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Breaking News | An Update 20/12/2016

B-Boying by RB BC One © RB Right after the announcement of Breakdance making it onto the programme of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, ARG, questions started coming in from the media, WDSF National Member Bodies and several other organisations. Even individual B-Boys and B-Girls wanted to know about the qualifying for the 2018 YOG.

As the word is definitely out in the scene and everyone seems to be waiting for more information, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) wishes to make it known that it is in the process of defining the global qualification system that will ultimately identify the 24 best athletes, 12 B-Boys and 12 B-Girls, who are all between the ages of 16 and 18 in 2018.

Many factors will need to be considered to ensure the type of global participation that so uniquely marks all Olympic competitions. Athletes' quotas per continent and a limititation of one athlete per country will likely need to be implemented. In any case, a comprehensive system will be put in place from spring of 2017 that will give dancers anywhere in the world a shot at qualifying for one of the 24 places by entering a qualifier near them.

WDSF will work together with its nearly 100 members as well as with other organisations to make the system as international and as comprehensive as is technically possible. Expect the first announcements after the IOC has approved the qualification system in March of 2017.

In as far as the events are concerned, qualifying will be limited to the two individual events (one-on-one battle for B-Boys and B-Girls). The mixed teams will be created ad hoc in Buneos Aires, based on the standings in the indivual events. The generally bi-national teams will then have a number of days available to train together for the mixed team event.

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