Our aim is for Great Britain to have representation at Breaking’s debut in the Paris Olympic Games. UK Sport have provided funding to support this campaign and below are further details of the roadmap towards 2024. This document and supporting Selection Policy may be amended at any point in line with Breaking GB Paris campaign and wider strategic aims.
UK Sport has awarded Breaking GB £135,000 to support the qualification prospects of British breakers in the build-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Breaking GB, under the auspices of DanceSport England (DSE), has been awarded the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) European Breaking Championships 2022.
Please find the Selection Policy for the upcoming WDSF World Breaking Championships taking place on 21/22 October in Seoul, Korea.
The Olympic qualifying period for Breaking at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is now under way, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) having approved the timeframe of July 2022 - June 2024.
The WDSF announced the World Championships to be held in Seoul, Korea 21-22 October 2022.
Breaking GB are conducting a UK wide survey to collect data about participation levels in the UK in order to identify key areas of activity and teaching and to also identify the barriers to entry for different groups of people.
2022 WDSF World Championship Breaking to be Held in Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
The first WDSF Breaking for Gold World Series event in 2022.
To compete at any WDSF (World DanceSport Federation) Breaking events, you must have a valid, up to date, WDSF athlete e-Card license AND membership to your WDSF National Member Body (DanceSport England / Breaking GB).
The final training of 2022 for those wishing to become educated and qualified in the ThreeFold Judging System will take place on 30th April and 1st May 2022.
Breaking GB have nominated Sam Phillips aka Sheku and Emma Houston aka Shortbread to represent at the WDSF Breaking for Gold Challenge Series Cambrils Breaking Open which takes place on Saturday 16th April 2022 in Cambrils, Spain.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is launching a new four-sport Olympic qualifier series for Paris 2024. This is an Olympic Agenda 2020+5 project, which was presented today to the IOC Executive Board. The new IOC-led Olympic qualifier series will include four sports – BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding, and sport climbing.
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have now published the qualification criteria on their website for Breaking.
Breaking GB, in association with DanceSport England and Breakin’ Convention at Sadler’s Wells, will hold the first WDSF World Breaking Championship national qualifiers in London on 31st October at the Lilian Baylis Studio in Sadler’s Wells as the UK’s elite solo breakers go head-to-head at the GB TRIALS 2021.
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