Here is all you need to know about Breaking at the Asian Games 2023 including it’s schedule and where to watchย
Breakdancing will be added as a medal event at the 19th Asian Games, which will take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8.
Asian Games 2023 Breaking men’s and women’s schedule, date, time table, format, live stream telecast
The sport, also known as breaking, was included in the Asian Games schedule at China’s request since host cities are now permitted to suggest new events, allowing them to create or reintroduce sports that are well-known in their nation.
The four-member contingent was not cleared by the Ministry of Sports since they did not match the selection criteria, hence India would not be represented in breakdancing at Hangzhou 2022. The event’s hosts, Korea, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and others are anticipated to be strong medal contenders.
As per The Bridge, Arif Iqbal Chaudhary, Eshwar Tiwari, Johanna Antonia Rodrigues, and Siddhi Sumedh were the nominees for the Asian Games in China from the Breakdance Federation of India (BDFI). The Times of India said that the ministry, however, rejected the nominations because they did not fit its ranking criteria. The ministry said:
In men’s individual, Arif is ranked 16 in Asia which was manually calculated from the world rankings maintained by the World Dance Sport Federation (WSDF).
Further was said:
Eshwar has no ranking because he didn’t compete in any ranking tournaments. Arif has 100 points from the BFG World Series (Feb 2023) which would place him 32nd if compared with the Asian Championship results. Eshwar has no points at all. Based on these facts, they are unlikely to make it to the top 10 in Asia.”
A similar reason was given for the women’s side and was stated if they had competed in the Asian Games, these facts make it improbable that they would place in the top ten and that is why they were not advised to appear for the Asian Games 2023.
When will the Breaking make its debut in the Asian Games 2023?
Breaking will debut at the Asian Games 2023 on October 6, Friday. Here is the full schedule for the competition, below:
October 6, Fridayย
- Men’s Pre-Selection
- 14:30
- Women’s Pre-Selection
- 15:30
- Men’s group Round Robin
- 16:15
- Women’s group Round Robin
- 18:30
October 7, Saturdayย
- Men’s knockout
- 18:00
- Women’s knockout
- 18:40
- Men’s semifinals
- 19:20
- Women’s semifinal
- 19:40
- Men’s Bronze medal
- 20:00
- Women’s Bronze medal
- 20:06
- Men’s Gold medal
- 20:20
- Women’s Gold medal
- 20:26
Breaking at the Asian Games 2023 live streaming and broadcasting details: Where to watch?
Fans can watch the Breaking event at CCTV in China, TBS in Japan and Sony Sports Networks in India. You can also watch the Asian Games 2023 on Sony LIV although the Indian group is not participating in the event.