Breakdancing Breaking into the Olympics

[undercoverbrother]

https://news.sky.com/story/breakdanc...vhqNOpoHESwFpY

Breakdancing has been added as an Olympic sport for the 2024 games being held in Paris.

The decision was confirmed by the International Olympic Committee on Monday, as it seeks to attract a younger audience to the historic competition.

hmmmmm, it certainly requires skill and fitness.

There are many other sports that are less deserving to be in the Olympics.

[CaptainCrunch]

nah, I'd get rid of all sports where medals are awarded based on judging with marks.


Too many instances of outright corruption.


Now if it was mortal kombat breakdancing, I'd be in.

[nfotiu]

Did they apply in 1980 and finally got approved? Breakdancing is still a thing?

[Fuzz]

They'll probably find a way to make it incredibly lame, to. Like you have to follow an exact set of routines, and everyone's dance looks the same, being marked for minor technical deductions that no one can see, and a random bias for "artistic merit" that is weighted the same as technical aspects.

[RichieRich]

I wander what performance enhancing methods are legal, or illegal.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

Breakdancing is still a thing?

This was my first thought. What year is it?

[calumniate]

Whatever it will be, the pinnacle was in 88

[FlamesAddiction]

Can't wait for pole dancing to make it in.

[Puppet Guy]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Can't wait for pole dancing to make it in.

They have to allow foxy-boxing, too.

[Duruss]

Seems like it could be fun, I also really enjoyed BMX when the did it at the Sidney games too. Some modern fun.

[Envitro]

What a stupid thing... They said it's to "bring in younger viewers to the Olympics".... OK, then might as well have eSports then instead.

What segment of the younger population cares about break-dancing??

[troutman]

Olympics 2024, Electric Boogaloo

[monkeyman]

I found some team USA training video.

[lazypucker]

I would like to see a competition where anything goes - doping, PED, whatever. I just want see how fast can human run, or how heavy can they lift....

[afc wimbledon]

The more they try to widen their relevance the less relevant the Olympics become

[greyshep]

Any kind of dancing should be nowhere near the Olympics. Judged sports in general should GTFO.

[Kidder]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

I would like to see a competition where anything goes - doping, PED, whatever. I just want see how fast can human run, or how heavy can they lift....

[Sluggo]

Heh, judged sports should just be relabeled Political Intrigue and have the commentators highlight the backroom deals and bribery that garnered a particular score. Would kill in the ratings, more tactical than curling.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

I would like to see a competition where anything goes - doping, PED, whatever. I just want see how fast can human run, or how heavy can they lift....

There was a great short story on that and I wish that I could remember the author. Swimmers with flipper feet and blow holes. Sprinters with springs surgically implanted in their legs.



The last event was between a Russian and American boxer. The Russian was on all the drugs and a monster. The American a tiny skinny guy, the Russian battered him through the fight and eventually died of a heart attack because American surgeons had transplanted his brain to his a$$ and couldn't be knocked out.

[Regulator75]