Posted on 02/20/2019 12:54:43 PM PST by 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.
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I think you’re talking about “Parkour” ... and if timed (with possible penalties for failing to negotiate an obstacle correctly) would be a valid Olympic sport.
Unreal... Not too long ago they were trying to 86 wrestling... Wrestling!!! And now they want to include break dancing and same sex partner ice skating?
Great idea!
That would make sense. A Parkour obstacle course would increase interest in track, and rightfully so.
Pole dancing is also considered a sport, too.
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