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浙江省温州市第十二中学2024-2025学年上学期八年级英语Modules 1-3月考检测卷
Here is some "breaking" news: the International Olympic Committee(IOC)has added(增加)breaking(霹雳舞)to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games!
Breaking might be one of the very unusual sports to be added to the Games, as it's often seen as more of an art than a sport.
The dance style first appeared(出现)on the streets of New York in the1970s. Performers dance to hip-hop music while using different movements. In the1980s, breaking swept around the world when it was adopted by pop stars such as Michael Jackson. Jackson's moonwalk became popular among teenagers worldwide.
Why did the IOC choose breaking? Over the past few years, the Olympics has become less interesting to young people. The IOC is trying to make the Games more "youthful", with sports that young people actually do in their spare time. "We want to take sports to the youth," said IOC President.
To be added to the Olympics, a sport must be widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries and by women in no fewer than 40 countries. Breaking certainly meets this standard(标准), according to The Sydney Morning Herald. It is also competitive(有竞争力的)and requires strict training just like other sports. Dancers need to have the strong upper body and core(核心)strength.
"I train at least 10 hours a week, and I've been training since I was a young kid," top Australian break dancer Lowe said.
"It's great that it gives us more recognition(认可)as a sport," said British break dancer Karam. "Now, the efforts of break dancers are gradually accepted and even admired by a growing number of people. And for the Olympics, it will attract young people who may not follow some of the traditional sports."
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