2024-07-27 02:21:10
The Olympic Games, which begin on July 26, will host 45 sports in total.
The countdown begins for the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswhich will take place in the capital of France from July 26 to August 11.
The world’s biggest sporting event will host 45 sports in totalwithin which three disciplines that debuted in Tokyo 2020 remain: skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing.
Regarding this new edition, only one new sport was added: el breakingalso know as break dancing.
Breaking, the discipline that debuts at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Breaking is an urban dance stylewhich has to do with hip hop culture, where dance, skill, acrobatics and the ability of athletes to do their steps to the rhythm of the music are mixed.
This sport is described as a confrontation between athleteswith one or more rounds of an equal number for each team.
At the Olympic Games, the competition consists of two events – one male and one female – in which 16 B-Boys and 16 B-Girls will face off in solo battles. The athletes will perform, while adapting their movements and improvising to the rhythm of the DJ’s tracks.
Breaking will be one of the last disciplines to be contested, since according to the Olympic calendar, the competitions will take place between August 9 and 10.
The sports that are returning after their debut at Tokyo 2020
As for the sports that return for this new edition of the Olympic Games, there is the climbing. The bouldering and difficulty competitions will take place between August 5 and 10, while the speed competitions will take place from August 5 to 8.
Another of the disciplines that were integrated in Tokyo 2020 was the surf, whose competition will take place from July 27 to August 4.
Meanwhile he skateboarding will be contested in two specialties: the street and the parkThese events will have preliminary and final rounds, which will be held on July 27 and 28, and August 6 and 7, respectively.
Which sports will be eliminated from the Olympic Games in 2024?
Some sports come and others go. Baseball, softball, karate and the 50 km walk they say goodbye to the Olympic event.
He baseball and softball They were not included in the final list for Paris 2024, although both would return in Los Angeles 2028, so it would not be a goodbye, but rather a see you later.
However, the above is not the case for karatewho will not be present at this edition or the next one to be held in the United States.
On the other hand, a test that has a great tradition in the event, such as the 50 km walk, will say goodbye to the sporting event since it will will be replaced by a mixed relay race over the marathon distance of 42.195 km.
What sports will be taking place in Paris 2024?
- Athletics.
- Handball.
- Basketball and 3 x 3 basketball.
- Badminton.
- Boxing.
- Breaking dance.
- BMX freestyle cycling, BMX racing cycling, mountain biking, track cycling and road cycling.
- Climbing.
- Fencing.
- Soccer.
- Artistic gymnastics, trampoline gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics.
- Golf.
- weightlifting
- Equestrian.
- Field hockey.
- Judo, wrestling and Taekwondo.
- Swimming, artistic swimming, open water swimming and diving.
- Modern pentathlon.
- Slalom canoeing, sprint canoeing, rowing and sailing.
- Rugby.
- Skateboarding.
- Surf.
- Tennis and table tennis.
- Shooting and archery.
- Triathlon.
- Volleyball and beach volleyball.
- Water polo.