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original title: breakdancing world youth championship: many members of the chinese team advanced to the top 16

the 2024 world youth breakdancing championships started its first competition day in wuxi on the 28th. many members of the chinese team advanced to the top 16 of men's and women's.

on that day, the preliminaries and qualifying matches for the women's and men's groups were held at the venue at the same time, and the top 16 in each group were determined. in the women's qualifying round, japanese teenager gurico tsunami and french player thea dembélé, who participated in the paris olympics, won the top two places. the japanese team won 7 seats in the top 16. the chinese team also performed well, with six players including ding jinghui and guo pu advancing successfully.

in the men's category, ukrainian player maschenko took first place, and chinese teenager li houhua ranked second. a total of 10 people from the chinese team were shortlisted for the top 16.

"i feel in good shape today." li houhua said after being promoted. "i think i have more routines, and the coach will help me arrange some moves. my idea is to do my best in the game and get the ideal results. ”

14-year-old li houhua has been practicing break dancing for 7 years and has rich competition experience. he won the championship in the youth group (under 18 years old) of the 2023 slovak outbreak event.

according to reports, this world youth championship attracted 215 players from 42 countries and regions, and the results will be related to qualifications for the 2026 dakar youth olympic games.

on the 29th, the top 16 men and women will be divided into four groups for a round-robin competition. the top two in each group will advance to the quarterfinals, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.

(xinhuanet)