In Olympic Goldrush we follow b-boys Lee Demierre, Gaëtan ‘Lagaet’ Alin and Tawfiq Amrani in the defining moments in the qualification process for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, where breaking will be an Olympic sport for the first time in history.
They’re all members of the iconic The Ruggeds crew and they’re all trying to qualify with different National teams. Lee with the Dutch Team, Lagaet with Team France and Tawfiq with Team Morocco. Who will make it? And what does it take to get there?
These are some snippets from the podcast. The photos that are used in the snippets are by Yoyomi.
Unfortunately, in one on one competitions, sometimes you have to battle your crewmate. Someone who is like family to you. For some breakers doing this is hard, for others it’s strictly business.
Breaking didn’t start out as a sport. At it’s core it’s an art form, culture and community. What does Lagaet want people to know who’ll see breaking for the first time at the Olympics?
Can you imagine being in a battle? The audience is close and all eyes are on you. You have to improvise on the music that the DJ is playing. This is Tawfiq explaining what it feels like.
Technical director of the Division Breaking of the Dutch Dance Federation explains how breaking came to be an Olympic Sport.
