# Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 32 breakers (16 B-Boys and 16 B-Girls) coming from their respective NOCs with a maximum of two per gender. All breakers must endure a tripartite qualifying route to earn a spot for the Games through the following tournaments: the 2023 WDSF World Championships, the continental championships (European Games, Asian Games, Pan American Games, African Championships, and Oceania Championships), and the four-month-long Olympic Qualifier Series.

## Summary

A total of 32 breakers (sixteen per gender) will compete in the B-Boys and B-Girls dual battle for Paris 2024. Each NOC could only send a maximum of four breakers with an equal split between B-Boys and B-Girls. Quota places are allocated to the athletes by name. These qualification spots will be awarded as follows:
* World Championships – The B-Boy and B-Girl champion at the 2023 WDSF World Championships, scheduled for 23 to 24 September in Leuven, Belgium, will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-breaker NOC limit per gender.
* Continental Qualification Events – The highest-ranked eligible B-Boy and B-Girl at each of the five continental qualifying tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania) will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-breaker NOC limit per gender. If two breakers from the same NOC dominate the WDSF World Championships and their respective continental qualification tournament, the former will qualify directly for the Games with the latter providing another opportunity to book another slot for his or her NOC through the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS).
* Olympic Qualifier Series – The top seven B-Boys and B-Girls eligible for qualification after a four-month-long invitational series of events will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-breaker NOC limit.
* Host country – As the host country, France reserves one quota place each for the B-Boys and B-Girls events. If two French breakers for each gender qualify directly through any of the tripartite routes (world championships, continental meets, or Olympic Qualifier Series), the host country slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible breaker from OQS.
* Universality places – Two invitational places will be available for eligible NOCs interested in having their breakers compete in Paris 2024 in keeping with the universality principle.

## Qualification summary

| NOC | Men | Women | Total |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| China | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Portugal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Refugee Olympic Team | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total: 16 NOCs | 16 | 17 | 33 |

## Timeline

| Event | Date | Venue |
| 2023 WDSF African Championships | May 12–13, 2023 | Rabat |
| 2023 European Games | June 26–27, 2023 | Nowy Sącz |
| 2023 WDSF World Breaking Championship | September 22–24, 2023 | Leuven |
| 2022 Asian Games | October 6–7, 2023 | Hangzhou |
| 2023 WDSF Oceania Championship | October 27–28, 2023 | Sydney |
| 2023 Pan American Games | November 3–4, 2023 | Santiago |
| 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series | May 16–19, 2024 June 20–23, 2024 | Shanghai Budapest |

## Events
### B-Boys

| Event | Places | Nation | Qualified breakdancer | Nickname |
| Host nation | 1 | France | Gaëtan Alin | Lagaet |
| 2023 World Championships | 1 | United States | Victor Montalvo | Victor |
| 2023 African Championships | 1 | Morocco | Bilal Mallakh | Billy |
| 2023 European Games | 1 | France | Danis Civil | Dany Dann |
| 2022 Asian Games | 1 | Japan | Shigeyuki Nakarai | Shigekix |
| 2023 WDSF Oceania Championship | 1 | Australia | Jeffrey Dan Arpie | J Attack |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 1 | Canada | Philip Kim | Phil Wizard |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | Netherlands | Lee-Lou Demierre | Lee |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | South Korea | Kim Hong-yul | Hong 10 |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | Japan | Hiroto Ono | Hiro10 |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | China | Qi Xiangyu | Lithe-ing |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | United States | Jeffrey Louis | Jeffro |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | Kazakhstan | Amir Zakirov | Amir |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | Netherlands | Menno van Gorp | Menno |
| Reallocated from unused universality places | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Sun Chen | Quake |
| Reallocated from unused universality places | 2 | Ukraine | Oleg Kuznietsov | Kuzya |
| Total | 16 | | | |

### B-Girls

| Event | Places | Nation | Qualified breakdancer | Nickname |
| Host nation | 1 | France | Carlota Dudek | Señorita Carlota |
| 2023 World Championships | 1 | Lithuania | Dominika Banevič | Nicka |
| 2023 African Championships | 1 | Morocco | Fatima El-Mamouny | Elmamouny |
| 2023 European Games | 1 | Netherlands | India Sardjoe | India |
| 2022 Asian Games | 1 | China | Liu Qingyi | 671 |
| 2023 WDSF Oceania Championship | 1 | Australia | Rachael Gunn | Raygun |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 1 | United States | Sunny Choi | Sunny |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | Japan | Ami Yuasa | Ami |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | Japan | Ayumi Fukushima | Ayumi |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | France | Sya Dembélé | Syssy |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | United States | Logan Elanna Edra | Logistx |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | China | Zeng Yingying | Yingzi |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | Ukraine | Kateryna Pavlenko | Kate |
| Olympic Qualifier Series | 7 | Italy | Antilai Sandrini | Anti |
| Universality places | 0 | — |
| Invitational quota | 1 | Refugee Olympic Team | Manizha Talash | Talash |
| Reallocated from unused universality places | 2 | Portugal | Vanessa Cartaxo | Vanessa |
| Reallocated from unused universality places | 2 | Ukraine | Anna Ponomarenko | Stefani |
| Total | 17 | | | |