Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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This article details the qualifying phase for breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics . The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 32 breakers (16 B-Boys and 16 B-Girls) coming from their respective NOCs with a maximum of two per gender. All breakers must endure a tripartite qualifying route to earn a spot for the Games through the following tournaments: the 2023 WDSF World Championships, the continental championships (European Games, Asian Games, Pan American Games, African Championships, and Oceania Championships), and the four-month-long Olympic Qualifier Series. [2]

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Summary

A total of 32 breakers (sixteen per gender) will compete in the B-Boys and B-Girls dual battle for Paris 2024. Each NOC could only send a maximum of four breakers with an equal split between B-Boys and B-Girls. Quota places are allocated to the athletes by name. These qualification spots will be awarded as follows: [2] [3]

Qualification summary

NOCMenWomenTotal
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 112
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 101
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 123
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 101
Flag of France.svg  France 224
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 011
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 224
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 101
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 011
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 112
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 213
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 011
Olympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team 011
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 101
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 123
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 224
Total: 16 NOCs161733

Timeline

EventDateVenue
2023 WDSF African ChampionshipsMay 12–13, 2023 Flag of Morocco.svg Rabat [3]
2023 European Games June 26–27, 2023 Flag of Poland.svg Nowy Sącz [4]
2023 WDSF World Breaking Championship September 22–24, 2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Leuven [3]
2022 Asian Games October 6–7, 2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou [5]
2023 WDSF Oceania ChampionshipOctober 27–28, 2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney [6] [7]
2023 Pan American Games November 3–4, 2023 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago [8] [9]
2024 Olympic Qualifier Series May 16–19, 2024
June 20–23, 2024
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest [10]

Events

B-Boys

EventPlacesNationQualified breakdancerNickname
Host nation1Flag of France.svg  France Gaëtan Alin Lagaet
2023 World Championships1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Victor Montalvo Victor
2023 African Championships1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Bilal Mallakh Billy
2023 European Games1Flag of France.svg  France Danis Civil Dany Dann
2022 Asian Games1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Shigeyuki Nakarai Shigekix
2023 WDSF Oceania Championship1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Jeffrey Dan Arpie J Attack
2023 Pan American Games1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Philip Kim Phil Wizard
Olympic Qualifier Series 7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Lee-Lou Demierre Lee
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Hong-yul Hong 10
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hiroto Ono Hiro10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Qi Xiangyu Lithe-ing
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jeffrey Louis Jeffro
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan Amir Zakirov Amir
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Menno van Gorp Menno
Reallocated from unused universality places2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Sun Chen Quake
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Oleg Kuznietsov Kuzya
Total16

B-Girls

EventPlacesNationQualified breakdancerNickname
Host nation1Flag of France.svg  France Carlota Dudek Señorita Carlota
2023 World Championships1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Dominika Banevič Nicka
2023 African Championships1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Fatima El-Mamouny Elmamouny
2023 European Games1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands India Sardjoe India
2022 Asian Games1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Liu Qingyi 671
2023 WDSF Oceania Championship1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Rachael Gunn Raygun
2023 Pan American Games1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sunny Choi Sunny
Olympic Qualifier Series 7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ami Yuasa Ami
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ayumi Fukushima Ayumi
Flag of France.svg  France Sya Dembélé Syssy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Logan Elanna Edra Logistx
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Zeng Yingying Yingzi
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kateryna Pavlenko Kate
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Antilai Sandrini Anti
Universality places0
Invitational quota1Olympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team Manizha Talash Talash
Reallocated from unused universality places2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Vanessa Cartaxo Vanessa
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Anna Ponomarenko Stefani
Total17

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