4 02 PARIS 21 THE NEW .3OLYMPIC SPORTS Four additional sports have been chosen to feature in the Paris 2024 programme in line with the opportunity provided by the IOC. The aim was to select sports which: REFLECT THE MODERN WORLD are fully gender-balanced and will inspire new audiences, especially among young people. Are DYNAMIC AND SPECTACULAR with the promise of exceptional performances to excite Martin Lejeune spectators. breaking athlete, © ld 2 0 a 18 , Ub / R C I A O / UT silver medallist at the 2018 R BRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT, to the Youth Olympic Game programme, including the opportunity to build "Including breaking in the Games is great news. It’s a sign that our discipline is growing bridges with culture and inspire both creativity and being recognised. Moreover, the and participation by being accessible to all. competition will take place in the heart of BREAKING, Paris, at the Concorde, which will shine a spotlight on our sport. With all the urban A NEW OLYMPIC SPORT sports concentrated into one space, the urban park will be the place to be during the summer of 2024, with a festive atmosphere like no other." BREAKING will make its Olympic Games debut in Paris, in 2024. Popular with youth all over the world, this new urban sport combines ART, DANCE AND MUSIC, as well as STRENGTH AND ATHLETICISM. The breaking events (B-Boys and B-Girls) will be held at LA CONCORDE, an urban park in the heart of the city that will host all the Olympic urban sport disciplines (3X3 basketball, BMX S freestyle, breaking and skateboarding) as well E M as public entertainment events (concerts, A cultural exhibitions, sports demonstrations, etc.). N G E P 4 O 2 0 S 2 I R A P 14 Shohei Uda for OIS/IOC