Workforce GB legend Sir Chris Hoy professed his shock love for breakdancing following its controversial inclusion on the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Breaking made its Olympic debut in Paris in the previous few days of the video games and it’s protected to say followers had been unimpressed by the brand new occasion.
It’s derision escalated after Australian star Raygun managed to attain zero factors together with her weird routine.
And it seems that organisers had been left equally unenthused with breaking not on the agenda for the following Olympics in LA 2028.
That will come as unhappy information for legendary bicycle owner Hoy who discovered himself somewhat having fun with the game as some athletes demonstrated it throughout Sunday night time’s closing ceremony.
After the ceremony had concluded on the Stade de France, BBC host Clare Balding described the scene that occurred whereas the music acts carried out: ‘After all of the athletes invaded the stage after which bought pushed again, they created a giant circle behind us right here.
‘One particular person after the opposite got here into the center and did a routine, it was sensible!’
BBC pundit Hoy then admitted how entertained he was by the show, saying: ‘I feel the most effective demonstration of breaking was through the ceremony.
‘[The] impromptu show they usually all began doing it. It was superb and all of the athletes crowded round it. To me, that’s what breakdancing or breaking is about.
‘It was incredible! I don’t know if he was a basketball participant however a tall chap, walked into the center and everybody went “that is going to be good”, and he simply did some press ups and that was it – however it was a lot enjoyable!
‘It was a celebration, it was displaying their abilities and everybody was supporting one another.
‘I feel that it what the game was attempting to point out at these video games.’
Hoy is one among Workforce GB’s biggest ever Olympians with six gold and one silver medal to his title, although he’ll have to attend till not less than the 2032 in Brisbane earlier than he can have a go at breaking on the video games.
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