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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 ...
PARIS — A 25-year-old from Japan won the first Olympic gold medal in breaking Friday night at the 2024 Paris Games.. B-Girl Ami, whose legal name is Ami Yuasa, defeated B-Girl Nicka of Lithuania ...
The Youth Olympic Games incorporated breakdancing as part of its programme, starting with the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. Breakdancing is eligible for inclusion as it is a discipline of dancesport, which is recognised by the International Olympic Committee. The competition featured men's, women's and mixed-team events in a one ...
WDSF President Shawn Tay shared similar statements when he spoke about L.A.’s decision back in May 2023 even prior to the Paris Olympics. “Ensuring the success of breaking’s Olympic debut at ...
Olympic Qualifier Series – The top seven B-Boys and B-Girls eligible for qualification after a four-month-long invitational series of events will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-breaker NOC limit. Host country – As the host country, France reserves one quota place each for the B-Boys and B-Girls events.
Cosmopolitan was on the scene at breakdancing’s *first-ever* Olympic qualifier competition this summer to get the lowdown on the category from some of its top names and judges. Read on for a ...
Breaking vs. breakdancing. The sport of breaking is likely familiar to many as “breakdancing.” And while breaking is a form of dancing, many in the community see the term “breakdancing” as ...
Breaking, or break-dancing, is making its way from The Bronx to the Olympic stage in Paris for the first time in 2024 as an official Olympic event.