Bboy Dany won his ticket to the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, where breaking will make its debut. He won the European Games men’s tournament held in Nowy Sacz (Poland). During an electric final, Dany Dann dominated the Dutchman Menno, another benchmark in the discipline, two sets to one. “It’s the result of a lot of sacrifice and hard work. My son had given me a big challenge, he told me “if you don’t win, I’m going to yell at you”, so I felt a little obliged to win today, “exulted this father of family 33 years old.
Dyed blond and all dressed in purple, the 33-year-old breaker, born in Guyana, before joining Paris and then settling in Perpignan, chained acrobatic figures on the ground with energetic poses in front of a jury of nine dancers. The 2022 European champion in Manchester was already at the top of the world Olympic qualification ranking. “It’s great fun for breaking to enter the Games. I invite all the French to meet next year at La Concorde to encourage us. I now represent them and I am proud of it, ”explained the man who left his job as a nursing assistant in Perpignan to give himself every chance of success by joining Insep.
No qualification for women
Among the women, on the other hand, the French delegation missed a great opportunity. Both qualified in the top 8, Bgirl Sissy and Bgirl Carlota were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Lithuanian Nicka and Ukrainian Stefani. It was the young Dutch India who validated her ticket to Paris after her victory in the final. The clashes of breaking, called “battle”, see two dancers compete one against one in turn on spectacular choreographies.
This tournament was organized as part of the European Games, an event bringing together 29 different sports, including 19 Olympic disciplines, which are held until July 2 in Poland. Some events such as artistic swimming acted as European Championships, while others such as breaking made it possible to obtain quotas or points for the Olympic qualification classification. During these Games, the Lebrun brothers, from Montpellier, once again achieved prowess in table tennis.