Paris Olympics 2024: B-girl India wins first-ever Breakdancing match in Olympics

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In the first-ever Breakdancing tournament in the Olympics, B-girl India from the Netherlands beat refugee team member B-girl Talash. She kicked off the women's competition as breaking - or break dancing, which debuted at the Paris Games on Friday (August 9).

India Sardjoe, also known as 'b-girl India' - advanced to group stages after beating Manizha Talash, or 'b-girl Talash' in the sole pre-qualifying matchup before the round-robin stage. The one-off pre-qualifier was added in May, when Talash was added to the Olympic roster after the b-girl from Afghanistan missed registration for qualifying events.

Sardjoe started her routine showing off some of her power moves before Talash responded by focusing on toprocking and moving into footwork on the floor. Talahs later unfurled a cape that said "Free Afghan Women."

B-Girl India wins all Group Matches

The Olympic competition went into a round-robin phase, when groups of four breakers would face off against each other one by one. And India showed her skills in the group stages, winning all of her matches.

The Dutch breakdancer beat Portugal's Vanessa and then went on to beat USA's Sunny and China's 671 respectively. She will take on Japan's Ayumi in the quarterfinals.

Before the battle began, American rapper Snoop Dogg made grand entrance into the stadium to the soundtrack of "Drop it Like it's Hot," prompting cheers and dancing in stands.