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In with the new: What are the

new sports and events at the
2024 Paris Olympics?
Sam Brief
Apr. 17, 2024 8:56 am ET
(Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 10:59 am ET)

Argentina's Mariano Carvajal (B-Boy Broly) competes in the breaking event at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. The Youth Olympic appearance was breaking's first time included in any Olympic program.
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The Olympics ooze tradition.

Events like the marathon embody that — there’s been a marathon at each Olympics since the first modern
Games in Athens in 1896.

The Paris Olympic Games are set to deliver another shake-up, however. After three sports debuted at the
Tokyo Olympics, the sport of breaking makes its debut in Paris.

Here’s what you need to know about everything that’s new at this year’s Olympics — from new sports to
new events and more.

Breaking debuts at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Breaking, commonly known as breakdancing, will be included at the Olympics for the first time in Paris.

Breaking is a style of dance that originated in the Bronx in the 1970s. Over the decades, it has evolved into a
competitive sport, complete with international events, a robust judging system and world championships.

Breaking debuted at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires and was chosen for Paris 2024 as a
new sport. It will not return for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, but breaking is set for its moment in Paris.

16 men and 16 women (known as "B-Boys" and "B-Girls") will compete at the Olympics, with a round robin
followed by quarterfinals, semifinals and medal battles. Each battle features a best-of-three one-on-one
contest of approximately one minute. When one breaker finishes their round, their opponent instantly
begins their routine in a battle format.

A panel of nine judges score the B-boys and B-girls on six criteria: creativity, personality, technique, variety,
performativity and musicality. Performativity and creativity hold the most weight (60%), and the other
categories account for the other 40%.

Breaking is unique in that the B-Girls and B-Boys don’t know the music ahead of time — they must
improvise their moves to the beat.

U.S. star Victor Montalvo (B-Boy Victor) enters as the gold-medal favorite on the men’s side after winning
the 2023 world title.

Fellow American Jeffrey Louis (B-Boy Jeffro) has yet to qualify for the Games but will look to do so this
spring. If he does, he’s an instant medal contender, too. Other names to watch in Paris include
Canada’s Philip Kim (B-Boy Phil Wizard), Japan’s Shigeyuki Nakarai (B-Boy Shigekix) and France’s Danis
Civil (B-Boy Dany), who won the 2022 European title.

In the women’s competition, American Sunny Choi (B-Girl Sunny) became the first U.S. woman to qualify for
the Olympic Games. Logan Edra (B-Girl Logistic) will look to join her in the spring. Lithuania’s Dominika
Banevic (B-Girl Nicka) won the 2023 world title and will be just 17 in Paris, but could win gold. France’s Say
Dembele (B-Girl Syssy) and Japan’s Ayumi Fukushima (B- Girl Ayumi) will also challenge her.

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Surfing's second Olympics, but not in Paris

Surfing made its Olympic debut in Tokyo, but it won’t come to Paris.

Instead, surfing at the 2024 Olympics will take place over 9,000 miles from the French Capital in Teahupo’o,
located on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. The island is known for its beautiful but heavy and
challenging waves.

Brazil’s Ítalo Ferreira won the men’s competition in Tokyo, while the women’s gold went to Carissa
Moore of the U.S.

The 2024 slate will run from July 27 to August 4, with the medal events taking place on July 30 in the
Southern Hemisphere.

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Skateboarding returns for take two

Like surfing, skateboarding first graced the Olympic stage in Tokyo and returns for the Paris Games.

Japan dominated on home turf in Tokyo, winning three of four possible gold medals (Sakura
Yosozumi, Yuto Horigome, Momiji Nishiya). Australia won one gold, thanks to Keegan Palmer.

The event schedule for the Paris Olympics mirrors that of Tokyo, with four events — men’s and women’s
street and men’s and women’s park — taking place at Place de La Concorde.

Skateboarding’s street finals are on July 27 and 28, with park finals taking place on August 6 and 7.

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Sport climbing returns with a fresh format

Sport climbing’s first Olympic Games also came in Tokyo, with Spain’s Alberto Ginés López and Slovenia’s
Janja Garnbret winning gold medals.

At the Paris Games, the number of athletes will climb from 40 to 68, and the competition has been split into
two events. In Tokyo, only a single “combined” medal for each gender was handed out, but the Paris Games
will feature a bouldering and lead combined event in addition to a speed event.

In the speed event, athletes will climb side-by-side up a 15-meter wall, racing for time.

The combined event favors technique over speed, and athletes earn points for various climbing moves.

In bouldering, athletes are presented with multiple walls and must reach the finish point of as many of them
as possible within the time allotted. Points are deducted for unsuccessful attempts to reach a checkpoint or
a finish point, but athletes can make as many attempts as possible before time runs out.

In lead, athletes try to reach the highest point possible on the climbing wall within six minutes. The further
up they go, the more points they will earn, but they only receive one attempt.

The maximum score in each bouldering and lead is 100, for a combined possibility of 200 points.

The speed finals will take place on August 7 and 8, while the bouldering and lead combined medals are
awarded on August 9 and 10.

3x3 basketball is back

While basketball has been played at the Olympics consistently since the 1936 Games, 3x3 basketball just
made its first appearance in Tokyo.

At the Tokyo Games, Latvia won gold in the men’s competition, and the United States earned gold on the
women’s side.

In Paris, both the men’s and women’s events are back, with respective finals on August 5 at Place de La
Concorde.

Jimmer Fredette is expected to headline the U.S. men’s lineup, which will look to unseat Latvia.

The U.S. currently ranks second in the FIBA World Rankings on the men’s side, trailing Serbia. China,
meanwhile, leads the women’s world rankings, with the U.S. and France trailing closely behind.

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Kayak cross debuts at the Paris Games

Under the canoe slalom umbrella, the event of kayak cross is set for its Olympic debut in Paris.

In kayak cross, four athletes race against each other from a ramp above the water. They traverse a course
featuring up to six downstream gates and two upstream gates in a thrilling showdown.

This marks the first time at an Olympics that canoe slalom features an event in which athletes race against
each other, not just the clock.

Joe Clarke and Kimberley Woods, both of Great Britain, are reigning world champions in kayak cross.
Clarke has actually won three straight titles on the men's side.

Australia's Jessica Fox is also a strong contender in the women's field. She won the world titles in both 2021
and 2022 and is a strong favorite to earn a medal at the Olympics.

Other changes at the 2024 Olympics

Artistic Swimming: For the first time in Olympic history, men are included in the artistic swimming
competition. Artistic swimming also now includes a team acrobatic routine round, which will debut in Paris.

Boxing: A new women’s weight class has been added, and a men’s class has been cut. There are now seven
men’s weight categories, and six for the women.

Sailing: Two kite events have been added to the Olympic sailing schedule. In addition, a slew of changes
have been made to the boats used, which now encompass two mixed boats plus four boats for each gender,
equalling 10 total events.

Shooting: In shooting, the mixed skeet team event replaces mixed team trap event.

Track and Field: The marathon race walk mixed relay comes to the Olympics, replacing the men’s 50km
race walk.

Also in track and field, a repechage round has been added for all races (including hurdles) between 200m
and 1500m. Here’s how it works: Athletes who don’t qualify in the preliminary rounds will have a second
chance to qualify for the semifinals by participating in repechage heats. This is colloquially known as the
“lucky losers” format.

Volleyball: At previous Olympics, the men’s and women’s volleyball fields of 12 teams had been split into
two pools of six, with each team playing five matches total in the pool phase. But at the Paris Games, teams
will be separated into three pools of four, with each team playing only three matches total in the pool phase.

Weightlifting: The number of weight classes has been reduced from 14 to 10.

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