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The International Olympic Committee has given the go-ahead for a number of new sports to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. According to CNN, one notable newcomer will be breakdancing. It will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games, having been staged at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires two years ago. The IOC executive board also announced that skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing will be featured in Paris, too. Those three events were due to debut at the postponed Tokyo Games. Today is a historic occasion, not only for b-boys and b-girls but for all dancers around the world. Shawn Tay President, World DanceSport Federation
On the quays of the Seine in Paris, the clock showing the countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games hits the symbolic 100 day mark. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Saint-Denis Olympic Aquatics Centre, which will host the synchronised swimming, diving and water polo events at the Paris Games. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Saint-Denis, near Paris, for the inauguration of the Olympic Village, five months before the start of the Games (26 July - 11 August). IMAGES
France unveils its athletes' outfits for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with a mix of streetwear and sportswear. IMAGES
IOC president Thomas Bach visits the Paris 2024 Olympic Village. IMAGES. (COMPLETES VIDI346R3G3_EN)