Hip-Hop’s cultural impact is undeniable and it appears that it’s one step closer to infiltrating what was once considered unimaginable—the Olympics.
USA Today reports that the International Olympic Committee has greenlit a request from Paris officials to include breakdancing in the 2024 Olympics.
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If Olympic organizers get their way, “Niggas in Paris” will take on an entirely new meaning. As other approved sports include skateboarding, competitive climbing/bouldering and surfing. Which, unlike breakdancing, will all be making their auspicious debuts next summer at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
“IOC members to have unanimously pre-approved our proposal for additional sports,” Paris Olympics 2024 president Tony Estanguet wrote on Twitter. “With Breaking, Climbing, Skateboarding and Surfing, we want to open the Olympic Family to the youth and offer spectacular #Paris2024 Games”
Source: Okay, So Breakdancing Might Really Become an Olympic Sport
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