Breakdancing tipped for inclusion at Paris 2024 Olympics

France24 - h/t drudge ^ | 2/20/19 | France24

[NormsRevenge]

Breakdancing is one of four additional sports expected to be included at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris along with surfing, sport climbing and skateboarding, sources indicated Wednesday.

The list of additions is due to be revealed by the local organising committee (OCOG) on Thursday and must be signed off on by the International Olympic Committee.

Their inclusion would come on top of the 28 sports already on the programme, although the Paris 2024 committee did not confirm the reports to AFP.

Breakdancing, an acrobatic style of street dance typically set to hip-hop or funk music, would be making its first appearance in the Olympics, while the three other sports will all be introduced at the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

[fwdude]

Parachute pants will be the official uniform.

[NorthMountain]

Breakin II: Olympic Boogaloo

[NorthMountain]

Will it be judged by Lucinda Dickey, Shabba-Doo, and Boogaloo Shrimp?

Are they even still alive?

[Dr. Sivana]

Breakdancing ? What is this, 1984 ?
Yes, back then I was playing Atari's Paperboy in the arcade. Bonus points for throwing a newspaper at the breakdancer!

[DouglasKC]

Break dancing?? Does anyone still do that? And how would it be judged?

[Joe 6-pack]

"They left out stealing hubcaps and the knockout game?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsvLr5YFgHE

[lee martell]

What next? The Charleston or the Macarena?

[dfwgator]

The Olympics - Electric Boogaloo.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I remember a news report back in the 1980s about a break dancer in Chicago who’s gun fell out of his pants during his routine and shot him dead. How many points would be deducted from their final score for that?

[dfwgator]

[ml/nj]

May as well dump the shot put and pole vaulting as TV shows featuring these wouldn't draw high ratings.

ML/NJ

[dfwgator]

The Original Breakdancer

[digger48]

Thanks. I was hoping someone would have a pic or .gif of that

[Grenada]

That was funny! Thank you for CDC the laugh!

[digger48]

Ask the FBI agent who recently did just that. Only he shot an innocent bystander.

And, as far as we know, still has his job

[dfwgator]

I guess break-dancing (Black "sport") was included to counterbalance skateboarding and surfing, both "white" sports.

I would watch the "Drive-By Shooting" event

[doorgunner69]

I thought the inner city ferals were into the “Knockout Game” these days, not thrashing about to negro rap noise.

[dfwgator]

I never missed Soul Train when it came on Saturday, compared to today, it was good wholesome fun.

[libertylover]

Why do we still have the Olympic Games? It seems to be an incredible waste of money.

Good question. Also, since pretending that homosexuality is normal I don't see how they can stop a male from competing in female sports, say the women's 100 meter dash.

[Redleg Duke]

As if the Olympics hadn’t already dropped into irrelevancy!