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What is breaking as an Olympic sport? All to know ahead of Paris 2024

Sarah Bee of France competes in the Breaking B-Girls Pre-Selection Battle during the Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest at Ludovica Campus on June 22, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary [David Balogh/Getty Images]

The dance that sprung up on the streets of Bronx in the 1970s thanks to New York’s African American community is making its way to the Paris Olympics 2024.

Breaking, also known as breakdancing by those outside the breaking community, is the only new sport to debut at the Summer Games in France. Here is all to know about the sport.

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