Breakdancing will be an Olympic sport In 2024
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CrystalRaindrops — 4 years ago(July 16, 2021 07:31 AM)
Wrong, Bubba! I posted the link to the article. Here's another one:
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/07/sport/breakdancing-olympics-paris-2024-spt-intl/index.html
Breaking – elite breakdancing – will make its Olympics debut at Paris 2024, officials announced Monday.
It will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games, having been staged at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires two years ago.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board also announced that skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing – three events that were due to debut at the postponed Tokyo Games – will be featured in Paris, too.
"Today is a historic occasion, not only for b-boys and b-girls but for all dancers around the world," said Shawn Tay, president of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF).
"The WDSF could not be prouder to have breaking included at Paris 2024, and we thank everyone who helped make it possible: the executive board of the IOC, the Paris 2024 organizers, the WDSF staff and, most importantly, the breaking community itself.
"It was a true team effort to get to this moment and we will redouble our efforts in the lead-up to the Olympic Games to make sure the breaking competition at Paris 2024 will be unforgettable." -
MovieManCin2 — 1 year ago(July 13, 2024 06:19 AM)
THAT is one of the most RETARDED things I have ever heard. Just another reason I will IGNORE the Olympics, as usual.
MAGA! FAFO!
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 
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CrystalRaindrops — 1 year ago(July 13, 2024 06:31 AM)
The breaking competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games comprises two events—one for men and one for women—where 16 B-Boys and 16 B-Girls will face off in spectacular solo battles. Athletes will use a combination of power moves—including windmills, the 6-step, and freezes—as they adapt their style and improvise to the beat of the DJ’s tracks in a bid to secure the judges’ votes and take home the first Olympic breaking medals.
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CrystalRaindrops — 1 year ago(July 13, 2024 06:42 AM)
This says they'll be divided into groups:
Both men’s and women’s events will see 16 b-boys and 16 b-girls competing against each other to be crowned individual champions.
One-on-one competitive dance matchups are known as battles, with each battle divided into best of three rounds, called throwdowns.
Each throwdown begins when a breaker (individual) starts their performance, which can last up to 60 seconds, with the opposing breaker then responding with their own throwdown. Each competitor performs to music of the live DJ’s choosing, with each round judged.
Each set of 16 breakers will be divided into four groups of four participants, competing in an initial round-robin stage, with the two group winners advancing to straight knock-outs in the form of quarter-finals, semi-finals and then bronze and gold medal battles.
