10 Aug 2024

Breaking down the physics of the Olympic's newest sport

From Saturday Morning, 8:10 am on 10 August 2024
South Korea's Kim Hong-yuk, known as b-boy Hongten, practices during a breaking training session for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pablo Neruda sport centre in Saint-Ouen on August 6, 2024. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)

Photo: AFP

Breaking has had its Olympic debut. 

It's an urban dance style in which competitors demonstrate incredible strength and athleticism.

Amy Pope has been taking a very close look what it takes to execute the moves.  

She's a senior lecturer in physics at Clemson University in South Carolina.