Breaking at 2024 Paris Olympics : No it's not Called Breakdancing. Here how it Works

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Breaking at 2024 Paris Olympics : No it's not Called Breakdancing. Here how it Works 

FERIYANTI,SC-ID MEDIA

Publised 4.19 a.m ET Aug 9,2024 

 

Every four years,the summer olympics shine a spotlight on some of the oldest known sports - event like track and field or wrestling, whose roots date back more than a century.

But in recent years,the olympic have also featured new ,exciting sports to.And that's where breaking comes in.breaking ,more commonly known as breakdancing,is part of the new wave of sports that the international olympic committee has ushered in as part of a broader effort to appeal to younger fans and add an urban flair to the summer games.it follows the addition of sport such as skateboarding and surfing,which debuted at the tokyo 2020 Olympic.

When did breaking become an olympic sport?

Breaking is the only new sport at the 2024 paris olympics, and it has not been included in the initial sports program for the 2028 summer games in los angeles.

Thaats mean breaking could very well be a one-and donesport in the olympics.

 

How does olympic breaking work? What are the rules?

At the olympics,the men's and women's breaking competition will consist of a series of one -on-one battles,with each B-boy and B-girl trying to inpres to panel of nine judges by excuting a variety of moves. There are multiple rounds per battle and in each round,competitors spins,plips and the like - while also mixing in what is called,"top rocking" which reflect how they interact with the music.

 

Though hip hop is the soundtrack fo every battle,competitors don't know a head of time what style or tempo of music the DJ will play during each round. The top performers are able to both practice and prepare spesific combinations of moves,but then adapt to the style of the music. Creativity is one of the key criteria for judging,wich is fairly subjective.

Who are the top team USA athletes in breakinng??

Victor montalvo,who competes as B-boy victor,qualified for paris by winning the 2023 world campionships in belginum. He's been competing for more than a decade and is widely considered to be one of the top competitive breakers in the world. B-boy jeffro will be the other A merican man in the field after he nabbed a late qualifying spot.

Sunny choi ( or B-girl sunny ) and logan endra (or B-girld logistx) will represent team USA  on the women's side. Choi won the 2023 pan American games,while endra has had past success in red bull's international breaking competition,BC One.

Whats the international lanscape in olympic breaking?

 

Breaking was born in the bronx in new york,so it should come as no surprise that the U.S. is one of the support's dominan powers. bu japan,led by veteran B-boy shigekix,is also consistently to ward the top of the pack and figures to win at last one breaking medal in paris,canada,china,france and the nederlands could olso see their competitors in the medal mix.

How to watch breaking at the olympics

The breaking competitions at the 2024 paris games will all be televisid live on E!, with the women's competitions slated to begin at 10.30 a.m.ET on freday and conclude with the finals,wich star at 2 p.m ET. The men's competitions will take place at the same times saturday.