The heady highs and horrible lows, the close finishes, the scandals and the astounding feats of human skill – the Olympics are always a thrilling watch. While this year’s are coming to an end, there is still a lot to see before this Sunday’s closing ceremony, including the first ever breaking competition at the games (you probably know it as breakdance).
The fancy footwork and acrobatics of this style emerged 50 years ago from the first thumping beats that, along with graffiti, MCing, DJing and rapping, came to be hip-hop. From the streets of New York to the international stage, competitions have been going on since the 90s and its arrival at the Olympics is a major moment for the sport.
Over the next two days, 16 B-boys and 16 B-girls will battle it out with moves with names like the “turtle freeze” and “coin drop” at Paris’s Place de la Concorde. This piece by sports expert Mikhail Batuev explains how it made it to the Games. If you are interested you should tune in because, as disabilities expert Simon Hayhoe notes, it’s not yet made it to the Paralympics.
Read more: How breakdancing became the latest Olympic sport
Something else I shall be watching this weekend is the last season........