(stacker) – We’re used to seeing track and field, gymnastics, and swimming at the Summer Olympics, but did you know that breakdancing is an Olympic sport? Stacker reveals new sports and events scheduled for the 2024 Paris Olympics. I investigated.
Many sports aim to participate in the Olympics to increase their visibility and participation. The International Olympic Committee’s revenue-sharing model isn’t bad either. After the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the IOC distributed nearly $523 million to the international federations that manage the sports on the Olympic program.
Although many sports strive, getting into the Olympic program is a complex process that can take years. The Olympic sports program has two components. The initial program will consist of the core sports seen at each competition, as well as cities hosting sports of their choice.
To be considered for inclusion in the Olympics, a sport must have an international federation that is “recognized” by the IOC. Recognized international federations, with participants from a wide range of countries and continents at the World Championships, abide by many rules, including prohibitions on doping and competition manipulation. Recognition does not guarantee participation in the Olympics. Chess, billiards, and cheerleading are all IOC-recognized sports, but they have not yet been included in the Olympics.
IOC members vote on the initial sports program approximately seven years before the Olympics. Once a sport is on this list, it’s almost permanently on the program, but that’s not always the case.
Host cities may also add sports to the program with IOC approval to make the Olympics unique. Host cities are selected using a framework of 35 considerations, including number of players, youth appeal, cost and local popularity. The number of new sports varies, with five new sports being introduced at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Paris maintained new sports such as skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing, and he added one more.
There is also the possibility of changing the event each Olympic year to modernize the sport, appeal to younger generations and provide more opportunities for women. In Tokyo, his 3×3 event was added to basketball, making urban half-court play an Olympic platform. Paris will also host several new events that will change the Olympics.
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Breaking (or breakdancing), one of the new sports for the Paris 2024 Games, was born in the 1970s with the rise of hip-hop culture in the United States. While some consider it an art form embedded in the culture, the competitive version evolved as a sport.
The World Dancesport Federation has begun working towards the inclusion of competitive dance at the Olympic Games. The IOC included it in her 2018 Youth Olympic Games program, and it gained increasing attention. Paris nominated the event for its sports program in search of a tournament with a youthful, urban feel.
The competition in Paris will have men’s and women’s events, with 16 B-boys and 16 B-girls competing in each. They compete head-to-head in three one-minute rounds, testing each other’s skills. Rather than comparing dancers against a set of performance criteria like in competitive gymnastics, the judges compare dancers to each other, looking for the best in physicality, creativity and personal style. Expect to see American B-girl Sunny Choi, Japanese B-boy Shigekix and B-girl Ami, and Canadian B-boy Phil Wizard make moves in the match.
artistic swimming man
When artistic swimming (formerly known as synchronized swimming) was introduced to the Olympic Games in 1984, it was a women-only sport. However, while men participated in the sport in the 1940s, they were ultimately shut out as universities sought ways to offer women’s sports to comply with Title IX requirements.
Although men still competed at the lower levels of the sport, the sport’s governing body, World Aquatics, only welcomed men to the 2015 world championships and announced that men could also compete in the Olympics in 2022. did.
At the Olympics, men can only compete in team competitions, and duets will continue to be women-only, with only a maximum of two spots available in an eight-person team. Although not all teams are expected to feature male players, the Italian squad could include Giorgio Minisini, the first male player to compete for a team in a senior-level competition . In the United States, 45-year-old Bill May, a pioneer and activist for male participation in sports, could emerge.
Marathon race walking mixed relay
As the IOC pushes for greater gender equality, many sports are adding mixed relay events to give women a chance at medals. In track and field, also known as track and field, female race walkers have historically experienced significant disparities. Race walking was first included as a men’s event at the 1908 London Games. On the other hand, the 20km race for women was not included in the Olympic Games until 2000.
After the 2020 Summer Olympics, World Athletics opted to eliminate the men’s 50km race. This was done not only because it was decided that a shorter distance would be more marketable, but also to make room for a mixed relay event to give both men and women the opportunity to win two medals.
In this event, 22 teams of two people compete, with each team walking two legs of the relay to complete 42.195 kilometers, the length of a marathon. The event aims to promote gender equality, but the men will be walking longer distances, running 12.195km and 10km, while the women will be completing two 10km legs.
kayak cross
Traditionally, Olympic kayak slalom has been a solo event in which athletes race against the clock as they traverse a course of roaring rapids. The new kayak cross event turns this into a full contact sport. Four athletes simultaneously race down a whitewater course to be the first to finish.
Rather than starting in the water, competitors drop onto the course from an overhead ramp and paddle downstream and upstream around the gate, pushing each other to get the best line. Another addition is the roll zone. This is a section of the course where the paddler must completely roll over inside the boat, including submerging their entire head. American Ebby Liepfurth, Australian Jessica Fox and British Joe Clark are some of the names to watch at this debut event.
kiteboarding
Sailing, which has been competed at every Olympic Games since 1900, has continued to evolve, featuring popular boating categories within the sport. Kiteboarding for men and women will also be added to the schedule in 2024. In this class of racing, athletes balance on boards and hang from large kites that catch the wind and propel themselves across the water. If the winds are strong enough, competitors can reach speeds of 45 miles per hour (74 kilometers per hour). Players can also wow the audience with high jumps and tricks.
The competition consists of multiple races over several days to determine who advances to the semi-final round. Keep an eye out for American Daniela Moroz, who has won multiple world titles, to compete for the podium.
Story editor Karen Zhao. Copy edited by Robert Wickwire.
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