Breakdancing is one of four events suggested for inclusion.
According to CNN, a proposal has been made to add breakdancing as a sport during the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Breakdancing is one of four events suggested for inclusion, along with surfing, climbing and skateboarding.
“We are pleased to see that Paris 2024’s proposal for new sports to the Olympic programme is very much in line with the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020, which is striving to make the Olympic programme gender-balanced, more youth-focused and more urban,” read a statement from the International Olympic Committee. Other mediums such as Squash, snooker and chess put their proposals in, but were not selected.
Breakdancing, which is one of the four elements of hip-hop, was introduced as a sport during the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. Thanks to organizations such as Red Bull’s BC One, the legacy of breakdancing lives on through workshops and competitions throughout the world. Last year’s Red Bull BC One Breakdancing World Championship was held in Switzerland.
“Obviously, if people know the history of the hip-hop culture, then they’ll know that we are the original hip-hop,” “B-Boy Ronnie” Abaldonado told VIBE of breakdancing’s influence during Red Bull BC One Camp in Houston. “…We’re here not to just teach people how to dance, but also to educate them on hip-hop and breaking.”
— VIBE
