- By Poorva Karki
- Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:36 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Breaking Olympics 2024: Gone are the days when dance forms like breakdancing were something that could have hardly made one’s name, apart from at places and stages like the ‘streets’. It also might have been recognised as an engaging source of entertainment keeping in mind all the tournaments that were held and hit movies that were made padding around breakdancers, but it is only now that breakdancing finally got its real ‘official break’; Olympic Breaking. Yes, it is exactly how it sounds, and the time for breakdancers to shine at a highly recognised international-level event has finally arrived. Paris Olympics 2024 is all set to etch history after becoming the first Olympics games for adults to introduce breakdancing as one of its competitions.
Breaking Olympics 2024:
The game is being referred to as ‘Breaking’ at the Olympics, which will take place today, August 09 at 4 PM, as per the Olympics. The game or dance was first introduced during the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina’s Buenos Aires. Seeing its popularity among the young generation, ‘Breaking’ reportedly became the only new game that was then scheduled for the Paris Olympics 2024.
The dance form itself reportedly began in New York City’s Bronx in the 1970s, whereas the term ‘breaking’ was coined over the fact that the songs breakdancers danced to had ‘instrumental breaks in the music’.
Google Doodle For Breaking Olympics:
With the sport making its debut in the Olympics, it makes all the sense that it is being highly celebrated. Even Google Doodle did its bit to welcome the dance form with yet another cute doodle. The doodle in question showed a bird breakdancing, while the rest cheered.
Coming back to the game, as per the Olympics, the event will take place in La Concorde, which is the largest Times Square in Paris. The game will have 16 B-boys and 16 B-girls, who will compete for the medals. The pre-qualifier round and quarter-final round for women will take place today, August 09, whereas the women’s semifinal and finals will be held tomorrow, August 10. All the rounds for the men’s competition will be held on the last day of the Olympics, August 11.