Breaking is Now an Olympic Sport

Break dancing has been a part of the urban culture for a very long time. You can pretty much date it as far back as the start of hip hop. Well now the culture of break dancing, or breaking, will be added into the Olympics as a sport. According to US Today, it was announced on Monday, Dec. 7, breaking will be included as part of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach praised the addition of the breaking sport that will make the Summer Games "more gender balanced, more youthful and more urban." I mean, if this is a way to pull in an urban audience to watch the Olympics, I kind of get it. But what took so long for folks to realize these moves take some athleticism? Hopefully, this addition won't take away from the soul and culture of the old school movement.


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