World-Class Freerunners Race 90 Feet Above Singapore Oceanarium at Resorts World Sentosa

Think you know Resorts World Sentosa? You might want to look again.

Red Bull has teamed up with Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) for a first-of-its-kind high-altitude capture-the-flag race, sending some of the world’s top freerunners across rooftops, attractions and familiar landmarks around the resort.

Leading the challenge were Red Bull freerunners Dominic Di Tommaso and Noa Diorgina, joined by two Southeast Asian parkour athletes. Di Tommaso teamed up with Thai athlete Spinboy, while Diorgina partnered with Singapore’s Koh Chen Pin, better known as CP, from Lion City Parkour. And when we say the course went across RWS, we really mean across it.

It started 90 feet above the Singapore Oceanarium

The race kicked off at one of RWS’ most recognisable new landmarks: Singapore Oceanarium. Instead of entering through the front doors like the rest of us, the athletes took to the roof and its distinctive blue spine. According to the press release, the teams became the first athletes to run and flip across the structure, navigating its sweeping curves around 90 feet above the ground.

It is easily one of the most striking sequences from the project, offering a completely different perspective of the Oceanarium and its surrounding Sentosa landscape. For Diorgina, who was visiting Singapore for the first time, the opportunity came as a surprise too. She highlighted the rooftop views and the fact that the team had been given the chance to access the Singapore Oceanarium roof.

Then came 10-foot rooftop gaps at The Laurus

From the Oceanarium, things did not exactly get easier. The race moved to The Laurus, a Luxury Collection Resort, where athletes faced a succession of 10-foot rooftop gaps nine storeys above ground. From there, the course continued through WEAVE, RWS’ retail and lifestyle destination. The unusual route turned RWS’ architecture into part of the challenge itself, using rooftops, walls, walkways and public spaces as the athletes made their way across the resort.

For Di Tommaso, that architecture was one of the reasons RWS stood out in the first place. He said he was drawn to the location after visiting for the Sentosa Fitness Festival in February, describing the resort as a place where he wanted the opportunity to express himself through freerunning.

Yes, they raced through Universal Studios Singapore too

Naturally, a race across RWS would not be complete without a stop at Universal Studios Singapore. The teams converged in front of the famous Universal Studios globe before making their way through Hollywood Boulevard, past Mel’s Drive-In, and towards Far Far Away Castle. The action continued outside Hotel Ora, where Di Tommaso and Spinboy scaled the building’s exterior walls and jumped across a series of handrails positioned eight feet apart.

Meanwhile, Diorgina and CP took another route, heading into the Open Ocean Gallery, which the release describes as home to Southeast Asia’s largest viewing tank, with a capacity of 18 million litres. It is the kind of sequence that makes familiar RWS attractions look surprisingly different when viewed through the lens of professional freerunning.

The race finished with one final sprint

After crossing some of the resort’s biggest attractions, the course eventually culminated at the Grand Steps. Here, the athletes sprinted down a three-flight staircase, with Di Tommaso and Diorgina going head-to-head for the final flag.

According to the organisers, this marked the first time a freerunning race of this scale had been held in Singapore. Beyond the athletic spectacle, the project was also designed to showcase RWS as more than a collection of individual attractions, bringing its hotels, entertainment venues and lifestyle spaces together in one continuous experience.

RWS Senior Vice President of Resort Sales and Marketing Jenny Wang said the collaboration offered a new way to showcase the destination, transforming its familiar spaces into a playground for world-class freerunning while highlighting RWS as a place where adventure, entertainment and culture come together.

There’s a bigger Southeast Asian parkour story here too

Beyond the dramatic rooftop footage, the project also puts a spotlight on the region’s growing parkour community. The release points to the continued development of the sport across Southeast Asia, with established crews such as Team Farang alongside emerging local talent helping push the scene forward.

For Singaporean athlete CP, participating in a Red Bull project of this scale was particularly significant. He described the opportunity to access locations such as the roofs of Singapore Oceanarium and The Laurus as rare, while expressing hope that the project could help give parkour greater visibility and legitimacy in Singapore.

Di Tommaso, meanwhile, said he has watched Singapore’s parkour community evolve over the years, with greater structure, public awareness and understanding of the sport. He is no stranger to taking freerunning to unusual places either. Previous Red Bull projects have brought him to landmarks including the Pyramids and Sphinx in Cairo and the Sydney Opera House, where the release says he became the first athlete to freerunning across the venue.

More thrills are happening at RWS right now

The freerunning project also arrives while RWS’ Festival of Thrills is underway, running until 1 Nov 2026. The wider programme includes Universal Studios Singapore Halloween Horror Nights 14, F1-themed activations at WEAVE and dining experiences by Michelin-starred chefs, extending the action across the resort from entertainment and attractions to food and stays.

So while visitors obviously will not be flipping across the Singapore Oceanarium roof themselves, there are still plenty of reasons to head to Sentosa if all that adrenaline has put you in the mood for something exciting.