TORONTO — Philip Kim, who competes as “B-Boy Phil Wizard,” is set to make Canadian sports history this summer as the country’s first-ever Olympic breaking athlete.

Canada DanceSport, Breaking Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee confirmed Wednesday that Kim will join Canada’s Olympic team at the Paris Games.

Kim, from Vancouver, won the first gold medal in B-Boys breaking competition at the Pan American Games as the dance sport made its debut at Santiago 2023 in November.

TORONTO — Philip Kim, who competes as “B-Boy Phil Wizard,” is set to make Canadian sports history this summer as the country’s first-ever Olympic breaking athlete.{ai:summary}<p>Philip Kim, known as "B-Boy Phil Wizard," will be Canada's first Olympic breaking athlete, making history at the Paris Games. Kim, from Vancouver, secured the gold at the Pan American Games and will represent Canada in this new Olympic sport. #sports</p>

Vancouver's 'Phil Wizard' first-ever breaker named to Canada's Olympic team

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