Breakdancing, surfing, skateboarding and rock climbing won a spot at 2024 Paris Olympics

[Mr.LV]

Olympics-Surfing and breakdancing among four sports to win Paris 2024 spot

Breakdancing, surfing, skateboarding and sports climbing won a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics when the International Olympic Committee ratified their inclusion on Monday, IOC President Thomas Bach said.

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By Reuters Staff


(Reuters) - Breakdancing, surfing, skateboarding and sports climbing won a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics when the International Olympic Committee ratified their inclusion on Monday, IOC President Thomas Bach said.


The Paris 2024 organising committee had last year proposed the four sports for inclusion and was waiting on a final review by the IOC's Executive Board.


Surfing, climbing and skateboarding are already part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, having by proposed along with karate by the Japanese hosts.


Paris Games organisers have said they want to deliver a programme that is in keeping with the times and will attract a new and younger audience.


Under new IOC rules first introduced for the Tokyo Games, Olympic host cities can hand-pick sports and propose them for inclusion in those Games if they are popular in that country and add to the Games’ appeal.


The IOC is desperate to refresh the Games’ sports programme to remain relevant to sponsors, broadcasters and younger fans.

 

[DOS_patos]

Imma be there.

But Korea takes the breaking gold.

 

[Chi-Town B]

 

[The Lonious Monk]

If sychronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics can be olympic sports, so can breaking. It's been an international thing for a long time anyway.

 

[Northside7]

Skateboarding should have been there.

 

[Shenco]

Imma be there.

But Korea takes the breaking gold.

Yup. If you watched Planet B-boy or any of them Redbull BC-One tournaments you already know they clapping everyone

 

[AP2.5]

Imma need my black and brown folks to show up and show out

 

[Chi-Town B]

Imma need my black and brown folks to show up and show out

Get your old self out there

 

[Golan]

People are really upset by this, meanwhile curling is serious business.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Imma need my black and brown folks to show up and show out

I remember the topic of breakdancing and Asian success in it came up on the IC. All the old breaking niggas was salty on some "they just do tricks" and "they don't have any soul" shit.

If black people go to the Olympics thinking like that, black people will always lose.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

If synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics can be Olympic sports, so can breaking.

This. Especially rhythmic gymnastics, all they do is run around, kick their leg up a few times, and wave a ribbon.

 

[Olorun22]

I remember the topic of breakdancing and Asian success in it came up on the IC. All the old breaking niggas was salty on some "they just do tricks" and "they don't have any soul" shit.

If black people go to the Olympics thinking like that, black people will always lose.

Black people still break dance???

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Black people still break dance???

Apparently, not really.

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[Nobody]

Perfect sports for social distancing