This article details the qualifying phase for breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games comprised a total of 32 breakers (16 B-Boys and 16 B-Girls) coming from their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) with a maximum of two per gender. All breakers must endure a tripartite qualifying route to earn a spot for the Games through the following tournaments: the 2023 WDSF World Championships, the continental championships (European Games, Asian Games, Pan American Games, African Championships, and Oceania Championships), and the four-month-long Olympic Qualifier Series.
Summary A total of 32 breakers (sixteen per gender) were to compete in the B-Boys and B-Girls dual battle for Paris 2024. Each NOC could only send a maximum of four breakers with an equal split between B-Boys and B-Girls. Quota places were allocated to the athletes by name. These qualification spots were to be awarded as follows: World Championships – The B-Boy and B-Girl champion at the 2023 WDSF World Championships, scheduled for 23 to 24 September in Leuven, Belgium, will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-breaker NOC limit per gender. Continental Qualification Events – The highest-ranked eligible B-Boy and B-Girl at each of the five continental qualifying tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania) will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-breaker NOC limit per gender. If two breakers from the same NOC dominate the WDSF World Championships and their respective continental qualification tournament, the former will qualify directly for the Games with the latter providing another opportunity to book another slot for his or her NOC through the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS). Olympic Qualifier Series – The top seven B-Boys and B-Girls eligible for qualification after a four-month-long invitational series of events will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-breaker NOC limit. Host country – As the host country, France reserves one quota place each for the B-Boys and B-Girls events. If two French breakers for each gender qualify directly through any of the tripartite routes (world championships, continental meets, or Olympic Qualifier Series), the host country slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible breaker from OQS. Universality places – Two invitational places will be available for eligible NOCs interested in having their breakers compete in Paris 2024 in keeping with the universality principle.
Qualification summary NOC Men Women Total 112 101 123 101 224 011 224 101 011 112 213 011 011 101 123 224Total: 16 NOCs 16 17 33
Timeline Event Date Venue 2023 WDSF African Championships May 12–13, 2023 Rabat 2023 European Games June 26–27, 2023 Kraków 2023 WDSF World Breaking Championship September 22–24, 2023 Leuven 2022 Asian Games October 6–7, 2023 Hangzhou 2023 WDSF Oceania Championship October 27–28, 2023 Sydney 2023 Pan American Games November 3–4, 2023 Santiago 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series May 16–19, 2024June 20–23, 2024 Shanghai Budapest
Events
B-Boys Event Places Nation Qualified breakdancer Nickname Host nation 1 Gaëtan Alin Lagaet 2023 World Championships 1 Victor Montalvo Victor 2023 African Championships 1 Bilal Mallakh Billy 2023 European Games 1 Danis Civil Dany Dann 2022 Asian Games 1 Shigeyuki Nakarai Shigekix 2023 WDSF Oceania Championship 1 Jeffrey Dan Arpie J Attack 2023 Pan American Games 1 Philip Kim Phil Wizard Olympic Qualifier Series 7 Lee-Lou Demierre Lee Kim Hong-yul Hong 10 Hiroto Ono Hiro10 Qi Xiangyu Lithe-ing Jeffrey Louis Jeffro Amir Zakirov Amir Menno van Gorp MennoReallocated from unused universality places 2 Sun Chen Quake Oleg Kuznietsov Kuzya Total 16
B-Girls Event Places Nation Nickname Host nation 1 Carlota Dudek 2023 World Championships 1 Dominika Banevič Nicka 2023 African Championships 1 Fatima El-Mamouny Elmamouny 2023 European Games 1 India Sardjoe India 2022 Asian Games 1 Liu Qingyi 671 2023 WDSF Oceania Championship 1 Rachael Gunn Raygun 2023 Pan American Games 1 Sunny Choi Sunny Olympic Qualifier Series 7 Ami Yuasa Ami Ayumi Fukushima Ayumi Sya Dembélé Syssy Logan Elanna Edra Logistx Zeng Yingying Yingzi Kateryna Pavlenko Kate Antilai Sandrini Anti Universality places 0 colspan=3 Invitational quota 1 Manizha Talash TalashReallocated from unused universality places 2 Vanessa Cartaxo Vanessa Anna Ponomarenko Stefani Total 17
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