The "best team in South Korean baseball has enjoyed the biggest jump in attendance so far this season." The Korea Baseball Organization said that through Thursday's action, the Kia Tigers have drawn 105,530 fans in their eight home games, an increase of 47% from '16. The Lotte Giants have seen a 22% increase from last year, with 170,395 fans in 11 home games at Sajik Stadium in Busan. The Doosan Bears, playing at the 26,000-seat Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, are "leading the KBO in attendance with 170,415 fans in a dozen home games" (YONHAP, 4/21).
Parkour UK accused gymnastics of "encroachment and misappropriation" in seeking to incorporate elements of the running, climbing and jumping sport into a new discipline. In January, Great Britain "became the first country officially to recognize Parkour," which was founded in France in the '80s and takes its name from the French word "parcours" (course or route). In an open letter to the Int'l Gymnastics Federation (FIG), Parkour UK emphasized that it was a "distinct and unique sport in its own right and not a discipline of any existing sport/activity. Parkour/Freerunning is not 'gymnastics', nor are Traceurs/Freerunners 'gymnasts,'" it added (REUTERS, 4/21).
The government of Fiji is issuing 2 million F$7 ($3.38) banknotes to commemorate the nation's Gold Medal in rugby sevens at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The banknotes, "which are legal tender and are the only known $7 notes in circulation in any country," were released through bank branches Thursday (TVNZ, 4/20).