NINJA COMPETITIONS

Ninja competitions are events where individuals and teams compete on Ninja Warrior style obstacles. Competitions are held on courses between 25 m and 200 m long with 4 or more Ninja Warrior obstacles, as head-to-head races or timed competitions. The primary difference between Ninja and OCR is there is little or no running in Ninja competitions. Events have been popularized by the American Ninja Warrior, Ultimate Beastmaster and Sasuke television show competitions in 160 countries. A billion people worldwide follow these shows. The official international League for Ninja Competitions is the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association.

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• American Ninja Warrior
• Ultimate Beastmaster
• Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association

BRIEF HISTORY

1997 Sasuke TV Show Competition, TBS Japan

2006 Sasuke “Ninja Warrior” airs on G4 Network in the USA

2009 American Ninja Warrior (ANW) season 1 in the USA (season 12 in 2020)

2015 Ninja versus Ninja (head to head Sport version)

2017 Team Ninja Warrior (head to head mixed relay)

2018 American Ninja Warrior Junior (head to head) ages 9-14

2019 Ninja World Championships, Russia “Arena of Heroes” (head to head and mixed relay)

2022 Ninja World Cups launched in Asia, Americas, and Europe: 100m head-to-head speed competitions

2025 Ninja World Championships, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

It is believed there are over one billion viewers worldwide, with TV show competitions in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Turkey, Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom, Bahrain, China, Indonesia, Russia, Vietnam, France, Germany, Italy, Israel, and Australia. Shows are seen in 160 countries.

Ninja World Championships 2019, Moscow, Russia

Related TV Shows

• Sasuke
• American Ninja Warrior
• National Ninja Warrior shows in 40 countries
• Ninja versus Ninja
• Team Ninja Warrior
• American Ninja Warrior Junior
• USA versus the World
• Australia versus the World
• Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge
• Spartan Games
• Titan Games
• Ultimate Beastmaster
• Million $ Mile
• American Tarzan