Montpellier’s Bboy Dany won his ticket to the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, where breaking will make its debut, by winning the men’s tournament of the European Games organized in Nowy Sacz (Poland). In an electric final, Bboy Dany dominated the Dutch Menno, reigning European champion, two sets to one. “It is the result of a lot of sacrifice and work. My son had given me a big challenge, he told me “If you don’t win, I’m going to yell at you”, so i kinda felt compelled to win today“Exulted this 33-year-old father, to AFP, shortly after his victory.
Dyed blond and all dressed in purple, the 33-year-old breaker, born in Guyana, chained acrobatic figures on the ground and energetic poses in front of a jury of nine largely convinced dancers. Currently at the top of the world ranking for qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics, Dany is now guaranteed to be present at Concorde next summer, his victory at Nowy Sacz giving him an Olympic ticket.
“I invite all the French to meet next year at La Concorde”
«It’s great fun for breaking to enter the Games. I invite all the French to meet next year at La Concorde to encourage us. I represent them now and I’m proud of it“, explained Bboy Dany. Among the women, on the other hand, the French delegation missed a great opportunity. Both qualified in the top 8, Bgirl Sissy and Bgirl Carlota were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Lithuanian Nicka and Ukrainian Stefani.
It was the young Dutch India who validated her ticket to Paris after her victory in the final. The breaking clashes, called “battle», see two dancers compete one against one in turn on spectacular choreographies. This tournament was organized as part of the European Games, an event involving 29 different sports, including 19 Olympic disciplines, which is held until July 2 in Poland.
Some events such as artistic swimming acted as European Championships, while others such as breaking made it possible to obtain quotas or points for the Olympic qualification classification.
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