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how the hell is break dancing in the
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Olympics where pickleball not well the
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simple answer is because the French
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absolutely love breakdancing there's
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actually more to it you see in order for
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a sport to be designated as an Olympic
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sport it needs some International body
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with at least 75 countries the
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pickleball that's the ifp and in the
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last two and a half years it's signed up
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to 69 countries but crossing the
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threshold of 75 countries doesn't
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guarantee a spot in the next Olympics
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because what it always read down to is
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money at every Olympic venue the host
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countries want to maximize viewership in
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turn sponsorship Revenue to every
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consideration for what sports includes
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boils down to what people are going to
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watch that means even if a sport
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technically is Olympic qualified but no
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one wants to watch it it won't be
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included but there's a shortcut going
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into the Olympics that doesn't require
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the sport to be certified in 75
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countries it's the same route the
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skateboarding took to get into 2020
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Tokyo Olympics that is been so popular
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the Olympics committee has no choice but
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to include them that's what happened
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with breakdancing for the upcoming 2024
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Olympics in Paris there's also
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considerations of how
