Breaking at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Place de la Concorde |
Dates | 9–10 August 2024 |
No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
Competitors | 33 from 16 nations |
Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Events | ||
B-Boys | B-Girls | |
Breakdancing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics ran from 9 to 10 August at Place de la Concorde, marking the sport's official debut in the program and the first dancesport discipline to appear in Summer Olympic history.[1][2] Following its successful debut at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, breaking was confirmed as one of the three additional sports, along with sport climbing and surfing, approved for Paris 2024.[3][4] The competition saw a total of thirty-three breakers (sixteen b-boys and seventeen b-girls) staged in face-to-face single battles.[5] IOC president Thomas Bach stated that breaking was added as part of an effort to draw more interest from young people in the Olympics.