Break Dancing

[David Levene]

I'm sure we will all be delighted (NOT) to hear that Breaking, a competitive form of Break Dancing, will be a sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The other new sports will be Surfing, Skateboarding and Climbing.

[porkchop]

Times are a changing, I'd rather watch the old competitive track and field sports for both men and women and maybe some weight lifting. I've heard when they were first held, the athletes were nude, you can't streamline any more than that. I'd also like to see our sport televised more instead of the action shooting venues
Stan

[pcw]

It really seems that the IOC wants its hands in everything. I think we should cancel the Olympics and just compete under the sports governing bodies.

[JamesHH]

Probably worth starting the process now, for countries where shooting being in the Olympics is the only reason for private ownership of firearms its critical.

[crankythunder]

Drove over a cat once.............


It had some awesome break dancing moves!

[rbs]

Drove over a cat once.............


It had some awesome break dancing moves!

you're sick

[KDZ]

Shooting sports advocate violence so the Olympics will replace them with rapping

[Azmodan]

paris 2024 schedule
https://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx?newsid=3512

[Mike M.]

I wish I could say I was surprised. But with NBC Sports effectively owning the IOC, they are going to put on what they think will be telegenic.

Personally, I would much rather see the MLAIC events. Although that would demand a significant effort. Bringing back FP will do.

[Rover]

But, but...I wanted to see Dave Levine break dancing in his famed polyester pants.

[David Levene]

But, but...I wanted to see Dave Levine break dancing in his famed polyester pants.

I don't know about break dancing, I'd certainly break something.

[Rover]

Aww, come on Dave. On here, you're known as "Wild Thing."

[atomicgale]

How 'bout a new silhouette event:

[ProdigalSon]

Not sure about breakdancing, but surfing, skateboarding, and climbing do make sense as reasonable sports to add. Surfing and skating are more in line with things like gymnastics or diving (or half pipe in the winter games) as sports that need judges rather than just a timer or scoresheet, but that’s not really a problem as far as I’m concerned. Competitive climbers are insane; you can give them a wall with just a couple handholds and they’re up it in seconds. I’m not certain what type of climbing they’re using, but it’s typically a timed event and being competitive requires you to be in truly incredible physical condition.

[Xman]

Not sure about breakdancing, but surfing, skateboarding, and climbing do make sense as reasonable sports to add. Surfing and skating are more in line with things like gymnastics or diving (or half pipe in the winter games) as sports.

surfing skateboarding climbing look very nice on television. Shooting sports do not and the shooting sports are being slowly but surely pushed out as not being very TV friendly despite all of the efforts of the power that be that control the sport So they just delete the shooting sports one at a time to make room for other TV friendly events.

[JJJJJJ]

Looking past 2021, it's no longer TV but Youtube, FB, twitter, snap, WeChat ... viewers that matter the most. With shooting sometime its hard figure out if the video is running or having a connection issue. IOC is trying to appeal to these audience but, to be fair I think ballet should be added too, also should it be part of the college sports, I would love to see someone gets into Harvard with breaking.