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The origins of breaking, the newest Olympic sport

Breaking (or breakdancing), an acrobatic dance style with its roots in New York's hip hop culture, is making its Olympic debut in this year's Summer Games in Paris. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with Victor Montalvo (a.k.a. B-Boy Victor), who will be competing for breaking gold; and with founding members of the b-boy group New York City Breakers, who came up with some of the sport's original moves in the Bronx back in the late 1970s and early '80s.

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Heat may be dangerous opponent at Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics are just a month away, where the best athletes in the world will compete against each other. But there's one opponent that has the potential to outshine the performance of everyone – the heat. This year's Games could break records, and scientists and athletes around the world are concerned that as temperatures continue to rise, it could put the health of the competitors – and the future of the event as we know it – in jeopardy.

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