Dancers Gear Up For Olympic Break-through

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2022-12-07 HKT 21:27

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  • Dancers gear up for Olympic break-through

For the first time, breakdancers will be battling on the stage of the Olympics in Paris 2024.

Hong Kong has a new team – set up just this year – and is hoping to earn one of 32 spots at the Games.

But local breakers face long odds... with scant support, no formal coaches, and the ever-present threat of injury all presenting major hurdles on their path to Paris.

Our reporters Natale Ching and Vanessa Cheng have been finding out what life is like for Hong Kong's aspiring Olympians.

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