China made history at the World Breaking Championships in Chengdu this weekend, snagging its first-ever men's medal and a silver in the women's division! 🇨🇳 B-Girl 671 (Liu Qingyi), a Paris Olympics bronze medalist, flipped the script with fresh moves to secure second place, while 19-year-old B-Boy Monkey Z (Wang Ruimiao) danced his way to bronze—China's first men's podium finish at the event. 🕺✨
The competition, packed with 180 athletes from 31 countries and regions, marked breaking's explosive debut as an Olympic sport at Paris 2024. Winners here also scored tickets to the 2025 World Games—no small feat! 🔥
Liu, known for her creativity, told reporters: \"Dance is an art form… I want to express myself through various styles.\" She battled through a 2-1 semi-final win against Lithuania's Dominika Banevich, avenging her Olympic loss, but fell short against the Netherlands' Dewi Sardjoe in the final. Still, her silver shines bright! 💫
Meanwhile, Wang—a rookie—stunned fans by defeating Ukraine's Oleg Kuznietsov 3-0. His bronze breakthrough signals China's rising dominance in this high-energy sport. Japan's Isshin Hishikawa took men's gold, but all eyes are now on China's next-gen breakers. 🌟
