I'm out of LA... What's the future of 'sport' breaking?

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B-boy 'legend' Kim Hong-yeol (Hongten, Dobong-gu), who competed in the breaking event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, is the first and last B-boy Olympian from South Korea.

This is because breaking, which was adopted as an official sport for the first time at the Games, will be dropped from the next edition in Los Angeles (LA) in 2028.

It is unclear if it will be included again at the 2032 Games in Brisbane.

If breaking, which made its debut in Paris, does not return to the Olympic stage, Kim Hong-yeol will become the first and last Korean breaking Olympian to compete in the sport.

Breaking, once the domain of "culture," has gradually expanded its horizons into the realm of sport.

Breaking was born as a form of hip-hop dance in New York City in the early 1970s and has spread around the world as a part of popular culture.

It made its first "sporting" debut at the 2018 Summer Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where South Korean B-girl Kim Yeri (Yell) won a bronze medal.

Since 2021, the World Championships, organized by the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF), have been held annually.

Apart from the Red Bull B.C.One Finals, the world's most prestigious event in breaking culture, the World Championships have become the most prestigious event in the sport.

It's a direct ticket to the Olympics, and even if you don't get a direct ticket, the ranking points you earn here have a huge impact on the world rankings and are crucial to securing your ticket to Paris.

Like other sports, continental championships such as Asia, Europe, and Pan Am are also held, bringing the sport one step closer.

The sport also entered the international sports scene with the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games last year.

Korea was represented by two 'legends' of the b-boy world, Kim Hong-yeol and Kim Heon-woo (Wing-Seoul City Hall), and b-girls Jeon Jeon-ye (Freshbella-Seoul City Hall) and Kwon Sung-hee (Starry-Dobong-gu Office), with Kim Hong-yeol winning the first silver medal in the breaking event.

Since then, the sport has made its mark in the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS), an Olympic qualifying event, and the Olympic Games in Paris.

However, breaking will not be featured at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, as the Los Angeles (LA) Olympic Organizing Committee has not adopted it as an official sport.

Some believe it's unlikely that breaking will return to the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, Australia.

The only consolation is that breaking will still be an official sport at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya.

The Korean Dance Sports Federation (KFD) is hopeful that breaking will continue to be a part of the Asian Games.

With the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on the horizon, national selection for breaking will continue.

The second round of the Breaking K competition to select the 2025 national team will be held early next month. 카지노사이트 추천

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