| Breaking – B-Girls at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 9 August 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Events | ||
| B-Boys | B-Girls | |
The B-Girls breaking competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 9 August 2024. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Breaker | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India Sardjoe | India |  Netherlands | 3 | 27 | Q |
| 2 | Manizha Talash | Talash |  Refugee Olympic Team | 0 | 0 | Talash would go on to be disqualified for displaying a political slogan during her performance. [4] |
| Rank | Breaker | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India Sardjoe | India | Netherlands | 6 | 48 | Q |
| 2 | Liu Qingyi | 671 |  China | 4 | 33 | Q |
| 3 | Sunny Choi | Sunny |  United States | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | Vanessa Marina | Vanessa |  Portugal | 0 | 12 |
| Rank | Breaker | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominika Banevič | Nicka |  Lithuania | 5 | 42 | Q |
| 2 | Sya Dembélé | Syssy |  France | 4 | 33 | Q |
| 3 | Logan Elanna Edra | Logistx | United States | 3 | 33 | |
| 4 | Rachael Gunn | Raygun |  Australia | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Breaker | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ami Yuasa | Ami |  Japan | 6 | 52 | Q |
| 2 | Zeng Yingying | Ying Zi | China | 4 | 35 | Q |
| 3 | Antilai Sandrini | Anti |  Italy | 2 | 19 | |
| 4 | Fatima El-Mamouny | Elmamouny |  Morocco | 0 | 2 |
| Rank | Breaker | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kateryna Pavlenko | Kate |  Ukraine | 4 | 35 | Q |
| 2 | Ayumi Fukushima | Ayumi | Japan | 4 | 31 | Q |
| 3 | Anna Ponomarenko | Stefani | Ukraine | 4 | 30 | |
| 4 | Carlota Dudek | Carlota | France | 0 | 12 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Syssy (FRA) | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Ami (JPN) | 3 (25) | |||||||||
| Ami (JPN) | 2 (17) | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| India (NED) | 1 (10) | |||||||||
| India (NED) | 2 (17) | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Ayumi (JPN) | 1 (10) | |||||||||
| Ami (JPN) | 3 (16) | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Nicka (LTU) | 0 (11) | |||||||||
| 671 (CHN) | 3 (20) | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Kate (UKR) | 0 (7) | |||||||||
| 671 (CHN) | 1 (9) | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Nicka (LTU) | 2 (18) | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Ying Zi (CHN) | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Nicka (LTU) | 3 (26) | |||||||||
| India (NED) | 1 (8) | |||||||||
| 671 (CHN) | 2 (19) | |||||||||
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