PARIS — The last of 45 sports to begin here at the 2024 Olympics is something that many wouldn’t consider a sport at all: Breaking, popularly known as breakdancing, is all set for its Games debut.
It starts Friday with the women’s competition at 4 p.m. here in Paris (10 a.m. ET) and throughout the evening. The men follow on Saturday. The bronze- and gold-medal battles are at 3:15 p.m. ET each day — and yes, “battle” is the official term.
But no, the Olympic B-girls and B-boys won’t be dancing on cardboard boxes. Breaking has evolved a lot from its 20th-century American roots.