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Ukrainian breaking athlete qualified for Paris Olympics Oleg Kuznietsov, also known as B-Boy Kuzya, performs a sequence of dance moves during practice in Warsaw, Poland, June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo

Breaking joins the Paris 2024 Olympics: how does the scoring work?

Breaking is making a cameo appearance at the Paris Games, a decision made to widen the Olympics’ appeal to a younger audience.

TOPSHOT - Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting celebrates after beating Turkey's Esra Yildiz Kahraman (blue) in the women's 57kg semi-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on August 7, 2024. (Photo by Peter Cziborra / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PETER CZIBORRA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Paris Olympics: Taiwanese Boxer in Gender Controversy Advances to Gold Medal Fight Amid ‘XX’ Gesture from Opponent

Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting is now on her way to the gold medal boxing match after a storm of gender-related controversy took over most of her 2024 Olympics experience.

Algeria's Imane Khelif (in red) gestures to Italy's Angela Carini in the women's 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Paris Olympics: ‘Suspected Intersex’ Boxer Who Previously Failed Gender Eligibility Test Forces Opponent To Quit 46 Seconds Into Fight

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s first fight at the 2024 Paris Olympics stirred up much controversy.

Algeria's Imane Khalif (Red) fights against Tunisia's Homrani Ep Zayani Mariem (Blue) during the women's Fly finals at the Dakar arena on February 29, 2020 in Dakar, Senegal. - 320 boxers from 39 African countries will fight for a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP) (Photo by SEYLLOU/AFP via Getty Images)

2 Male Boxers Previously Barred From Women’s Events Will Fight In Paris Olympics

Two male boxers who were disqualified from competing with women at a global event last year have been allowed to fight in the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee confirmed.

Spokesperson's Services Director, Mark Adams during a press conference REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo

U.S. figure skating team to receive Beijing gold medal on Aug. 7

The U.S. figure skating team will finally receive their Beijing Olympics team event gold medal more than two years after Kamila Valieva was found guilty of doping.

TOPSHOT - Employees of SNCF railway company speak to passengers waiting for their trains' departure at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris on July 26, 2024 as France's high-speed rail network was hit by malicious acts disrupting the transport system hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. According to SNCF a massive attack on a large scale hit the TGV network and many routes will have to be cancelled. SNCF urged passengers to postpone their trips and stay away from train stations. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) (Photo by THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsonists Target France Railways Hours Before Opening Ceremony

As the Olympics are set to begin, arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network Friday morning, setting fires that stalled train travel to Paris for over 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes who were set to arrive for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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