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The 2024 Summer Olympics will introduce the sport of breaking (also called b-boying, b-girling or breakdancing) to the Summer Olympic program for the first time.[1] There will be two medal events, one each for men and women, with 16 "b-boys" and "b-girls" competing.[2] Breaking previously featured at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[3] IOC President Thomas Bach stated that they added breakdancing as part of an effort to draw more interest from young people in the Olympics.[4] The international organizing body is the World DanceSport Federation.
Schedule
All dates use Central European Time (UTC+2). All event times are subject to change. The time shown is for the gold medal battles.[5]
Event | Date | Time |
---|---|---|
B-girls | 9 August | 21:23 |
B-boys | 10 August | 21:23 |
References
- ^ West, Jenna. "Breaking to Make Its Olympic Debut at 2024 Paris Games". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Breaking at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Paris 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (8 October 2018). "Youth Olympics award first medals in break dancing". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "'Breaking' news: Breakdancing added as an event for 2024 Paris Olympics". Los Angeles Times. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Breaking". French Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
External links
- Breaking at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
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