Breakdancing debuted at the 2024 Olympics in Paris and although there was a mixed reaction from fans and non-fans of the dance form, which originated in hip-hop, the competition will not be taking place in the 2028 Olympics. That’s not the only change we will witness in four years.
According to NBC News, there will be some changes with the next set of games pitting athletes from around the globe against the best of the world coming back to the United States. The 2028 Olympics will touch down in Los Angeles, making it the first time the games have been on domestic soil since Atlanta hosted the 1996 Olympics. This year saw the hip-hop dance form with its competition on a world stage, although the competition of breakdancing has been going on since the inception of hip-hop. For the 2028 games, breakdancing is not on the schedule.
According to the World DanceSport Federation, the LA28 organizing committee made that decision. Starting with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the hosting country determines which new sports will be included in that country’s year of having the games. That rule was put in place by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the game’s governing body. While Paris placed breakdancing in the schedule, Los Angeles has decided to select baseball-softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash for 2028.
“It’s up to each local organizing committee to determine which [additional] sports to put forward that fit with their vision of the Games,” said IOC Sports Director Kit McConnell. “Obviously, Breaking fits very clearly with Paris’ vision of a very youth-focused urban engagement.”
There is still hope that breakdancing returns to the Olympics when it is held in Brisbane, Australia, in 2032. Maybe adding the various new entries in Los Angeles will allow the absence of the hip-hop art form to be brought back in time for the Olympics in eight years.
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