Red Bull’s Phil Wizard to headline Hong Kong breaking event as city’s athletes prepare for Paris Olympics qualifiers
- The Under the Lions Rock competition will be held in Tsuen Wan in March and is expected to attract 200 athletes from around the world
- Organisers hope one-day event will increase sport’s exposure in Hong Kong ahead of its Olympics debut in 2024
One of the world’s best breakdancing athletes will be in Hong Kong in March, when the sport’s Under the Lions Rock competition returns to the city.
Phil Kim, the world champion and a member of Red Bull’s BC One All Stars, will headline the event in Tsuen Wan on March 25.
Organisers hope Kim, who performs as B-Boy Phil Wizard, will help to “promote breaking in the city and also elevate Hong Kong to the world stage”.
Jessica Siu Yue-pui, a former vice-president of the Hong Kong DanceSport Association breaking division who has organised competitions around the world, said the event would be “my biggest yet”.
“Breaking will make its Olympic debut in Paris next year, so now is a good time to show Hong Kong people the best breakers around the world, and to let people know that Hong Kong has a lot of talented dancers,” said Siu, who competes as B-Girl Mirage.
Kim is presently second in the Olympic qualification list after his world championship win in Seoul last October, one of the ranking tournaments that athletes need to negotiate before the qualifying series in 2024.
