Highlights
- Breakdancing was born in the 1970s by hip-hop pioneers in the United States.
- In 2024, it will truly enter the mainstream when it debuts at the Paris Olympics.
- Breakdancing will be called "breaking" at the Games, as it was by its founders.
Breakdancing - the Olympics' newest discipline
Breakdancers Victor Montalvo, Kateryna Pavlenko and Fabiano Lopes. Source: AP
As the world's eyes turn to Tokyo for the Olympics, some athletes are already setting their sights on the next Summer Games in Paris, in 2024. That's when breakdancing will debut as an official Olympic sport. In New York City, three of the world's top competitive breakdancers talk about their hopes of competing in the 2024 Games.
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