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From the Bronx to Paris – a look at Breaking as it makes Olympics debut
A Breakdancer performing during the Urban Games, July 2004

FROM the streets of the Bronx to the urban heart of Paris at La Concorde, breakdancing will complete its extraordinary journey to the Olympics when it features on the programme for the first time in the capital next month.

Here's a look at the newest — and some might suggest most controversial — addition to the ever-expanding Olympic programme.

 

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