Breaking news! 🕺 Chinese B-Boy Qi Xiangyu is stepping up to the global stage, eyeing historic gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics! 🇫🇷✨
After snagging a silver medal at the recent Qualifying Series event in Shanghai, Qi has his sights set on the ultimate prize as breaking makes its epic Olympic debut. 🥈➡️🥇
\"In Paris, I will give my utmost effort,\" Qi shared with determination. \"When I step onto the stage, I will be full of energy because I represent my entire nation.\"
Qi's journey hasn't been all smooth moves. His runner-up finish in Shanghai followed a fourth-place at last year's World Championships and a bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games, which shook his Olympic dreams. But like any true B-Boy, he took the challenge head-on and danced his way back into contention. 💪
With the weight of expectations and the hopes of China's breakdancing community on his shoulders, Qi is ready to spin, flip, and freeze his way to the top. \"I carry the dreams of Chinese breakdancers who could not make it to Paris, and that gives me an even stronger will to win,\" he said. 🎯
Will Qi make history and bring home the gold in breaking's first Olympic showdown? Stay tuned, and let's cheer him on! 🥳🙌
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Chinese B-Boy Qi Xiangyu eyes historic gold at Olympic Games 2024
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