Led by 2022 World DanceSport Federation World Breaking Championships silver medallist Liu Qingyi, known as B-girl 671, the team of four B-boys and four B-girls secured their places in the national team through two rounds of trials, as reported by Xinhua.

"It was another big honour for me," said the 17-year-old Liu, who has made a name for herself in the past year with her dynamic style.

“I have set my goal on Paris 2024 and hope I can get the qualification as early as possible this year so I can prepare some 'secret weapons' for the Olympic Games."

The other three members of the women's team are Zeng Yingying, known as B-girl Yingzi, Zheng Ziyan, known as B-girl Ziyan and Peng Ying, known as B-girl Daying.

On the men's side, 2018 Youth Olympic quarter-finalist Shang Xiaoyu, known as B-boy X-rain, will team up with Qi Xiangyu, known as B-boy Lithe-ing, Zhang Xinjie, known as B-boy JW fresh and Yu Ziang, known as B-boy Eric to contest Olympic spots.

"The most important competitions this year are the World Championships in Leuven, Belgium in September and the Hangzhou Asian Games," said Yin Guochen, President of the Chinese Dancesport Federation.

"The winners of these two events will get a direct ticket to Paris 2024.

"Besides the Worlds and the Asiad, there are some other qualifications where our athletes will participate to collect Olympic ranking points."

Breaking, a style of street dance originating in the United States in the 1970s, made its debut at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018 and was chosen to feature in Paris 2024 as a new sport.

The Paris 2024 breaking competitions will comprise two events - men's solo and women's solo - where 16 B-boys and 16 B-girls will compete in solo battles.

Organisers have scheduled the competitions on August 9 and 10 2024, the last two days before the Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony, as part of a closing programme of urban sports at the Place de la Concorde.