S. Korea aiming for Olympic gold in breakdancing at Paris 2024

브레이킹, 파리 올림픽 정식 종목 채택... 한국 메달 전망 밝아

Breakdancing has become an official Olympic event.
The first DanceSport to appear at an the global Games.
South Korea boasts some of the biggest name in this realm, and is looking to bag gold at the Paris 2024 games.
Han Seong-woo went to find out how they are getting ready.
From the streets of New York to the grandest stage in sports.
'Breaking', also known as breakdancing, or B-boying, will make its official Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
And South Korea's top dance crew believes the country can take home the world's first Olympic gold medal in breaking.
"I'd say we have a 50 percent chance of bringing home gold. Those are great odds. I mean... it's like flipping a coin."
As well as running Jinjo Crew, Kim Heon-jun is also vice chair of the newly formed breaking committee in the Korean Federation of DanceSport,
The committee will oversee the athlete registration process and the organization of the national team... leading up to 2024.
"We plan on formally requesting the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee to include breaking as a competitive event at the annual National Sports Festival."
The Paris games will have two gold medals at stake: one for b-boys and one for b-girls.
16 dancers in each event will battle it out, one on one, to determine who is best.
Breakdancing legend Kim Heon-woo, who goes by the stage name "Wing", has been a judge at international competitions and expects the Olympics to be judged on criteria such as fundamentals, originality and musicality.
''Above all, I believe the dancer who can flawlessly execute all of their moves will come out on top."
"Looking back at all we've won, we had always thought to ourselves, 'If this were the Olympics, we'd be national heroes'... But now that it's a reality, the time has come for breakdancers to finally shine."
"With their eyes on the top prize, B-boys and B-girls nationwide will be training their hearts out for the next three and a half years, hoping for a shot at Olympic glory."
Han Seong-woo, Arirang News.

#Olympic #breakdancing #Paris

2020-12-16, 22:00 (KST)

[koreyp]

Black American culture has gone WORLDWIDE

[kalvin]

If you don't call it "breakdancing" and change the clothes, then it's basically gymnastics floor exercise.

[younot-ezxr]

Hopefully, Korea will do exceptionally well in 2024. They really suffered in 2020 Tokyo (they haven't done that badly since 1984 L.A.)

[sirennoir]

It's really really hard work and training to breakdance believe it or not

[xxgokstrxx]

Man Korea could take it with Hong 10 and wing alone!

[danielkim]

He no longer moves his pen aimlessly 😂

[zaco_]

Why tf is breakdancing in the Olympics?

[sayantanchakraborty]

Lol breakdancing is included but squash isn't. Absolutely sorry state of Olympics

[melc]

France Russia, Philippines Poland, Ukraine, USA, Japan, Korea., China are favourite.

[lesliewheeler]

Love this breakdancing as an Olympic sport- however, no need to separate men and women! 🙏🏾

[roido]

Let's Just ALL celebrate that B-boying/Bgirl is in the Olympics, and that the next generation finally have the biggest platform to showcase their talent. No Hatin' Just Appreciating!

God Bless! All...

[ryank]

What's next pole dancing next Olympic sport?

[lemonfish]

YAY FBA 🏹✊🏿CULTURAL DANCE ON THE WORLDSTAGE.. THANKYOU WORLD✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[mdkvisions]

Its amazing Poor Marginalised black and Latino communities created this dance and now its in the Olympics and going to be monetized by the same type of people that would Marginalised them..how amazing

[Zoigun]

Paris 2024 got rid of baseball for this?!

[bangkokequaldrift]

I want to represent breakdance for The United States of America.

[lexevo]

If they stick to power moves, this will be great. I really hope they don’t start showing 6 step and style on Olympics. Air flares, 90’s, halos, elbow spins, etc. variations and combos of these are very difficult and like gymnastics very few people can do. Shuffling feet uniquely is something anyone can copy and for the average person looks silly rather then impressive. If someone can learn to do what they see on tv in 5 min. It shouldn’t be Olympics. “Watch as he does the worm, then grabs his nuts. Now he’s going to shuffle his feet to the beat of the music and finish with a simple yet awkward freeze, perfect execution” please no.

[heerleenkai]

bboy lil zoo from morocco gonna take it

[carl_anderson]

I really love breakdancing but this would be dumb as fuck. Urban sports are fine: Skateboarding, Freestyle BMX, Surfing, Street Basketball, Climbing are sports. Breakdancing is an urban DANCE. What’s next, salsa and tango? Grafitty?

[pericoperico]

In the breakdance guys and ladies your must to down many kilos to dance breakdance very well guys and ladies AND to drink water forever