| Breaking at the 2022 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium |
| Dates | 6–7 October 2023 |
| Competitors | 45 from 13 nations |
Breakdancing at the 2022 Asian Games was held at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China from 6 to 7 October. [1] This marked the debut of this discipline at the Asian Games. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter a maximum of 4 competitors, 2 per each gender.
| Q | Qualifications | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 6th Fri | 7th Sat |
|---|---|---|
| B-Boys | Q | F |
| B-Girls | Q | F |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-Boys | Shigeyuki Nakarai  Japan | Kim Hong-yul  South Korea | Qi Xiangyu  China |
| B-Girls | Liu Qingyi China | Ami Yuasa Japan | Ayumi Fukushima Japan |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
A total of 45 athletes from 13 nations competed in breaking at the 2022 Asian Games:
China (4)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Hong Kong (4) Japan (4)
Kazakhstan (3)
Mongolia (3)
Nepal (1)
Philippines (3) South Korea (4)
Tajikistan (4)
Thailand (4)
Uzbekistan (3)
Vietnam (4)
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