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Photos: Pogopalooza takes over Market Square

The first day of Pogopalooza, an extreme pogo stick jumping competition, took place in Market Square in Downtown on Friday evening. Competitors from the Wilkinsburg-based Xpogo stunt team, as well as other pogoers from across North America performed jumps and tricks over nine feet in the air. Xpogo member Michael Mena became the third person to pogo stick jump over 11 feet while members Henry Cabelus and Tyler Phillips both set a Guinness World Record for highest front flip at 10′ 6″.

A Pogopalooza participant jumps over a bar on a pogo stick as onlookers watch in Market Square on Friday.
A pogo stick athlete jumps over the bar at Pogopalooza and is silhouetted by evening light in Market Square Friday evening.
A Pogopalooza participant jumps on a pogo stick in Market Square Friday evening after Pogopalooza.
Pogopalooza competitors cheer in Market Square Friday evening.
A Pogopalooza participant jumps over a bar on a pogo stick and poses in the air in Market Square Friday evening.
A pogo stick athlete jumps over the bar at Pogopalooza in Market Square Friday evening.
Pogopalooza participants talk in Market Square Friday evening.
A Pogopalooza participant jumps over a bar on a pogo stick as onlookers watch in Market Square on Friday.
A pogo stick athlete jumps over the bar at Pogopalooza in Market Square Friday evening.
Xpogo members Henry Cabelus, Michael Mena and Tyler Phillips accept trophies as other Pogopalooza participants cheer in Market Square Friday evening.
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