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Breakdancing set for Olympics debut

  • 22/02/2019
  • Breakdancing is set to make its debut as an Olympic sport at Paris 2024, the head of the local organising committee.
  • Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing, which have already been added to the programme for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
  • Tony Estanguet, the head of the Paris 2024 organising committee and a former Olympic gold medallist in canoeing.
  • The IOC had announced that the number of competitors at Paris 2024 would be restricted to 10,500, which limited the scope to add sports.