Olympics: Paris Games offers unprecedented platform for breaking, says World Dancesport president

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will feature 16 male and 16 female breakers but the qualification process is still being determined. PHOTO: AFP
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SINGAPORE - Encouraged by breakdancing's inclusion in back-to-back Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at Buenos Aires 2018 and Dakar 2026 - postponed from 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic - World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) president Shawn Tay hopes to see the sport become a fixture in the senior Olympics programme.

The priority however is to ensure breaking's debut at the Paris 2024 Games is a success, he told The Straits Times in a recent email interview.

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