Deportes informales para conquistar los espacios urbanos. El caso de Paríssports to conquer urban spaces. The case of Paris

Reconquering urban and suburban spaces is part of the contemporary evolution of sports. This situation entails, among other things, the emergence of sport practices that we describe as “informal” (e.g. urban speleology, parkour, street-golf and BASE jump). Similarly, these physical practices also extend the range of urban cultures. In this light, we propose a sensitive reading of societal innovative games. Indeed, the recovery of urban areas requires an adaptation of techniques and equipment from the usual sports to the places practiced: streets, gardens, undergrounds, and buildings. This contributes heavily to a fun and legitimacy bonding among participants in self-organized community practice. The identification and the “right to the city” analyzed here can distinguish between two types of logic of action: urban games performed on sites “not to be seen” (invisible); and a second concerning the places where the games are “to be seen” (visible). PALABRAS CLAVE