Breakdancing has officially been proposed as a new sport in the Olympics by organizers of Paris 2024. According to a report from CNN on Thursday (Feb. 21), this proposal also includes surfing, climbing and skateboarding.
A spokesperson from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a statement following the news, revealing a little insight into the direction that they’re looking to go.
“We are pleased to see that Paris 2024’s proposal for new sports to the Olympic programme is very much in line with the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020, which is striving to make the Olympic programme gender-balanced, more youth-focused and more urban,” the statement reads.
The official Twitter page for Paris 2024 also released a statement.
“Urban sport, universal and popular with more than one million B-Boys and B-Girls in France, we propose to bring breakdance and its famous battles to the games,” the tweet said.
Previously, breakdancing made its debut at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but has yet to make it to the Olympic games. Let’s hope it does.
#Breakdancing 👟 will enter the Olympic scene at the #Paris2024 Games. Urban, universal and popular sport with millions of #bboys and #bgirls worldwide, and its famous #Battle, we are proud to bring you Breakdancing for the first time in the history of the Games. #YourTurnToPlay pic.twitter.com/wpVdn2Jle1
— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) February 21, 2019
