The staple of urban street culture is set to make a splash on its Olympic debut at the Paris 2024 Games. And on Saturday night a 4,000 crowd came to be mesmerised by the moves performed by some of the most skilled exponents of 'breaking' at Battle Pro in the French capital. One b-boy, Stephane Sabotinov, took time out before going on stage to celebrate Thursday's announcement by Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet that breaking was set to become "a future Olympic sport". There's a family atmosphere at Battle Pro, parents and children mingling with tracksuited teenagers. Almost 80 per cent of DJs are former dancers," recounts Zoubir, founder of Battle Pro 19 years ago.

Source: The Local February 24, 2019 14:37 UTC