Article: Olympics to give break-dancing a spin in 2024

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Olympics to give break-dancing a spin in 2024

The IOC has granted Olympic status to break-dancing. The sport will be called breaking and debut at the 2024 Games in Paris.

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[jsb357]

 

[Jammer]

I didn't think break dancing was still a thing.

 

[Runwildboys]

I'll be sure to record it on my Betamax.

 

[jsb357]

I'll be sure to record it on my Betamax.

Nice now, that's how Jerry watches the last 3 SB's Dallas has been to

 

[Hardline]

Does that mean Kid and Play get to come out of retirement?

 

[kmp77]

Come on people, you way out of touch!!! Try watching this

It's bigger than some of the lame sports already in the olympics. Some should have died out ages ago.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

If they ever make farting a Olympic sport i will be set for life

 

[Hoofbite]

If they ever make farting a Olympic sport i will be set for life

The moments leading up to the big rip would be amazing.

"Silence for the athletes, please.......JohnnyTheFox takes his position. He's been working on this technique for months. Let's listen in for his first attempt"

 

[The Fonz]

This has nothing to do with sport it has different motives ...
Now what about Irish step dance, cooking? gambling? walking?video games? can sleeping be a sport? maybe stand up comedy?

 

[The Fonz]

Does that mean Kid and Play get to come out of retirement?

I would not mind watching the Rock Steady Crew

 

[Londonboy]

They should bring back Town Planning, Poetic Composition and Rope Climbing.

 

[dogunwo]

This is a great idea. Some of you are making old people jokes, but this is for young people. Get younger people involved for an event where the average age viewer is 50+ is a good thing.

@The Fonz the only motive is to get younger. They are trying to get ahead of the problem that baseball has.

 

[Runwildboys]

This is a great idea. Some of you are making old people jokes, but this is for young people. Get younger people involved for an event where the average age viewer is 50+ is a good thing.

@The Fonz the only motive is to get younger. They are trying to get ahead of the problem that baseball has.

Just jokes. I'm guessing the Olympic scoring system will ruin it for the breakers, like gymnastics.

 

[DallasEast]

These are all competitions, so I understand why break dancing received consideration and adoption. Not sure how well I will enjoy watching it though. One thing I DO know is that I will watch it more than sports climbing...

"He's about to set a stake. Let's look at how he pounds it into place!"

"The Australian team has been struggling with finding the right hand holds at this stage, while the French team has breezed through. Fascinating."

Let me shut up now. I know better than anyone my eyes will be glued watching sports climbing way WAY more than ice curling.

 

[nobody]

How about giving them REAL incentives? Winners get: Gold: 10 million, Silver: 5 million, Bronze: 2.5 million. Anyone not placing in top three is contractually obligated to play for the Eagles for no less than 3 seasons. That's punishment enough to really spark competition!

 

[The Fonz]

This is a great idea. Some of you are making old people jokes, but this is for young people. Get younger people involved for an event where the average age viewer is 50+ is a good thing.

@The Fonz the only motive is to get younger. They are trying to get ahead of the problem that baseball has.

it is not about young or old it is about logic young got the ideas from the old ..rational thinking has to take over not emotion. and for the record break dancing/ popping and locking started way long before all of us alive.

It dated back to the 1930's and popularized later on in the 60's , 70's check Jeffrey Daniel of shalamar Crazy Legs of Rock Steady Crew,James Brown, DJ Kool Herc and the Electric Boogaloos of 80's
I have no objection of breakdance to be included i grew up with it but if we to include it you have to include all type of dances from all over the word yes including the macarena

 

[dogunwo]

it is not about young or old it is about logic young got the ideas from the old ..rational thinking has to take over not emotion. and for the record break dancing/ popping and locking started way long before all of us alive.

It dated back to the 1930's and popularized later on in the 60's , 70's check Jeffrey Daniel of shalamar Crazy Legs of Rock Steady Crew,James Brown, DJ Kool Herc and the Electric Boogaloos of 80's
I have no objection of breakdance to be included i grew up with it but if we to include it you have to include all type of dances from all over the word yes including the macarena

The point isn't when it started. It's who is it popular with now? Certainly not the primary demo of the Olympics. Just look at all the old fogies complaining about it in this thread. Young people would love it

 

[joseephuss]

This has nothing to do with sport it has different motives ...
Now what about Irish step dance, cooking? gambling? walking?video games? can sleeping be a sport? maybe stand up comedy?

Walking is already an Olympic sport.

 

[joseephuss]

These are all competitions, so I understand why break dancing received consideration and adoption. Not sure how well I will enjoy watching it though. One thing I DO know is that I will watch it more than sports climbing...

"He's about to set a stake. Let's look at how he pounds it into place!"

"The Australian team has been struggling with finding the right hand holds at this stage, while the French team has breezed through. Fascinating."

Let me shut up now. I know better than anyone my eyes will be glued watching sports climbing way WAY more than ice curling.

I'm not sure if climbing should be an Olympic sport, but the speed climbing looks cool. There are 3 different phases to the climbing competition and the speed climbing is one of them.