Among the four major events, skateboarding, rock climbing and surfing will become competitions in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Break dancing originated from the United States in the 1970 s is relatively a new thing. Last year, it entered the stage of the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires
Xinhua News Agency, Paris, February 21 (reporter Su Bin) the organizing committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris (hereinafter referred to as “the organizing committee of the Paris Olympic Games”) announced on the 21st that it would propose to the International Olympic Committee to add four major items: break dancing, skateboarding, rock climbing and surfing to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The competition pays more attention to interactivity, and innovatively through the establishment of mass projects, virtual and online battles, it further increases the experience of fans to the real atmosphere of the Olympic Games.
The Paris Olympic organizing committee held a press conference at La defens stadium on the same day, presenting the four major items that were prepared to “pack” and recommended to the International Olympic Committee in front of the on-site guests and the media.
Among the four major events, skateboarding, rock climbing and surfing will become competitions in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Break dancing originated from the United States in the 1970 s was relatively a new thing. Last year, it entered the stage of the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
“Break dance provides us with a good opportunity and coincides with what Paris 2024 Olympic Games hopes to present. We hope to hold an Olympic Games that is unique and innovative, closer to young groups, more urban and more capable of going off-site.” Tony estangay, chairman of the Paris Olympic organizing committee, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency.
The plenary session of the International Olympic Committee passed the Olympic 2020 agenda in December, 2014, and put forward 40 reform proposals around the three themes of sustainable development, improving credibility and attracting young people, this includes the relatively flexible setting of Olympic sports programme, and the host can propose additional items.
The four new items will include 12 small items, with a total of 248 athletes participating. In order to embody the principle of gender equality, 124 men and 124 women participated in the competition. It is reported that the International Olympic Committee will make a final decision on the addition proposal of the Paris Olympic organizing committee after the Tokyo Olympics.
BOCOG of Paris said that three principles should be adhered to in the process of hosting the Olympic Games: under the guidance of “Olympic Agenda 2020” and “new norms”, the Olympic Games with sustainable development and social responsibility should be held; hold the Olympic Games that conform to the development trend of the times, inspire new audiences and attract young people; The Olympic Games should reflect the appreciation, cultural relevance, participation and inclusiveness.
Estangay believes that Paris hopes to present a unique Olympic Games, and the proposal to add items marks a key step forward.
“From the very beginning, we hope to present a far-reaching and surprising event, so we choose to propose to the International Olympic Committee that it is innovative, ornamental, close to young groups and four major items that meet our vision.” He said.
BOCOG also introduced relevant measures to enhance the interaction of audiences at the press conference, in order to achieve the goal of “experience with changing significance.
According to the introduction, the Paris Olympic marathon will set up a mass project, and the participating enthusiasts can experience the same environment as the Olympic contestants. The organizing committee will make more people feel the Olympic atmosphere through different modes. BOCOG also said that it was exploring the possibility of adding mass projects in other major Olympic Games.
The Paris Olympic Games will also make more audiences feel the Olympic atmosphere through virtual and online battles. If the proposal is approved by the International Olympic Committee, enthusiasts can compete with athletes participating in the Olympic Games on the same track through the electronic sailing system. In addition, bicycles and rowing have now provided a network battle mode, and enthusiasts can also take this opportunity to compete with the participating athletes.