The new Olympic sport of break will finally debut at the Games in Paris 2024. But first, the B-Boys and B-Girls must qualify.
His journey continues in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. The Arena Carioca at the Olympic Park in the Brazilian city on April 14 and 15, 2023, the best athletes will bring their best moves to the dance floor. Breaking the Gold World Series.
It is the second Breaking for Gold World Series event of the year, following the first held in Kitakyushu, Japan. These are crucial steps for athletes. They can earn ranking points that count towards the Breaking for Gold ranking, of which the top 14 in each genre advance to next year’s ranking. Olympic qualifying series with Paris 2024 berths on offer.
Live coverage of the action is available on the Olympic Channel via Olympics.com (territorial restrictions apply).
The best B-Boys and B-Girls competing in Breaking for Gold Rio 2023
None of the big names in breaking want to miss the event in Rio, where we will see the best B-Boys and B-Girls fighting for the gold.
On the men’s side, B-Boy Amir from Kazakhstan will be defending the title he won in Kitakyushu. Always a fan favorite, the Japanese one B-Boy Shigekix will be one of the main rivals for the crown. The 2022 world champion Phil Wizard from Canada, the man of many talents B-Boy Lussy Sky (Ukraine), or the B-Boy and lawyer Territory (Spain) will be other athletes who will compete in Brazil.
Liu Qing Yi aka B-Girl 671looking to keep his hot streak going after topping the podium in Japan and a second-place finish at the 2022 World Championships. B-Girl Friendhis rival in the final in both events, wants revenge.
European champion B-Girl India (Netherlands), Belgium B-Girl MadMaxor B-Girl Anti of Italy will be others to see in the women’s competition.
Full program – Breaking for Gold (BfG) Rio 2023 event
All times are in Brasilia time UTC – 3
Friday April 14
10:00 – 13:20 Preselection 14:00 – 16:40 64 best boys and girls B (2 rounds) 17:20 – 18:30 32 boys and girls B (2 rounds)
Saturday April 15
13:00 – 14:30 Top 16 Round Robin B-Boys 14:30 – 16:00 Top 16 Round Robin B-Girls 18:20 – 19:00 Opening Ceremony 19:00 – 20:00 Top 8 B- Boys and B-Girls (best of three rounds) 20:00 – 20:40 Top 4 B-Boys and B-Girls (three rounds) 20:40 – 21:10 Bronze Medal B-Boys and B-Girls ( three rounds) 21:10 – 21:40 Final B-Boys and B-Girls (three rounds) 21:40 – 22:00 Medal ceremony
Following the conclusion of the Rio event, the next Breaking for Gold World Series will take place on August 30 and 31 in Portugal.
