Breaking at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 11 October. The competition took place at Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This marked the debut of dancesport at any edition of the Olympics.
| Breaking at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Parque Urbano, Puerto Madero |
| Dates | 7–11 October |
| No. of events | 3 (1 boys, 1 girls, 1 mixed) |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina is given 2 quotas, 1 per each gender provided that they participate at the World Youth Breaking Championships. Four quotas, two per gender were initially to be decided by the tripartite committee, however, none were selected and the spots were reallocated to the 2018 World Youth Championship. The remaining places were decided at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship, with each continent guaranteed a spot at the games provided that they competed. There were no athletes from Africa or Oceania competing in B-Girls and Australia declined its quota in B-Boys.[1]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2002.[1]
B-Boys edit
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 |  Broly (ARG) (Mariano Carvajal)
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| 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship[2][3] |  Kawasaki |
20 May 2018 | 11 |  Shigekix (JPN) (Shigeyuki Nakarai)  Bumblebee (RUS) (Sergei Chernyshev)  Axel (POL) (Piotr Winiarski)  X-Rain (CHN) (Xiao Shang)  Bad Matty (ITA) (Mattia Schinco)  Reflow (BEL) (Olivier Warner)  D-Matt (CAN) (Mathieu Du Ruisseau)  KennyG (TPE) (Chien Chia-Cheng)  Martin (FRA) (Martin Lejeune)  B4 (VIE) (Lê Minh Hiếu)  Jordan (RSA) (Jordan Smith) 1
|
| TOTAL | 12 |
^1 Continental Quota
B-Girls edit
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | Vale (ARG) (Iris Valeria González)
|
| 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship[2][4] | Kawasaki |
20 May 2018 | 11 | Ram (JPN) (Ramu Kawai)  Yell (KOR) (Kim Ye-ri) Matina (RUS) (Kristina Yashina) Senorita Carlota (FRA) (Carlota Dudek) Lexy (ITA) (Alessandra Cortesia)  Vicky (NED) (Vicky Bergmans) Emma (CAN) (Emma Misak)  Ivy (CYP) (Irene Tanos)  Anastasia (LAT) (Anastasia Solovjova)  Ella (AUT) (Anna Thurner)  Csepke (HUN) (Enikő Török)
|
| TOTAL | 12 |
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-Boys' |
Bumblebee Russia
|
Martin France
|
Shigekix Japan
|
| B-Girls' |
Ram Japan
|
Emma Canada
|
Yell South Korea
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| Breaking Mixed Team |
Ram Japan B4  Vietnam
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Lexy ItalyBroly  Argentina
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Ella AustriaBumblebee Russia
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References edit
- ^ a b "Qualification System: Sport Climbing" (PDF). World DanceSport Federation. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Here are the results of the World Championship!". World DanceSport Federation. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Japan Too!". World DanceSport Federation. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "The Winners Are..." World DanceSport Federation. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2018.