Kim Hong-yeol (Hongten), a member of the Korean national breaking team participating in the Paris Olympics, is leaving Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on the morning of the 4th. Kim Hong-yeol is going on a medal hunt in breaking, which was first adopted as an official Olympic event.
Kim Hong-yeol (Hongten) (40), a member of the Dobong-gu Office Breaking Team in Seoul, will compete in the Paris Olympics Breaking competition at 11 PM (Korean time) on the 10th of this month.
According to Dobong-gu on the 7th, Kim Hong-yeol is the only Korean breaking athlete to participate in the Paris Olympics.
Kim earned a ticket to the Olympics by taking 2nd place overall in the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) competition held in May and June.
A total of 16 players will compete in this men’s breaking event. The breaking event matches will be held on the 10th, from the round of 16 to the finals.
Kim, who is in Group C of the group stage, will compete with Jeff Roe (USA), Lee (Netherlands), and Laje (France) to advance to the quarterfinals.
From the quarterfinals, the top 1 and 2 players from each group will compete in a tournament format.
Oh Eun-seok, the head of Dobong-gu, said, “All residents of the district are rooting for Kim Hong-yeol with one heart,” and “I hope he can fully show off his skills on the stage of his dreams.” 토토사이트