracture in my foot from this frontflip,' he posted to Instagram.
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While Di Tomasso may have been forced into bed rest for a brief period of time after the stunt in October 2018, the athlete wasn't going to let it get in the way of his career as a professional runner.
Di Tomasso is a disciple of the free running sport known as parkour and trains alongside an elite group of free runners known as Team Farangand and Crew 42.
The sport developed in France during the 1980s, though was only popularised decades later through mainstream media.
The aim of the game is to run from one point to another in a complex environment - often in cities - within the fastest possible time.
Di Tomasso kickstarted his career back in 2007 after leaving his full-time job as a garbage man.
Di Tomasso (pictured, with partner Saturday Ellison) is a disciple of the free running sport known as parkour and trains alongside an elite group of free runners known as Team Farangand and Crew 42
Fast forward to 2019, and the Sydney-born sensation has made a name for himself in the sporting world (pictured, Di Tomasso launches himself from the top step of the staircase in Lyon, France)
Now the Sydney-born sensation has made a name for himself in the sporting world.
'I love free running, it gives me an outlet for my passion in movement without the restrictions or guidelines I found in other organized sports,' he told Farang.
His wild stunts has garnered him more than 610,000 followers on Instagram.
From jumping across roofs in England to maneuvering around the Portugal landscape, Di Tomasso's passion has taken him around the world.
'Barcelona was definitely my top pick for places that I’ve visited,' he said.
From jumping across roofs in England to maneuvering around the Portugal landscape, Di Tomasso's passion has taken him around the world (pictured, Di Tomasso performs a front flip while executing the stunt in Lyon, France)
