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American Ninja Warrior 8's Disc Runner in Indianapolis

American Ninja Warrior 8's Disc Runner in Indianapolis

The Disc Runner is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the fourth obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 8 in Indianapolis. This obstacle is based on a Swedish playground toy called Kompan Supernova.

Competitors have to jump to an off-axis disc. There is a pole in the middle of this disc that competitors could use to steady themselves. Then, they must make a 5-feet jump to the second disc that's off-axis in the other direction, also with three large blocks, and run to the other side. Competitors would be disqualified if they touched a disc with their hands.

In qualifying, a decent amount of competitors failed the obstacle, including notable competitors such as Jeri D'Aurelio, Michael Stanger, Leif Sundberg, Elija Sansom, and Bobby Zavala. Eliminations of this obstacle typically included grazing the water on the dismount, being disqualified for touching the wheel, or falling off the side of the course.

During Indianapolis finals, the pole inside the first disc was shortened until half the height and blocks were added to the first disc. Despite that, only P.J. Granger fell on this obstacle.

Trivia[]

  • This obstacle became similar in vein to the Roulette Row, with the usage of two discs that are tilted in opposite directions.
  • The original concept of this obstacle was that there was only one disc, but in the final design there ended up being two discs.
  • Because the Fly Wheels was placed as the third obstacle, the Disc Runner was deviated as the fourth obstacle. This deviation will eventually continue on American Ninja Warrior 9 in 3 city qualifying courses:

Competitors' Success Rate[]

  • All results based on the NBC broadcast and external information found.

American Ninja Warrior[]

ANW Clears Attempts Percentage
ANW8 (Qualifiers) 32 39 82.05%
ANW8 (City Finals) 21 22 95.45%
Total 53 61 86.86%

External Links[]

American_Ninja_Warrior_-_Crashing_the_Course-_Indianapolis_(Digital_Exclusive)

American Ninja Warrior - Crashing the Course- Indianapolis (Digital Exclusive)

The Disc Runner was revealed during American Ninja Warrior 8's "Crashing the Course" series, as an obstacle featured in Indianapolis course