Olympics / Team USA These Are The Breaks: Breakdancing Set To Debut On The Olympic Stage In 2024 by Jason Cordner December 12, 2020 Breakdancing has been an American staple and it’s set to make a grand entrance on the world’s stage in 2024. According to CNN, the International Olympic Committee announced that breaking would be added to the upcoming Paris Olympics on Monday, six years after the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires included the DanceSport event. Also confirmed for Paris by the IOC executive board were skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. The @Paris2024 sports programme has been approved. It includes these main features: – 100% gender equality– Four additional sports: Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breaking– More youth-focused events– 10,500 athletes and 329 events#StrongerTogether — Olympics (@Olympics) December 7, 2020 “Today is a historic occasion, not only for b-boys and b-girls but for all dancers around the world,” said World DanceSport Federation president Shawn Ray in a statement. “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.” According to CNN, the move is part of the International Olympic Committee’s goal to drumming up interest in the Games among “a younger audience.” Recognizing breakdancing as a sport is certainly one way to do that. Officials had previously proposed that breakdancing be added to the Olympic program and the proposal was announced on the official Paris 2024 Twitter page last year. https://twitter.com/Paris2024/status/1098514053109084160?s=20 The IOC stressed its future priorities for Paris, and beyond to the 2028 Los Angeles Games, by claiming it will hit a long-term target of equal participation by men and women athletes, and more urbanized events. It’s great to see the Olympics will be adding new sports and sports like activities to their global games. Sports evolve all the time and it’s great to see so does the Olympic Games. Post Views: 417 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jason Cordner Latest posts by Jason Cordner (see all) Lebron James Leaves Coca-Cola To Sign With Pepsi - March 22, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season - March 16, 2021 Nike Partners with National Urban League to Promote Employment and Home Ownership for the Black Community - March 15, 2021 Rob Gronkowski Gets In On NFT Collection Movement, Becomes First Athlete To Do So - March 10, 2021 Related Topics2024 OlympicsBreakdancingFeatureOlympicsparis Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 How To Avoid Scams When Purchasing Football Tickets Online by Guest | posted on July 23, 2020 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 More in Olympics / Team USA Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics The 2021 Summer Olympic games are scheduled to take place from July 23 –... You Know I’m Right, Episode 94: Olympic Gold Medalist Lilly King (Audio/Video) On the 94th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst was joined by olympic... The Tokyo 2021 Olympics Will Feature New Amazing Sports Surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, karate, baseball and softball will compete at the Summer Olympics. You Know I’m Right, Episode 82: NBC’s Mary Carillo (Audio/Video) On the 82nd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Mr. ESPN Stephen A Smith Set To Launch New Studio Show On ESPN+ DAZN Is Selling Sporting News