World DanceSport Federation president Shawn Tay says the priority is to ensure breaking's debut at the Paris 2024 Games is a success, with 16 male and 16 female breakers taking part.

Encouraged by breakdancing’s inclusion in back-to-back Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at Buenos Aires 2018 and Dakar 2026 – postponed from 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic – World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) president Shawn Tay hopes to see the sport become a fixture in the senior Olympics programme.

The priority, however, is to ensure breaking’s debut at the Paris 2024 Games is a success, he told The Straits Times in a recent e-mail interview.

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Last modified: December 23, 2020