Philip Kim is about to make history as the first Canadian breaker to make it to the Olympics.
The Vancouver native, known as Phil Wizard, will be competing in the new category of men’s breaking, also popularly known as breakdancing, at the Summer Games in Paris next year.
“To be an Olympic athlete in itself is an incredible honour,” he said.
The 26-year-old b-boy wants to use this Olympic opportunity to get more people involved and inspire the next generation of breakers.
“I think it’s beautiful to just see how far [breaking] has come.”
Breaking has a history dating back more than 50 years, from
