Breaking at the 2023 Pan American Games explained

Event:	Breaking
Games:	2023
Venues:	Chimkowe Gym
Competitors:	32
Nations:	12
Num Events:	2 (1 men, 1 women)
Next:	2027

Breaking (breakdancing) competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held between November 3 and 4th, 2023 at the Chimkowe Gym in Peñalolén, a suburb of Santiago.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

On June 24, 2022, breaking was added to the sports program as the 39th sport, serving as a qualifier for its Olympic debut at Paris 2024.^[4] This will mark the sport's Pan American Games debut.^[4]

A total of two events are scheduled to be held, one each for men and women.^[5] A total of 32 athletes (16 per gender) are scheduled to compete.^[5]

Qualification

See main article: Breaking at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. A total of 32 breakdancers will qualify to compete (16 per gender). The host nation is guaranteed one sport per event. The other 15 spots will be awarded through the 2023 Pan American Championships and World Rankings list. A country can qualify a maximum of four athletes (two per gender).^[5]

Participating nations

A total of 12 NOC's qualified breakdancers. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.^[6]

Medal summary

Medalists

B-Boys
B-Girls

2024 Summer Olympics Qualification

See main article: Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. This event was a direct qualification event for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A total of two quotas (one each for B-Boys and B-Girls) was awarded.^[7]

Qualification path!Quotas!NOCs
B-Boys	One NOC of the winner, will earn one quota place.	1
B-Girls	One NOC of the winner, will earn one quota place.	1
Total quota places awarded		2

External links

Results book

Notes and References

Web site: Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues. 14 June 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 3 July 2022.
Web site: Santiago 2023 schedule finalised by organisers. Burke. Patrick. 21 July 2022. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. 10 August 2022.
Web site: Sport Calendar Pan American Games. 21 July 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 10 August 2022.
Web site: Breaking added to Santiago 2023 Pan American Games programme. Iveson. Ali. 25 June 2022. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 26 June 2022.
Web site: Breaking Qualification system. www.www.santiago2023.org. Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games. 29 May 2023.
Web site: Entry List by NOC. 3 November 2023. Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan And Parapan American Games. 4 November 2023.
Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 Breaking. International Olympic Committee. 23 October 2023. 4 November 2023.