For the first time in history, the Summer Olympics will include competitive dancing.
Breakdancing, also known as breaking, has been added to the 2024 Paris Games lineup, joining sport climbing and surfing as the three new sports introduced. While sport climbing and surfing made their Olympic debuts at the 2020 Games, breaking will be featured for the first time in 2024.
A total of sixteen men and sixteen women will compete for gold medals in the inaugural Olympic breaking events. The competition is structured as a one-day tournament, starting with round-robin battles, followed by quarterfinals and semifinals, leading up to the medal rounds. Each contest is a head-to-head battle, with points and rounds scored by judges determining the winners.
