Break Dancing is now an official Olympic sport.

SELR_addicks

https://www.olympic.org/news/gender-equality-and-youth-at-the-heart-of-the-paris-2024-olympic-sports-programme

Rob7Lee

I knew my day would come - do I bring my own strip of Lino for my windmills?

RodneyCharltonTrotta

Some of the stuff is pretty much gymnastics.

Japan will rake in the medals

usetobunkin

But not Squash!... madness  of the highest order!

lolwray

David Coleman ,Ron Pickering et al must be groaning in a celestial commentary box

Redrobo

Dancing with a gold medal around your neck has been done. Are white suits compulsory?

SporadicAddick

woke nonsense.




JOKE!

ValleyGary

Isn’t this huge in Korea? I’m not sure it’s a sport (I guess just as much as synchronised swimming) but it’s good to watch.

Redmidland

Dear god what a load of bollocks!! If breakdancing is now an Olympic sport, might I suggest 'tiddlewinks'? The world has gone mad!!

Valleysarr

Didn’t breakdancing end in the 90’s? 

Very very PC 

sam3110

Skateboarding, what kind? Racing, Vert, Street, park, best trick, H.O.R.S.E, gnarliest fall?

Athletico Charlton

Weight lifting and boxing have had some categories removes to make way if I have read that right.  Far more entertainment in break dance, skate boarding, climbing and surfing.

Macronate

No reason why someone on this forum can’t learn the moves above and become part of the Great Britain team.

MrLargo

Are you allowed to drink 10 pints and do a load of shots before performing? I'm a fu©%ing sensational dancer when I've had a skinful, feel like this could be my moment.

ForeverAddickted

MrLargo said:

Are you allowed to drink 10 pints and do a load of shots before performing? I'm a fu©%ing sensational dancer when I've had a skinful, feel like this could be my moment.

RodneyCharltonTrotta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS2KQ46Kf84

Mendonca In Asdas

Bring it  on!

Mendonca In Asdas

Wasn’t one of the moves called the turtle?

soapy_jones

What a load of bollocks!

Mendonca In Asdas

It’s about 35 years too late!!!

RodneyCharltonTrotta

ValleyGary said:

Isn’t this huge in Korea? I’m not sure it’s a sport (I guess just as much as synchronised swimming) but it’s good to watch.

I love it.  If you don't like it don't watch it I suppose.  Think many people will be drawn in when they see the athleticism and technique involved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNxQQUAIGeI

MrOneLung

Street dancing is massive especially at youth level. 

SporadicAddick

Bring back painting as an Olympic event

Off_it

Better just give the gong to Crazy Legs now

Fanny Fanackapan

Sorry, guys.

Think you've been a tad hasty here...

The announcement from la belle France states " Breaking".....

Mr F is getting quite excited in fact.

He thinks it is the nouveau sport of Breaking Wind...

...and that he has a chance of medalling in the Veterans' category. 

ShootersHillGuru

Olympic Games has been sliding into disrepute for years. Athletics is the Olympics for me and that’s now just a cheats race. Break dancing ffs.

fat man on a moped

Not all new things are bad, the snowboard racing in the winter Olympics has been brilliant (IMO). 

MrOneLung

There is a specific remit that the sports the host nation add should appeal to the youth. 

That is why squash doesn’t get included and to be fair squash is shit to watch on TV. 

Leroy Ambrose

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Mendonca In Asdas

Blooming heck Leroy, that must have taken ages to type, my heads spinning, just like my legs!

bobmunro

All my life I've been waiting for an Olympic event to be introduced where I have an outside chance of being competitive and potentially an Olympian.








Still waiting.