(China Table Tennis College,Shanghai University of Sport,Shanghai 200438,China) Abstract: The authors carried out a comprehensive examination on the course of sports evolution of breaking be-coming an Olympic event, dissected the historical development and traditional cultural connotations of breaking, contemplated all sorts of divergences and conflicts in the breaking world after breaking became an Olympic event, the authors thought about the future development of breaking by referring to the inspiration from the process of sports evolution of skateboarding and judo. The authors drew the following conclusions: in the process of historical development of breaking, not encouraging centralized and institutionalized management, and free and diversified connotations, have never been absent, hip-hop culture is an important content in traditional breaking development; the course of sports evolution of breaking extends the world influence of breaking, but the absence of traditional cultural connotations makes the breaking world full of controversies and uncertainties; we should seek for the point of balance between breaking/hip-hop culture and sports culture, adhere to traditional cultural essentials, and realize the sustainable development of breaking. Key words: breaking;hip-hop;Olympics;sports evolution |