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Olympics 2024-New Olympic Sport Making Debut in Paris -BREAK DANCING
A New Olympic Sport Making Its Debut in Paris - BREAKING
History of Breaking...
BBC 9 AUG 2024
The birth of breaking came in tandem with that of hip-hop 50 years ago. In the Bronx, the most northerly of New York's five boroughs, breaking would become an integral part of the lively outdoor gatherings that became known as block parties, along with booming sound systems.
Taking inspiration from different dance and music styles, breaking developed into a fast-growing cultural touchstone within communities.
The Olympics first recognized breaking at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Because of its success there, it graduated to the 2024 Paris Games.
In total, 32 athletes will compete -- 16 apiece in the men's and women's competitions -- broken up into four groups of four to begin. The top two from each group will advance to a quarterfinals, which continues until a champion is crowned.
The competitors are scored based on five categories: musicality, vocabulary, originality, technique and execution. Some of the favourites are world champion Victor Montalvo and former world champ Phil Wizard for the men and Ami Yuasa and B-Girl Nicka for the women.
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