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Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato

Breakdancing, DJs and Tahitian surf: Paris 2024 is going for gold in Olympic innovation

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Think of the Olympic Games and for many of us it conjures images of the traditional marquee events: track and field, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics. But the games are changing – and the Paris Olympics will take it to a new level.

As well as bringing back youth-oriented sports such as surfing, skateboarding, sport-climbing and BMX freestyle, these games will see breaking (or breakdancing) and kiteboarding introduced.

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