MX23RW : Monday, November 25 04:13:23| >> :600:181754856:181754856:

Breakdancing to be considered for Paris 2024 Olympics

It is one of four sports that will be proposed to the International Olympic Committee.

Breakdancing has been proposed for inclusion in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, organisers have announced.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will consider the proposal and must reach a decision by December 2020.

Breakdancing was included in the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018.

Russia's Sergei Chernyshev won the first breakdancing – known as 'breaking' – gold medal for boys, with Japan's Ramu Kawai winning the girls' title.

Paco Boxy, director of the British Breaking League which organises competitions across the UK, said he was delighted by the news.

"For me personally I think it's fantastic news, not only for the young generation but also for the credibility of breakdancing to be classed as a sport," the 35-year-old told Press Association Sport.

"A lot of people will look at breakdancing as just spinning on your head or doing the worm, but the people that I know train like athletes. They go to the gym swimming, train every day.

"For this to go in the Olympics is massive, absolutely humongous."

ga('create', 'UA-72310761-1', 'auto', {'name': 'pacontentapi'});
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'referrer', location.origin);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension1', 'By Press Association Sport staff');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension2', '4a760767-9a0a-4caf-a941-3f6a8addccb9');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension3', 'paservice:sport,paservice:sport:uk,paservice:sport:world');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension6', 'story');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension7', 'composite');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension8', null);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension9', null);
ga('pacontentapi.send', 'pageview', { 'location': location.href, 'page': (location.pathname + location.search + location.hash), 'title': 'Breakdancing to be considered for Paris 2024 Olympics'});

ID:351000: cacheID:351000:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4243:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Callum Hudson-Odoi in action for Chelsea in pre-season on July 29, 2018
Read Next:
Transfer Talk Daily Update: Hudson-Odoi, Rashford, Sobhi
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!