Breaking for Gold World Series Rio 2023: Favourites advance on Day 1 of competition
Kitakyushu champions B-Boy Amir and B-Girl 671 are still in the running after the first day of competition in Rio in the second World Series stop, with points on the line for Olympic qualification.
Breaking
The second stop of the Breaking for Gold World Series is underway in Rio.
Points are on the line for the breaking hopefuls as they make their way through qualifying for Paris 2024.
On the men’s side, B-Boy Amir of Kazakhstan carried his momentum from the title he won in Kitakyushu in February by qualifying for the Top 32 on Friday (14 April). Japan’s B-Boy Shigekix also advanced, as did 2022 world champ Phil Wizard of Canada.
Other favourites B-Boy Lussy Sky (Ukraine), or the B-Boy and lawyer Xak (Spain) moved on in Brazil, as well.
Liu Qing Yi, aka B-Girl 671, has moved into Saturday's (15 April) final rounds. She wants to keep up her momentum in tact after reaching the top of the podium in Japan in February after capturing silver at the 2022 World Championships.
Japan’s B-Girl Ami, her opposition in the final at both those events, also is into Day 2 in Rio.
European champ B-Girl India (Netherlands), Belgium’s B-Girl MadMax and B-Girl Anti of Italy were other big names to watch on Friday - and they all moved on.
Tune-in info and times are below, and fans can watch right here on Olympics.com (geographical restrictions).
Breaking for Gold World Series - Rio
The Breaking for Gold World Series is a crucial stepping-stone for aspiring Olympians as the sport makes its Games debut summer next year.
Points from the serires count towards the Breaking for Gold rankings, of which the top 14 in each gender advance to next year's Olympic Qualifier Series.
Seven can qualify for Paris via the OQS where two universality places and one host country allocation will also be issued.
A total of 16 breakers will compete at the Olympic Games including the world champion and five continental Games champions.
Full Schedule - Breaking for Gold (BfG) 2023 Rio event
All times are in Brasilia Time UTC - 3.
Saturday April 15
- 13:00 – 14:30 Top 16 Round Robin B-Boys
- 14:30 – 16:00 Top 16 Round Robin B-Girls
- 18:20 – 19: 00 Opening Ceremony
- 19:00 – 20:00 Top 8 B-Boys and B-Girls (best of three rounds)
- 20:00 – 20:40 Top 4 B-Boys and B-Girls (three rounds)
- 20:40 – 21:10 Bronze medal B-Boys and B-Girls (three rounds)
- 21:10 – 21:40 Final B-Boys and B-Girls (three rounds)
- 21:40 – 22:00 Medal ceremony
How to watch live action at the Breaking for Gold 2023 World Series event in Rio
The event is being streamed live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com (territorial restrictions apply).
Coverage is also available via World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) partner broadcasters.