Who Is B-Girl India? Meet The 18-Year-Old Breakdancing Sensation At Paris Olympics 2024

13.08.2024 - 05:03 sports.ndtv.com

One of the new sports introduced into the Paris Olympics 2024 roster was breaking or breakdancing. And through this, a name that has risen to popularity in the Olympics, known as B-Girl India.

The 18-year-old breakdancing sensation is already a serial winner, having won gold at the 2022 European Breaking Championship and the 2023 European Games.

However, B-Girl India, despite her name, does not have any correlation to India. In fact, she represents the Netherlands. So why is she known by that name?

Well, the answer comes from the fact that B-Girl India's actual name is India Sardjoe. However, neither she nor her parents have any connection to India whatsoever.

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