Breaking the games
December 08, 2020

Breakdancing now officially an Olympic sport

The International Olympic Committee has added breakdancing as an Olympic sport for the 2024 Summer Games which will happen in Paris, ESPN reports. The sport will be called "breaking" at the Olympics, reflecting its original name in the late '70s. Sport climbing, skateboarding, surfing. and 3-on-3 basketball have also been added as new competitions, making their debut at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo which were postponed from this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.