Breakdancing on the track to become an Olympic sport

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Breakdance could become an Olympic sport. The organizers of the 2024 Games in Paris have formulated their suggestions regarding the addition of 28 sports to the current list of 28, breakdance being ranked alongside surfing, climbing and skateboarding. The last three sports are already confirmed for Tokyo 2020, but the addition of break-dance, or "break", would be a first Telegraph. Canoe champion Tony Estanguet, chairman of the organizing committee, said the goal was to make the Games "more urban" and "more artistic", according to the BBC. The International Olympic Committee will have the last word, with a decision expected by December 2020, but it seems to be on board.

"We are delighted to see that the Paris 2024 proposal (…) is fully in line with the reforms of the Olympic Agenda 2020, which strives to make the Olympic program more balanced between men and women. , more focused on young people and more urban, "said the committee in a statement, by the Telegraph. Break dance was included in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, where competitors competed. BBC journalist Nick Hope said he was initially "skeptical" about the sport, but later saw the sport become "one of the great successes of the Games". He expects the same thing in Paris. The disadvantages: squash, karate, billiards and chess are over. (Los Angeles will host in 2028.)