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Pogopalooza bounces into Pittsburgh for pogo competition

  • Biff Hutchison, of Burley, Idaho, performs during Pogopalooza, The World...

    Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press

    Biff Hutchison, of Burley, Idaho, performs during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019.

  • Dalton Smith, 22, of Nashville, Tenn., performs during during Pogopalooza,...

    Dalton Smith, 22, of Nashville, Tenn., performs during during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Biff Hutchison, of Burley, Idaho, takes a breather during his...

    Biff Hutchison, of Burley, Idaho, takes a breather during his performance during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Steven Bennett, from Boston, does a flip during his performance...

    Steven Bennett, from Boston, does a flip during his performance during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Tyler Phillips of Tampa, Fla., center, keeps cool in the...

    Tyler Phillips of Tampa, Fla., center, keeps cool in the competitor's tent between performances during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Harry White, of Orillia, Canada, performs in Pogopalooza, The World...

    Harry White, of Orillia, Canada, performs in Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. White is the only Canadian in the two day competition. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Antonie Smith, 16, of Memphis, Tenn., holds his side after...

    Antonie Smith, 16, of Memphis, Tenn., holds his side after taking a spill during his performance during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. Smith was tend by medics and returned to the competition. The two day competition ends with the finals on Sunday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Flynn Nyman,of Chrivalis, Oregon, performs during Pogopalooza, The World Championships...

    Flynn Nyman,of Chrivalis, Oregon, performs during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Steven Bennett, from Boston, waits to begin his performance during...

    Steven Bennett, from Boston, waits to begin his performance during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Harry White, of Orillia, Canada, performs in Pogopalooza, The World...

    Harry White, of Orillia, Canada, performs in Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. White is the only Canadian in the two day competition. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Fred Grzybowski, center, from Boston, does performs a dismount of...

    Fred Grzybowski, center, from Boston, does performs a dismount of his pogo stick during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

  • Fred Grzybowski, center, from Boston, performs a dismount of his...

    Fred Grzybowski, center, from Boston, performs a dismount of his pogo stick during Pogopalooza, The World Championships of Pogo in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pogopalooza, known as the World Championships of Pogo, is bouncing into Pittsburgh this weekend.

Extreme pogo stick athletes from around the world are coming to town to show off their huge tricks and flips to compete for world titles in such categories as High Jump and Best Trick.

The events on Saturday and Sunday aren’t just for the grown-ups. Pogo-users under the age of 15 can enter a “bounce off” competition and those who bounce the longest get a free pogo stick.

Visitors can try their hand at pogo-sticking in a free jump area that will have pogo sticks of all sizes.

In addition to the main competitions, the pogo athletes will be attempting to break three Guinness World Records over the weekend.

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