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The 2024 Paris Olympics debuted breaking (aka breakdancing) as a competition sport. One Australian competitor, "Raygun," became a viral meme.
Breaking, more commonly known as breakdancing, made its debut as an Olympic sport this week at the 2024 Paris Games, with 17 B-girls and 16 B-boys making their way to France with the hopes of ...
Breaking was introduced at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as an optional (temporary) sport. Despite the United States being the birthplace of breakdancing, the sport is not set to be included at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; on its omittance in the latter, the IOC's sports director Kit McConnell stated that "It's up to each local organizing committee to determine which ...
Breakdancing won't be an Olympic sport in 2028.And even if it was, the woman who is arguably the world's most famous B-girl would not participate. Rachael Gunn, the Australian breakdancer better ...
In the wake of Raygun’s Olympic debut sparking an avalanche of memes, some might notice that breaking clips from the 2024 Paris Olympics might start being wiped off from the internet.
Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics; IOC code: AUS: NOC: Australian Olympic Committee: Website: www.olympics.com.au: in Paris, France 26 July 2024 () – 11 August 2024 () Competitors: 459 (203 men and 256 women) in 33 sports: Flag bearer (opening) Eddie Ockenden & Jessica Fox: Flag bearer (closing) Matthew Wearn & Kaylee McKeown: Officials
The current WDSF world No.2, Japanese breaker Riko, also gained 1,000 points in a qualifying competition. In the event of a tie, the federation said it looks to the status of the competition.
Australia's Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 9. Her routines seemed to contain little actual breakdancing and were widely mocked on social media.