Olympics-Breaking-Lithuanian Banevic, 17, eyes Paris gold


FILE PHOTO: Breaking - WDSF World Breaking Championship 2023 - Leuven, Belgium - September 24, 2023 Lithuania's Dominika Banevic in action during the final REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuanian Dominika Banevic, 17, is confident of winning the gold medal in breaking’s Olympic debut in Paris, despite her young age and coming from a country with no tradition in the sport.

Banevic, who won the 2023 world title in Belgium, is ranked world number three.

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