Olympics-US breaker prepares for mental battle at Games


FILE PHOTO: Breaking - WDSF World Breaking Championship 2023 - Leuven, Belgium - September 24, 2023 Victor – Victor Montalvo of the U.S. in action during the B-boys final REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top United States breaker and new world champion Victor Montalvo has started the clock on months of mental preparation, after punching his ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Montalvo held off one of his fiercest rivals, Canadian Phil Wizard, in the final to take the World Breaking Championship title late last month and become the first American to qualify for breaking at the Olympics.

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